The orthodox school sees the Cold War as the product of the aggressive and expansionist foreign policies of USSR. This view has been presented by historians such as W. H .McNeill‚ H. Feis‚ and A. Schlesinger. After WW2 a power vacuum was left in a large part of central and Eastern Europe. Stalin took the advantage of this in order to strengthen the Soviet Union and spread communism. In the Yalta conference (Feb 1945)‚ Stalin demanded parts of Poland to be given to USSR. Stalin made a communist government
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On July 28th‚ 1914‚ WWI had begun; one of the most destructive and deadly wars in all of history. Preceding this‚ tensions were raging between all dominant countries‚ including; Austria-Hungary‚ France‚ Germany‚ Great Britain‚ Italy‚ and Russia. Untrustworthy and ruthless partnerships had been formed between‚ nearly‚ the entire world. An alliance of; France‚ Ireland‚ Russia‚ and the United Kingdom‚ became known as the Triple Entente. And on the other hand‚ the Triple Alliance was composed. The Triple
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Cold War was began by actions made by the leaders of the US and USSR on that time‚ Stalin and Truman. Stalin actions make the impression on the West that he wanted to spread communism‚ but instead he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Red Army had control of Eastern Europe after the defeat of Germany‚ and only create a sphere of influence over the nearby territory. To strengthen his sphere of influence‚ Stalin established a communist government in Poland‚ even though that there was another
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How far was German militarism the most important cause of war in 1914? Explain your answer. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June 1914 is seen as the spark which triggered the First World War. However‚ the fuse was clearly laid prior to this event and there are many complex causes that lie behind the outbreak of war. German militarism is just one of these‚ but is it the most important? Some people argue that German militarism was an important factor behind the
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In the period from 1906-1914 Russia had appeared to have stabilised due to the social reforms brought in by Stolypin. However this only really created the illusion of stability due to many underlying problems that led to the 1905 revolution not being dealt with‚ therefore Russia had stabilised very little in this period which in turn would lead to further unrest in the future. Politically‚ Russia was in a lot of danger as a result of the 1905 revolutions‚ and there were strong divisions. This
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1906-1914 there were many problems occurring which was affecting the stability of Russia and Nicholas II’s autocratic regime. Soon after the 1905 revolution‚ there was still much tension present in Russia in the early years‚ but by 1914 greater stability had been achieved through a series of social‚ economical and political policies that had been brought about‚ although the underlying factor was that the causes of the revolution were not dealt with properly‚ thus an illusion of stability was created
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“Nazi foreign policy was the primary factor in leading to the outbreak of World War Two” To what extent do you agree with this statement? The Second World War is the conflict between 1939 and 1945 which saw the confrontation between the Axis powers and the other allied countries. Is defined as ’world’ because it was attended by nations of all continents and military operations interested most of the planet. The War broke out the first of September 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Germany
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One of the many key aspects discussed while having a debate about World War I‚ asks the question‚ which country is held accountable for starting the “Great War”? Well‚ one could simply state that any country across Europe is responsible for this war‚ as there is no specific country to start this war‚ but one of its most important contributors would be Germany. In addition to involving themselves in an Austrian-Hungarian conflict‚ they also happened to lure a multitude of countries across Europe
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Canada was partially responsible for the Holocaust. If the Canadian Government made different decisions between 1919 and 1939‚ many more Jews may have survived. When the Paris Peace Conference started‚ Canada was simply apart of the British delegation‚ but Prime Minister Borden insisted that Canada be represented as a separate nation‚ with the right to vote. When the US opposed of this‚ a compromise was made. Canada could send a separate delegation from Britain‚ but it wouldn’t count as a vote
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How did Clausewitz influence the war planning before 1914? Partly because none of the major powers possessed anything comparable to the United States’ National Security Council‚ many of their war plans did not match strategy to particular political objectives. Russia pledged itself to a rapid advance into Germany in order to help its ally France‚ without forecasting where that advance might stop or how it might end. Austro-Hungarian leaders seem to have failed to grasp that they would have inadequate
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