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    Totalitarianism in the Soviet Union‚ Italy‚ and Germany (by the way‚ all my essays are not very in depth because we have to write 2-3 600 word essays every week!) A totalitarian government is a modern autocratic regime in which the state controls all phases of society. It not only seeks to control the economical and political aspects of society‚ but also tries to direct the daily lives of its citizens. Totalitarianism strives to influence the attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and opinions of its people through

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    the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. • The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. • The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. • The alliance systems set up to prevent war meant that any major political

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    wooden box that was shaping the world. The Enola Gay prepared to drop the bomb that president Truman hoped would end the war. We listened as the plane approached the target site. A city of over 100‚000 people. They would hear the bombers approaching and prepare for an attack -- hiding under desks or crouching in basements as they had been taught -- but there was no hiding from this one. As our lead scientist said when we tested the bomb‚ "Now I am become Death‚ the destroyer of worlds.” The countdown

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    Movement‚ the Postmodern and Contemporary period; These names‚ periods‚ epochs‚ eras‚ and movements all have different meanings‚ however they refer to the same time in history and the emotions related to it. For these purposes it will simply be called the Postmodern and Contemporary period in the United States. This epoch was one of peace‚ individualism‚ spiritualism‚ unity‚ change‚ progress‚ mass harmonic assemblies‚ war‚ death‚ destruction‚ discontent‚ fear‚ hope‚ expression‚ free speech‚ questioning

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    Communism in the USSR was doomed from the onset. Communism was condemned due to lack of support from other nations‚ condemned due to corruption within its leadership‚ condemned due to the moral weakness of humanity‚ making what is perfect on paper‚ ineffective in the real world. The end of this system was very violent. It left one of the two most powerful nations in the world fearful of what was to come. <br><br>Communism can either be called a concept or system of society. In a society that follows

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    Using the atomic bomb in World War II changed the world forever. World War II was the first time in history that a nuclear weapon had been used during war. Two atomic bombs were released by the United States on Japan. The use of the bomb caused the world to realize how powerful weapons can be. Much controversy came from the United States use of the atomic bomb and people still debate today whether or not the US was justified in their decision to use the bomb. Because Hiroshima was a significant

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    Communism in the Soviet Union and Why it Failed Communism is defined as "a system of political and economic organization in which property is owned by the community and all citizens share in the enjoyment of the common wealth‚ more or less according to their need." In 1917 the rise of power in the Marxist-inspired Bolsheviks in Russia along with the consolidation of power by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin‚ the word communism came to mean a totalitarian system controlled by a single political

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    that serving in the military comes with many benefits that service members can use in their everyday lives However‚ there is what many people consider drawbacks‚ as many people feel that the restrictions and limitations to these benefits make them almost impossible to enjoy. Despite its drawbacks‚ serving in the military comes with great benefits‚ including medical‚ educational benefits and more. Healthcare is a huge benefit to military members. One major advantage of military healthcare is that

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    The Russian Revolution: The Rise of the Soviet Union Table of contents: 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………….. P.2-3 2. I - The February Revolution……………………………………………….. P.4 3. II- The October Revolution………………………………………………… P.5-6 4. Important Figures’ backgrounds ……………………………………………P.7-11 5. Animal Farm………………………………………………………………... P.12-13 6. Results? ......................................................................................................... P.14-15 7. Works Cited ………………………………………………………………

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    During the Second World Warwars were happened every day. In these time‚ millions of people dead because the war. The militarism in Japan was popular and the militants were the leaders in Japan. They were supported to continue fighting before Japan be the winner in the war no matter how. So that they not concerned about the soldiers life and the soldiers also glad to die in order to the Tenno. They were using suicide attack. In this case‚ US was lost many armies and navies. This was hard conditions

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