Name _________________________________ Date __________ Period ___________ Researching Russia Directions: Using the reference materials (including but not limited to the Internet‚ almanacs‚ atlases‚ encyclopedias‚ and books)‚ research the answers to the following questions. The Internet is a useful source but you should make use of other resources should it not be available! 1. On November 1‚ 1993‚ the parliament of the Russian Republic of the USSR granted Russian President ______________________
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The Fifties (1950-1959) 1950: * Start of the Korean War (June 25‚ 1950) * This was a civil war between North Korea and South Korea competing for control over the Korean peninsula. It wasn’t exactly a civil war since Western nations also became involved. The United Nations‚ which was led by the U.S under General MacArthur along with its allies versus the communist powers of the Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The war left 33‚742 American soldiers dead‚ 92‚134 wounded‚ and 80
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High School. He lives in a house that is located off of the coal mine that the town rests on. Homer’s dad is the manager of the mine. Homer doesn’t receive much appreciation from his father. Homer sees on television the launch of the satellite sputnik‚ and after seeing this he is driven to be a part of the space race. He convinces some of his friends to help him build a rocket. They used terrible materials‚ and the rocket blew up their mother’s fence. They go to many different people for help
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During the Cold War‚ the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were implemented to provide economic support for Western Europe. The Marshall Plan was implemented in 1948 and provided financial aid to Western Europe. The Truman Doctrine was implemented in 1947. The Truman Plan provided military aid as well as economic assistance to countries threatened by communism. However‚ the United States were unsure if they should include the Soviet Union in the Marshall Plan. They decided to invite the Soviets
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way. II. Body 1. Goodbye in indirect way As u knows‚ nowadays there are many ways to communicate and contact with other people indirectly‚ such as phone‚ email‚ letters… and there are many people choosing this way to say goodbye with sweetheart because it is easier than direct way. Now‚ let’s start with 2 common way to say good bye indirectly. First‚ most of people choose this way to say goodbye. they say
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Gabrielle Roy’s Windflower was discussed in the interactive orals. Roy introduces the theme of “how to live.” Roy continually uses visual imagery to show the different lifestyles. New Fort Chimo and Old Fort Chimo are the two extremes of living‚ with or without luxuries such as paper [80]‚ & flour [54]. Roy uses the clothing she wears‚ such as hats‚ boots that “were worn out in no time by the jaggedness of a soil for which they were not intended.” [6] As Elsa wanders. Her attitude towards raising
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1. Describe the Truman Doctrine of 1947 and the components of Truman’s Containment Policy. Truman Doctrine of 1947: support free people that resist communism Truman’s containment policy: -Marshall Plan: provide extensive aid from US to European countries in exchange for economic revival‚ free institutions‚ and power over money control. It was supported by George Marshall (secretary of state). -Truman Doctrine -NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization): 12 nations enter in treaty for collective
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military superiority. The fears concerning both powers led to assumptions being made on the other country’s progress‚ this is evident with the profound effect the Gaither report of 1957 had on the US. The report which was commissioned just after Sputnik heightened fear that the Soviet Union had military superiority because there was a missile gap between the two nations. The report led to the US creating a National Defence Education Act in an attempt to reinforce their already extensive military
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His family was rich and powerful at the time of his birth. Theodore Roosevelt grew up in New York City‚ the second child of four children. One of the reasons he wanted to become president was because he was reunited with his childhood sweetheart. His childhood sweetheart told him that he could do it push for what you want he wanted to do. Theodore Roosevelt was an enthusiastic powerful man. He loved to talk about his hopes and dreams for the United States. Before Theodore Roosevelt was President
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and they were able to change the idea of music in such a short amount of time. Around the time of The Beatles‚ America was facing several problems in regards to their stability as a nation. The blacks were strictly segregated from the whites‚ Sputnik terrified the United States citizens due to their thoughts of Russia having the capabilities of now spying and launching nuclear missiles from outer space‚ the Vietnam War was right around the corner‚ and John F. Kennedy’s assassination were all crises
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