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    To what extent was the Soviet Union responsible for the origins of the Cold War? (15 marks)   The Cold War was the periods of hostility and high tension between USA and USSR that stopped just short of war‚ in the time period 1945 to 1991‚ and sometimes dated back to 1917. It was essentially an ideological conflict between the communist USSR and the capitalist USA‚ which was marked with arms race‚ economic rivalry‚ development of huge espionage networks‚ propaganda and proxy wars‚ formation of the

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    ceremony. Eye witnesses have reported that Johnny was reportedly was running away from his father and the police are in the middle of investigating the father‚ John Purcell. The boy has been missing for 14 hours. The boy disappeared out of John Purcell sights between Scout road and Cree avenue. Eye witnesses have reported that before the boy fled; Mr. Purcell was caught drinking with one of the other parents. Police are investigating if alcohol was used and maybe the cause of the boy running away

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    reign of Stalin he was able to establish himself as a successful dictator through totalitarian rule. He became the undisputed leader of the USSR and the factors that enabled him to do so were Industrialisation‚ his social policies and his ability to defeat Hitler in World War Two. However‚ through Stalin’s political career he also encountered many failures. These were Collectivism‚ the purges and the terror he caused by the people living in Russia during his reign. Stalin’s reign was successful

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    1. In your opinion‚ was the Cold War inevitable? If not‚ was the United States or the USSR more to blame? Although both Truman and Stalin helped increase tensions in Europe and East Asia in the years immediately following World War II‚ the Cold War itself was likely inevitable. The alliance that had formed between the United States and the USSR during World War II was not strong enough to overcome the past decades of suspicion and unease between the two nations. Moreover‚ as both leaders sought

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    Activity #4 – Essay "Truman was more responsible for the Cold War than Stalin was." President Truman was convinced from the beginning that Stalin intended to take over countries based solely by the fact that there were communist parties present in them. France‚ Italy and even China‚ are perfect examples of this. And in the Greek civil war it wasn’t the USSR that was giving aid to the communists‚ it was Yugoslavia. It was obvious that Stalin had no major plans for any kind of global communist

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    revolution? What solutions were offered to correct perceived problems? The Industrial Revolution‚ took place from in the 18th to 19th centuries. It was a period during which predominantly agrarian‚ rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban. Prior to the Industrial Revolution‚ which began in Britain in the late 1700s‚ manufacturing was often done in people’s homes‚ using hand tools or basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered‚ special-purpose machinery‚ factories

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    and Soviet Union were embroiled in the Cold War. A war that only involved the build up of arms and no actual fighting between the two sides. Although‚ proxy wars did take place such as the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The Cold War came to a turning point during the 1980s. At the time the United States was led by Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union was led by Mikhail Gorbachev. Both leaders came into power with foreign policy ideas that radically changed the Cold War. Reagan used the Strategic Defense Initiative

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    at the End of the War On Christmas Day 1991‚ at 7:35 p.m.‚ the Soviet flag flying over the Kremlin was lowered and replaced by the new Russian Federation flag. The USSR officially ceased to exist on December 31‚ 1991. The fall of the Soviet Union signified the end of the Cold War (Nye 2). Obviously‚ this was a huge moment in our world’s history; a 44-year-old tension between two of the most powerful countries in the world‚ which almost brought us to a combative warwas destroyed. But how

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    ‘German Aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914’. How far do you agree? There is much evidence to suggest that German Aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914. Both Sources 1 and 2 play on the idea that both the Kaiser and Bethmann Hollweg used its foreign policies to create tension within Europe which consequently led to a European war. Source 1 argues ‘Germany’s foreign policy

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    Hot Conflict in the Cold War: The Korean War David Moore POLS 263 Instructor Morehouse December 13‚ 2012 The 1950’s were an unstable time in world history. The world had been divided by two opposing schools of thought: Capitalism and Communism. The Cold War was started after the Allied Powers victory in World War II. Not long after‚ the Soviet Union began nuclear testing and became the second super power to have atomic weapons. The threat of global annihilation was at an all-time high

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