The break-up of the Soviet Union (USSR) occurred in 1991 after the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev and the various Republics declaring independence. The term “break-up” can be unpacked to entail the unpopularity of the leadership within the party and Politburo‚ which led to the attempted August Coup of 1991 by the more conservative elements of the Politburo who were unhappy with Gorbachev’s reforms; the unpopularity of the leadership within the people‚ which led to Boris Yeltsin getting elected
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The first World War started in July-August 1914. There were two major groups with many powerful countries involved. The countries were Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy on one side and Great Britain‚ France and Russia on the other side. Much before the war started‚ Germany had formulated Schlieffen Plan first in 1905 and modified it in 1911. The plan had assumed that if there was any outbreak of war in Europe‚ France would automatically join Russia and Germany would have to fight both of them in
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Why did Charles I lose the Civil War? The English Civil War was 1642-1651 and was a series of battles and political conspiracies between Oliver Cromwell‚ the leader of Parliament and King Charles I the leader of the Royalists. The civil war set the supporters of King Charles I against the followers of Parliament‚ this resulted in the Parliament’s victory and the King’s execution. Cromwell’s army was lead by Sir Thomas Fairfax who was one of the outstanding military commanders of the English
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The protestant reformation changed the religious and political ways of Europe. The Protestant Reformation was sparked in 1517‚ when a man named Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses‚ a document containing the opposition of Catholicism‚ to the door of a German Catholic Church. In Luther’s writings‚ Luther objected to how the Catholic Church governed and treated its followers. Luther’s actions were unprecedented at the time; this was the first time the Catholic Church had been publicly opposed. Luther’s
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The role of the French in the Indo-Chinese war could be characterized as a desperate attempt to maintain control over their colonies in Asia. For the uninitiated‚ in the aftermath of the Second World War‚ the majority of European powers‚ which were inclusive of Britain and Germany‚ had relinquished their colonies‚ deeming them as distracting burdens. On the contrary‚ the French were still adamant that the possession of colonies would give the nation much desired power and status. From December 19
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The Chinese Civil War‚ which took place from the end of World War I (when the Chinese Communist Party was set up) up to October 1‚ 1949‚ directly led to the creation of the People’s Republic of China‚ the world’s largest communist nation. The communists won the civil war in 1949 for many reasons. Although they did not have many things the KMT had‚ they had enormous support from the peasants. As 95% of the Chinese population‚ the peasants were the main citizens of the country. Through this mass
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Why did parliament win the English Civil War? When Charles raised his Standard in Nottingham 1642 it was unclear who‚ or how‚ the war would be won‚ but Parliament’s Victory in The Civil War 1646‚ can be explained by a Multitude of reasons‚ most notably; a Royalist lack of finance [or more generally resources]‚ and Parliamentary revolutionary Reform and Organisation. Firstly the areas that Parliament held over the course of the civil war were more populous‚ wealthy and fertile than that of the
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The Vietnam War was a conflict between the communist‚ North Vietnam and South Vietnam. In the wake of the Second World War western fears of a communist expansion throughout Asia were running high. The United States was concerned that if North Vietnam succeed and turned Vietnam into a communist state‚ neighboring countries were also likely to follow. As an ally of the United States and Australia’s involvement in South-East Asia Treaty Organization and the Australia - New Zealand - United States Security
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The way I see it the Americans won the Revolution and the British lost a colonial war for independence. At the beginning of the war‚ there was not a regular American army like we have today‚ just a militia made up of civilians‚ most of which were farmers. So naturally‚ they were not used to the long battles with the British Regulars. As a result thousands quit. What signaled the beginning of the American Revolution was the first battle on April 19‚ 1775 at Lexington. General Gage was in charge
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then infection will set in and kill them. In World War I Russia did not die from her wounds but died of infection. Yes Russia faced many problems during the First World War but so did everyone else and yet some of them‚ like the French‚ not only survived the war but ended up winning it. Even saying that Russia lost the war is not the best statement that can be made. A more accurate representation of what happened is that Russians lost parts of the war. This better reflects the inability of Russians
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