The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in March 1917, was a result of numerous significant factors. ... Tsar Nicholas II lack of leadership and poor decisions was an underlying cause of his abdication. ... As shown above Tsar Nicholas II was not a popular form of government among Russia. ... On the 15th of March 1917 Tsar Nicholas II abdicated from the throne. ... War communism was during civil war in 1918. ...

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Question What role do you think Canada played as a Middle power during the Cold War and how did this shape our relationship in the Global Community? Response After World War II, Canada emerged as a world power, and ended up with a strong sense of pride and nationalism felt by the citizens. Our role as a "middle power" in the cold war shaped our relationship in the global community. ... Our soldiers were sent to keep peace while negotiating was happening in areas where war hadn't broken out yet. ... We do have nuclear power, just no weapons, as we side on America for the weapons...

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The Cold War did affect the American's way of life. ... When the men all came back from World War II, many women lost their jobs and weren't as active as they were during the time of WWII. ... The Red Scare started back a few years before the 1920s and went away relatively for awhile during World War II. ... Another aspect of entertainment influenced by the cold war was music. ... Elvis, though not directly in his songs, was influenced by the Cold War. ...

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While the end of World War II brought peace and prosperity to most Americans, it also created a heightened state of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. ... At this time, North and South Korea were set to have an election that would eventually reunify them sometime after World War II. ... War broke out along the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950. ... The Korean war was a tremendous part of The Cold War. This war would eventually lead to a stalemate and reach a cease fire. ...

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"The cold war was the inevitable global conflict between capitalism and communism" Since 1945 to 1991 the world faced a non-violent war know as the Cold War. ... To begin with, The Cold War was a struggle between conflicting universal values. ... Conflict between the two opposing victors of World War II was inevitable. However, the war could be avoided at some time. ... If both sides had accepted these new spheres of influence, a cold war might never have occurred. ...

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The Cold War is a difficult term to define. ... The term "Cold War" means a war fought on every front except actual fighting. ... It is possible to say that the Cold War was a war of Communism versus Capitalism. ... During World War II, Russia and the U.S had always had to be allies and work closely together, in order to be successful in a common goal: the defeat of Nazi occupation throughout the war. ... Pg. 39) As the great depression was classed as a cause of World War II and as the depression was caused by capitalism, people thought capitalism may be a cause of a possible next World W...

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The unpopularity of the Tsar was exacerbated by the humiliation in the Russo-Japanese war, and ultimately the spark that started the active part of the Revolution was the massacre at Bloody Sunday. ... Tsar Nicholas II was not a strong and wise leader that Russia needed and his unwillingness to show change, maintaining Tsarism was the only resolute principle that that the Tsar had. ... In 1904, Japan went to war with Japan, with Nicholas thinking that a swift, decisive victory would boost morale and silence growing number of critics to the Tsar's government. ... This crushing defeat, fa...

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It provided economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey, which were in a state of devastation after World War II, and in fear that these weakened countries may succumb to communist pressure or turn to communism as it offered a solution to their problems, the Truman Doctrine was introduced to offer help. ... In conclusion, the Truman Doctrine was not important in causing the Cold War. ... Thus, Truman doctrine is not important in causing the Cold War. ... It was responsible for causing the start of the Cold War as the actions taken by the Soviet Union were offensive towards America, hence ...

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Thesis: While the existing problems with the Tsarist regime and the incompetent leadership of Tsar Nicholas II were key factors of the February Revolution of 1917, the disastrous consequences of Russia's involvement in the First World War in 1914 were what made the uprising inevitable. ... However, Russia's humiliating loss to Britain and France in the Crimean War in 1856 signaled its relapse to a huge but weak nation. ... The peasants' frustration became evident in Alexander II's assassination, which was the last of seven unsuccessful attempts. ... Indeed, he was in clo...

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The Start of the Cold War The Cold War was a long drawn out conflict that began in 1947 between the Soviet Union and the United States. ... Russia, under autocratic leader Joseph Stalin, felt that it had a right to the Eastern European nations it had occupied in World War II. ... Conflict between the two opposing victors of World War II was inevitable. ... Truman were huge contributors to the Cold war. ... All in all Churchill feels that there is no need for war. ...

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Once the second World War had ended, the U.S and Soviet Union had no further need for an alliance. ... Proxy wars were wars fought in support of countries that represented their respective political interests. ... After World War II Europe was left in ruins and was on the verge of an economic collapse which left many countries in Europe vulnerable to communist influences and takeovers by the Soviet Union. ... After the United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb during World War II, it showed their dominance as a military over every other country. ... This shows how the Soviets a...

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Under the regimes' of Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicolas II to an extent, terror was not used as extremely as the likes of Lenin and Stalin in the later period of 1900-1950. ... The establishment of the October manifesto under Tsar Nicholas II was an attempt to re-establish support from the masses. ... Additionally the defeat of Russia in the World War, increased levels of discontent, reducing the chances of sustainability in regards to the Imperial system. ... Alternatively it can be argued that the Purges in the 1930's just before war are evidence of where terror was used and...

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The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. ... During World War II for the US economy were truly "golden": with the beginning of military operations from Europe to America poured a huge flow of capital greatly stimulated its economic growth. ... In addition, the United States played in the war, and as the largest creditor of the coalition, which after the war proved to be financially dependent on the United States. ... The establishment of the ruined economy of the country also participated huge army of prisoners of war. However, by 1945 th...

