it became the first country to make itself a socialist and build their own communist party. Soon after‚ the Soviet Union turned into a communist government. The destruction that the Soviet regime went on to create‚ got Americans on their heels and forced them to rethink their foreign policy‚ in turn‚ causing American foreign policy to change. Initially‚ in the late 1950s‚ the Soviet Union was stronger than ever. It had a strong military that was just as powered as that of the US and developed and
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↦How successful were the USA’s attempts to contain Communism in Cuba‚ 1959-1961? Until 1959 Cuba was an American ally‚ ruled by Fulgencio Batista. Although he was a dictator‚ he was heavily backed up by Americans which was important as most of the businesses were owned by Americans. However‚ in January of 1959‚ Batista was overthrown by Castro‚ the leader of guerrilla‚ in a revolution. He was strongly socialist‚ and started reforms on Cuba by distributing land between peasants‚ called the Agrarian
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To what extent was the GDR controlled by the Soviet Union in the years to 1961? The German Democratic Republic was formed from what once was the Soviet Zone of Germany. After the tensions of the cold war became too hostile for all participants Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany and were renamed the GDR for the East and the FRG for the West. The GDR was formed in October 1949 and was governed by the SED‚ a political party made up of the Communist Party and the Socialist Party.
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It was meant to be a smooth easy going process‚ but after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln reconstruction became more harmful to the southerners. Congress had many efforts to ensure equal rights to the freedmen‚ but this had failed. There were many reasons why it failed like the creation of secret organizations just like the KKK. Other reasons include white southerners and northerners convincing the freed blacks to vote for who they want starting the beginning of the Scalawags and the Carpetbaggers
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Margaret Yang English Block E Tucker Communism Communism is a great way for everyone to be equal but it is not the most successful way since leaders usually tend to get power hungry and the government is unfair like a dictatorship. In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ communism is presented on a setting of a farm where the animals revolt against the cruel farm owner Mr. Jones. George Orwell presents the leader Napoleon as a dictator who is cruel
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COMMUNISM IN POLAND ! ! By the end of the Second World War a Communist regime had taken power with the help of the Soviet Union. Poland was a satellite state of the U.S.S.R‚ and were ruled by a one-party Communist regime‚ since the takeover during the Cold War (1945). The Cold War was a brief time of tension between the Untied Sates of America (U.S.A) and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R). Without actual combat‚ the war lasted from 1945 to 1991. The U.S.S.R was trying to gain total power and
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a. Now based on what you have learned in this class to date answer - Why did Wal-Mart fail in Germany? Be specific and in you conclusion state which is the most important reason. Wal-Mart is an American company created in 1962 by Sam and Bud Walton. Based on very low prices and an excellent customer service‚ it quickly became what it is today‚ the largest retailer in the world. Wal-Mart is also the dominant in clothing and textile as well as food retailers on the US market with around 100
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How can we explain the sudden collapse of Communism in Europe? Communism was a very popular ideology which was in great favor during the inter-war period but in the 1980s‚ there was an unanticipated demise of Communism. So how can we explain the sudden collapse of communism in Europe? I would argue that there were several forces converging to the breakdown of communism in Eastern Europe. Factors such as the high expenses of engaging in nuclear arms‚ the lost of their satellite states‚ the growing
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peace and harmony. Communism was spreading across Eastern Europe via the Soviet Union‚ much to the disapproval of the United States and Great Britain‚ who were originally allies with the Soviets during WWII in the fight against Germany. This spread of communism caused for the USSR’s power to rapidly increase‚ while also bringing forth the same paranoia and anti-communist sentiments to American citizens that had been seen once before in the original Red Scare. The spread of communism through Eastern
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Introduction: Following the release of his immensely popular 1934 film Jolly Fellows‚ director Grigori Aleksandrov found himself in an unenviable dilemma. While his films were quite successful with the Soviet people‚ the state itself was less than impressed with the lack of ideological content. And‚ given how they had full control over the making of future films‚ Aleksandrov realized that his career was potentially at risk‚ especially given the strict standards the censorship board followed in the
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