Among the superpowers vying for dominance during the midst of the Cold War‚ smaller nations often struggled for simple rights and their own independence. The most widely-recognized and successful one of these revolutions‚ in addition to being largely bloodless unlike the dozens of others during its time‚ was in India‚ led by Mahatma Gandhi. In the aftermath of the World Wars‚ a lot of Asian and African nations attempted to gain independence and recognition‚ giving birth to the term ‘decolonization’
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21FIRESTONE EAST AFRICA (1969) LIMITED (NOW SAMEER AFRICA LIMITED): SURVIVAL AFTER LIBERALISATION. SUMMARY Firestone East Africa (1969) Limited was incorporated as a joint venture between the government of Kenya and Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company of U.S.A in Kenya in 1969. The government of Kenya held shares through Industrial Commercial and Development Company (I.C.D.C) with 30% and Development Finance Company of Kenya (D.F.C.K) with 10% equity. Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company held the
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The Cold War‚ 1949-1963 25.1 American Commitment to Cold War: National Security Council Document 68 1. How NSC-68 influenced America’s response to Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea in June 1950 and to Communist expansion in Southeast Asia in the 1960s. The NSC-68 called for military assistance programs that would meet the requirements of our allies. Since South Korea was an ally‚ we assisted them in repelling the invasion of another communist nation. This help for South Korea
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of East Germany also known as The German Democratic Republic (GDR) during the cold war. They had a large amount of informants‚ agents and military trained police. They focused on espionage and political security. In its 39 years at least 1/3 of the East German population came under Stasi surveillance‚ arrest‚ detention‚ or torture. The East German government‚ with the assistance of the Soviet intelligence community‚ established the Stasi on February 8‚ 1950 to maintain communist rule in East Germany
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Following the Civil War‚ Radical Republicans in Congress held tight control of the fragile nation‚ forcing policies past a Southern Democratic President and into law. These Reconstruction programs had a few goals in mind‚ and many‚ especially the more moderate‚ Republicans focused primarily on restoring the Union. Additionally‚ radicals attempted to grant full civil liberties to former slaves. In general‚ all pursuing Reconstruction wished to reiterate the unity of the United States‚ and most‚ especially
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to spread throughout the Middle East‚ more and more cultural changes began to occur and the people of the Middle East began to change. The Middle East went from a low social economic status to one of the most growing regions in the world as Islam came and changed the lives of the people living in the Middle East. As the journey of Islam began to spread and develop a new “Middle East” came to play. One of the biggest elements Islam changed for the people of the Middle East was their religion‚ not
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The Cold War Did you know that during the Cold War over twenty million people died? It was a pretty devastating war. While the reason it is called the “Cold War” is because it never sparked into an actual war‚ there was still a lot of war going on. I’m here to tell you about the what happened during the Cold War. During the beginning of the Cold War (1947-1991)‚ America devised a strategy called “containment” (“Cold War History”). Containment meant that they would try to stop communism from spreading
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around the world. In Europe the old order was demolished due to these revolutions while in the United States began expanding west. As the United States expanded west‚ this led to many Indian tribes to lose their homes and moved elsewhere. Many people envisioned a world where “there was no private property and where people shared goods equally’ (596). The revolutions lead to the era of rapid social change. There were differing views on visions of power and justice. In America and Europe‚ many radical thinkers
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The growing tension between the Soviets and the West‚ United States in particular‚ reverberated around the world after the Second World War. Although allied in their fight against Nazi Germany‚ communist Russia and capitalist America soon came to distrust each other’s goals in a post-war world. The Soviets considered the West as being enslaved by capitalism whereas the Americans believed the Soviets were enslaved by communism. This general mistrust and unwillingness to work together is cleverly depicted
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examining the Sino-Soviet dispute and its impact on foreign relations in South East Asia is that the region is characterised by shifting and fluid interactions and security arrangements (Yahuda‚ 1996: 9). This means coalitions can change‚ former enemies can become future allies and conflict is not easily defined. The Sino-Soviet alliance‚ based on a mutual belief in the ideology of Marxism-Leninism‚ degenerated over a period of more than ten years. While there is some disagreement about the exact duration
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