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How effective a war-time leader was Hitler? ... How effective a war-time leader was Stalin? ... How big a disaster was the Winter War? ... The Nazi or the Soviet Economy in the War 9. Soviet women in the Red Army or the Nazi regime's attitude toward women in the war effort the relationship between the Holocaust and World War II 10. ...

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This feud led to the Cold War which didn't really consist of official battles, but more of disagreements and uncompromisable disputes. ... At the end of World War II, Germany was split into 4 zones controlled by the British in the northwest, French in the west, America in the south, and Soviet Union in the east. ... Luckily, the conflict was ended with no war and compromise was achieved quickly. During the Cold War, Americans were terrified of the Soviet Union and left with no knowledge of whether or not the Soviets would attack the US. ... If the Soviets tried to force communist views o...

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However in the 1917 revolution these points and many other factors are reversed against Tsar Nicholas II and he is unable to bring the rising masses of Russia under control and therefore the 1917 February revolution succeeded in forced the abdication of the Tsar and with him the Tsarist regime. ... Even though the Tsar had just being embarrassed in the Russo-Japanese war his armed forces were still loyal to him. ... Even though Russia had lost the war with Japan and there had been shortages of food and poverty the war was now over. ... This was made easier by the fact that the war was fought ...

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The Soviet Union, during World War II, was the chief protector of the western front, fending off the entire Axis powers" advance towards Asia. The basis of the Cold War was the broken promise from the Yalta Conference. ... This is the true cause of the Cold War, which was not involved in the bombing of Hiroshima. ... My thesis that the bombing of Hiroshima was merely a plan to end the war in the Pacific of World War II is the statement that I truly believe. ... But, the Cold War had nothing to do with the atomic bomb and it never did. ...

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The Red Scare was a political and social phenomenon that overcame the United States shortly after the First World War, which ended in late 1918. During World War I, an extreme patriotism took hold in the United States. Anyone who did not demonstrate the strong patriotic beliefs and attitudes that pushed the country into the war were looked on with suspicion and dislike. This was especially true when it came to those Americans that were against the war and the U.S, involvement. ... Another event that occurred during World War I, and continued in the immediate years following the war, was the Ru...

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The Potsdam conference though was not successful. 3) The Soviets had suffered tremendous human and material losses during the war. ... The U.S. most likely chose this idea to prevent another all out war that would devastate Europe and the U.S. alike. 6) Many European communists found it appealing as a deterrent to fascism, and WW2 would have proven to them how dangerous fascism is. ... In the face of the destruction and misery of WW2, they must have seen communism as a solution to their problems. 7) Prior to World War II American foreign policy was isolationist. America felt that other nati...

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Hitler's views on the racial superiority of the Germans influenced German foreign policy before and during World War II, and this is evident when Hitler drops from the League of Nations, breaks his alliance with Soviet Union, and exploits the inferior workers of other nations for resources and labor. After World War I, the League of Nations, an agreement to keep peace in Europe, was formed by the Allied powers but all European nations were convinced to join. ... Before World War II began, Hitler made an agreement with Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, that they would be allies for...

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How much different would life be today if Nazi Germany would have one the Second World War? ... This was arguably the decisive battle of the European Theater of World War II because it ended the German offensive as well as destroyed much of the German forces. Though the early stages of World War II focused on Western Europe, Hitler had diverted his attention to Russia by 1941. ... The battle of Stalingrad not only destroyed much of the German army, but also ended their offensive in Russia, ultimately resulting in Germany's defeat in the Second World War. ... Throughout the ent...

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded after WW II with the aim of strengthening the capacity of a war-devastated Europe to defend member states against a Soviet Union which was rapidly consolidating itself under Communism and increasing its military power. ... War interrupts trade and causes inflation. Thus, all NATO members are inclined to avoid war and to promote peace with states with which they trade goods and services. ... What is worthy of mention is the successful role played by NATO in preventing large scale wars and disasters. ... For the reason given above, we can...

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The full modernization of Russia has happened step by step, however if it wasn't for Russia defeat in the Crimea war then cause to change to modernize Russia would be later on in the future then in 1861 during Alexander II's emancipation of the serf. ... The Crimea war revealed Russia weakness and the importance to modernize to win future wars. ... Happening at the same time as the great world war 1914-1918, Russia however pulled out of the war, due to its unpopularity amongst the public. ... Cold war/ Korean War 1945-65- As a counterbalance of NATO, the Soviet Union made the Warsa...

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A great number of changes, both positive and negative, arose as a result of World War II. Based on the facts from documents 1-17, however, it appears that that negative changes far outweigh the positive results within the post World War II time-frame. ... There have been more negative consequences then positive as a result of World War II. The dominant negative effect would be The Cold War. ... The space race also fueled this war. ...

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Latin America After world War II until the 1980's, many Latin American leaders installed reforms to deal with new demanding issues in their country. ... The Soviet Union would come to declared war on the capitalist nations of the West. The two countries put all this aside in their mutual hatred for one another, and fought against Germany during World War II. ... This cold war rivalry, would soon emerge into a contest to obtain allies. The U.S. foreign policy following World War II confronted primarily in assisting the countries in Europe. ...

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