I.- Estern Europe and the Cold War 1948-1989 How secure was Soviet control of Europe 1948-1968? * How did Stalin control Eastern Europe? * After the war political vacuum in many countries of Eastern Europe. Stalin helped the communist parties in them to win power Cominform “communist information bureau” organization to co-ordinate the communist government in Eastern Europe. Made meetings and sent out instructions to communist government about what the USSR wanted them to do.
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The Soviet-Afghan War During the Cold War many countries‚ especially developing countries‚ were caught in between two super powers separate ideologies. The United States did everything it could to promote democracy during the Cold War and the Soviet Union attempted to promote communism. Both the US and USSR interfered in many different nations’ political affairs in an attempt to gain allies and influence in all areas of the world. In one such corner‚ the seemingly insignificant country of
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imagine waking up and being afraid‚ the same question running over and over through your head‚" Is my family going to perish in a nuclear explosion‚ are we going to war with America today?" This is what it was like for many people living in the Soviet Union‚ a.k.a the USSR‚ or present day Russia‚ around 1985 during the Cold War. The Cold War was a period of tension and‚ on many occasions‚ near-war conflicts mostly between the Soviet Union and the United States. It was basically started after so-called
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To uncover the origins of the Second World War is a difficult task and to summarize it‚ even more so‚ but this is exactly what historian P.M.H. Bell does in his astounding book The Origins of the Second World War in Europe. Although Bell does a great job of providing accounts on both sides of the debate on the origins of the Second World War‚ he does have his own mindset about it. In his eyes‚ Bell sees the Second World War as being a thirty year war‚ driven by the ideology and economics of Germany
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There are multiple reasons why the second world war started. The totalitarian governments are governments that have total control over all aspects of the lives of its people‚ this government had a huge impact of the start of the second world war. The totalitarian government is seen as a single party political systems‚ with one leader. There goal is to control the state and subject the people to the goals of the leader.These countries Germany‚ Italy‚ the Soviet Union‚ and Japan were all considered
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Aftermath of World War I Signing of the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in 1919. The fighting in World War I ended in western Europe when the Armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11‚ 1918‚ and in eastern Europe by the early 1920s. During and in the aftermath of the war the political‚ cultural‚ and social order was drastically changed in Europe‚ Asia and Africa‚ even outside the areas directly involved in the war. New countries were formed‚ old
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extent was the Breakdown of Great Power Diplomacy a cause of both the First and Second World Wars? In this essay I shall give my opinion‚ and the opinions of several historians‚ as to the causes of the First and Second World Wars‚ paying close attention to the breakdown of Great Power Diplomacy. The Congress of Vienna in 1815 was to form the framework for international politics right up until the breakout of the Great War almost a century later‚ and was the first in a series of international meetings
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Historians have questioned the factors leading to the end of the Second World War. The allies had greater resources compared to the Axis power‚ but Germany was dominating even before the World War had begun. Though material comparison was convincing‚ it was the naive form of analysing the factors. Strategically‚ Hitler and the rest of the World made mistakes‚ but some of the strategies prevailed. Evidently through the events of the Second World War‚ strategy of the two oppositions surface apparent
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A Comparison of the Nazi and Soviet Governments of World War II Despite being on opposing sides during World War II‚ the governments of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany had many similarities. The two regimes were infamous for their corrupt militaristic governments and their use of propaganda and censorship to secure the loyalty and cooperation of their citizens. Most importantly‚ the policies towards minorities in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia were the cause of mass violence and millions of deaths
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The Battle of Stalingrad was fought from August 1942 to February 1943. The battle was fought between the invading forces of Nazi Germany and the defending forces of the Soviet Union. This battle was the turning point of the Second World War because it marked the end of the German offensive along with marking the start to the depleting of the German armies. In the beginning of World War 2‚ the center of attention laid in Western Europe but Hitler diverted his attention to the east by focusing on
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