Stalin came to power that had control throughout World War II until his death in 1953. After the war the Soviet Union became a global power and seemingly stayed strong until its fall on December 25th‚ 1991. There have been many different opinions on why the once powerful Soviet Union fell including a stagnant economy‚ new reform policies‚ or general dismissal of communist ideology. Many of the issues that were either unresolved or worsened stem from Mikhail Gorbachev reign as General Secretary from
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The European allies were more interested in punishing Germany then creating a lasting peace. I Believe they did this for many reasons. Even though they might have known it wasn’t fair they did it anyway. One reason I believe this is because Europe had suffered so many casualties and deaths they had also lost a lot of land. Germany on the other hand didn’t have as much as Europe. But they had to live right next to each other. So Europe probably didn’t want to have to live next to Germany knowing
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by the state and Ruble convertibility was also on soviets command which made the USSR’s currency extremely weak. Reforms like foreign investment on the basis that the foreign firm partners with a Soviet state or local firm was a good initative but why would an investor invest in a republic who doesn’t study the market it produces in while making a fiscal
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British Recruitment WW1 Michael Johnson Source One This source comes from the book ‘Forgotten Voices of the Great War’ written by M. Arthur and published in 2002. The source shows the story of one man’s recruitment into the army. However the source shows how the recruitment officer‚ encouraged the man to lie about his age‚ so he was eligible to recruit for the army. This shows the eagerness of the government to recruit as many people as possible‚ it shows this because the recruitment officers
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WHY DID GERMANY LOSE WW1 Germany lost WW1 due to a variety of military‚ socio-economic & political‚ and strategic reasons. The war itself continued for 4 years‚ inflicting various casualties and economic hardships on Germany. The most important reason why Germany lost WW1 were its incompetence to carry out it’s various strategies – originating from the first strategic failure‚ the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. The military incompetence of Germany on land and in sea was also an important
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The decades of the 1960’s and 70’s were undoubtedly geared towards a period of economic integration within European nations. Integration was inevitably triggered by the geopolitical and economic considerations that emerged after the Second World War for the European states. A restrained Germany alongside US and French interest in economic progression through increased trade links are the key factors behind why European integration occurred. The Treaty of Rome would predominantly bring on European
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change. Even though democracy keeps an individual or a group take power the people of the government will not be taken advantage of or be mistreated. Many things is not about an idea being or bad‚ sometimes change is not fair to all the people. But why did the Athenian democracy fail in about 100 years if it was a government made for the people. Before democracy the people in ancient Greece were run by the people on top of the wealth and power pyramid. Everything from laws to ideas were given by the
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Why Did Henry Break With Rome? Henry the VIII broke from Rome because of four main reasons: money‚ power‚ religion and succession. Some of the main reasons are linked together‚ one example is succession which is linked to power. By having a son he thought it would maintain his power at the throne when he was no longer ruler. I think that power was the most important reason. I think this because if he broke away from the Church of Rome‚ he could take control of the church. This meant that he could
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Why did the Spanish Armada fail? The Spanish Armada was a fleet of 130 ships which sailed from Spain in July 1588 with an intention of overthrowing protestant England ruled by Elizabeth I and making England Catholic once again. This sea battle was between Spain - King Philip of Spain and England - Sir Francis Drake. Sir Francis had sailed in the Cadiz harbour and set 30 of Spain’s most finest warships alight. Their surprise attack on England had failed because they’re spotted off Cornwall on 29th
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Wright brothers were actually the ’’first’’ people to fly. Some other people flew first‚ but they failed‚ so scientists didn’t count their experiments. The Wright made an airplane that resisted more than the other ones and had wheels‚ that’s the reason why they were successful. They were the first to fly‚ but not to do an airplane and that is a fact. Historians know that the Wright weren’t the first to fly‚ but they were the first SUCCESSFUL people to fly. People like Hiram Maxim‚ Clement Ader‚ Karl
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