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<b>1945</b><br><li> Ho Chi Minh and his People’s Congress create the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam to form a provisional government following the surrender of Japan to Allied forces and Japan transfers all power to Ho’s Vietminh. <br><li> President Roosevelt dies<br><li> Making good on his threat to unleash "...a rain of ruin the like of which has never been seen on earth...‚" President Harry Truman authorizes the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan -- one on Hiroshima on August 6‚ and
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A History of 19th and 20th Century Russia A society’s understanding of its history is crucial to a society’s perception and definition of itself. During the 1980s the Soviet Union underwent a cultural revival‚ whereby the Russian people‚ prompted by Mikhail Gorbachev’s invitation to glasnost (more openness)‚ began critically re-examining Soviet and pre-revolutionary history. As the nation engaged in oral discussions and literary readings to study their past‚ they started to reassess the Soviet
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Richard Boyer Mr. Shoughrue 8/13/14 Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin was born on December 18‚ 1879‚ in Gori‚ Georgia. Stalin was the Soviet Union dictator for over two decades. Joseph Stalin rose to power as General Secretary of the Communist Party. When Vladimir Lenin died Stalin took power as the Soviet Dictator. Stalin’s Red Army helped defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. Joseph Stalins’ birth name is Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. He changed his name later on in his life he changed his name to Joseph
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Rudolf Nureyev: Ballet’s Champion 1961 was a pivotal year for the fine arts from a media stand point. Up until then‚ reviews‚ commentaries‚ advertisements or just basic information were usually relegated to the fine arts publications and channels. However‚ on June 16‚ 1961‚ the Art of Ballet was on the front page of newspapers all around the world because that was the day that Rudolf Nureyev defected from the Soviet Union1. His dramatic departure to the West‚ in essence‚ created its own Cold
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Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs History of the Cold War U8715 Cuba possessed some remarkable characteristics as an ally of the Soviet Union. Certainly being in the Western Hemisphere and having a distinct Hispanic culture that was very different from many other allies of the Soviet Union were two. Another fact that foreign policy experts at the time did not appreciate was that Cuba often executed distinct foreign decisions separate from the directives of
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Struggled to make decision on Poland and eastern Europe‚ the “Pandora Box of infinite troubles” Finally decided eastern European governments would be freely elected but pro-Russian The Yalta compromise over eastern Europe broke down almost immediately Even before the conference‚ Bulgaria and Poland were controlled by communists who arrived home with the Red Army - Postwar Potsdam Conference of July 1945 o Long-avoided differences over eastern Europe finally
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declared Ukrainian as their first language and 29.6% declared Russian. Crimea is located in the south of Ukraine and west of Russia. Crimea was annexed by the Russian Empire during the reign of Catherine The Great in 1783. In 1954‚ Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transfers the Crimean peninsula to Ukraine as a "gift"(BBC‚ 2014). When Soviet Union dissolves‚ Crimea remains with Ukraine. In Crimea‚ Ethnic Russians make up the majority of the population (70%)‚ but with significant Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar
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The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was not only a turning point in the ultimate downfall of communism and the disintegration of the USSR but also the start of Hungary’s independence. From its beginning as a student demonstration to its end less than two weeks later‚ it is a moment in history which signaled the people in Hungary has had enough of the Soviet occupation of Hungary and lack of political freedom. Hungarian students were getting tired of all the changes occurring at the schools in regard
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In the United States‚ the president has a very important role. As head of the government‚ the president is in charge of enforcing laws‚ appointing a cabinet‚ negotiating and signing treaties with other countries‚ issuing executive actions‚ and being Commander in Chief for the military. In this essay‚ I will be explaining who I think the best president was and why I think that. John F. Kennedy is one of the most well known presidents and in my opinion one of the best presidents of the United States
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