Most people, especially those who lived under his reign, would have explained him in negative terms. People close to him were either loyal to him, or pretended to be for their own good. ... Russia might have preferred it as well. ... In 1917 Koba returned to Petrograd what was the capital of Russia at the time, to join his comrades after the unrest of the February Revolution. ... After the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia, Nadya became Stalin's personal assistant. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The French revolution was the beginning of the end to the Monarchy and absolute rule. The revolution came about for a number of reasons. ... What is considered by many historians to be the turning point in the revolutions is the storming of the Bastille. ... Although the Assembly wanted all people to be equal before the law, they quickly defined their terms. ... At the outset of the revolution, Napoleon returned to Corsica in September of 1789 and organized the National Guard. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Hitler believed that the history of mankind was really only a struggle for space among peoples, and that the strong survived by gaining the necessary living space from which they could continue to grow numerically, and in terms of racial quality. ... On July 27, 1920, in line with his racial dogma Hitler stated: "An alliance between Russia and Germany can only come into existence if the Jews are removed from power." ... Despite the enmity of the war Hitler said on December 10, 1919: "As a people the Englishman has reason to be proud." Though he had only a year earlier been fighting...

• Word Count: 8102
• Approx Pages: 32
• Grade Level: High School

By 1979, however, Saddam Hussein had clawed his way to the top of the ruling junta of Iraq and took advantage of the chaos unleashed by the recent Iranian Revolution to shift the disputed border back in Iraq's favor, with the excuse being that the predominantly Arab population of this region would prefer being part of the predominantly Arab state of Iraq. ... Before the Iranian revolution, the distinction between the countries was less religious than ideological. ... The Iraqi leadership became more of an issue after the Iranian revolution, when Ayatollah Khomeini, who had spent part of h...

• Word Count: 2748
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• Grade Level: High School

In 1910 Japan annexed Korea, installing a harsh rule over its people. ... The USSR then claimed that helping South Korea was illegal because the USSR and the People's Republic of China were not present during the voting. ... There was much skepticism that Rhee would actually abide by the terms of the armistice even after it was signed. ...

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• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In 1910 Japan annexed Korea, installing a harsh rule over its people. ... The USSR then claimed that helping South Korea was illegal because the USSR and the People's Republic of China were not present during the voting. ... There was much skepticism that Rhee would actually abide by the terms of the armistice even after it was signed. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson, purchased Alaska from Russia. ... Their conviction that they were not equals with the United States in the Union was strengthened when the American government directly interfered with a revolution in Chile in 1891 and a trade dispute in Brazil in 1893. ... Bunau-Varilla engineered a revolution and U.S. warships prevented Colombia from stopping Panama's attempt to break away. (In 1921, the U.S. paid an indemnity to Colombia in recognition of the U.S. role in the Panamanian revolution). ... Years later, President Roosevelt said that the ...

• Word Count: 2823
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• Grade Level: High School

She is of both Russian and Iranian descent and follows the Russian Orthodox Christian faith. ... Marina believes that her religion of Russian Orthodox Christianity is just as valid a form of worship as the Muslim religion. ... She simply wants to live her life on her own terms, to find love and to discover what happiness is to her. ... Who are these people in this conflict? ... We have to protect Islam, God's law, and God's people from the evil forces that are at work against them....

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• Grade Level: High School

When we speak of industrialized nations, we think of the US, Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Japan. ... Religion is a total way of life to the Muslim, and the system of goverance of a Muslim people should incorporate religious laws. ... The people of these societies believed that the golden age was in the past, that the next generation might be likely to have less than the current one, and education should be focused not on new inventions and moving forward, but hanging on to what now exists. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This represents the end to the older regime, the initial revolution. ... Obviously a pig like this could be used by the right people (animals). ... In Russian terms, the gun may represent the Soviet decision to begin making nuclear weapons to later use on the United States. ... First Mollie, who never was too fond of the whole idea of revolution since it meant she wouldn't have any more sugar lumps, is seen talking to a neighbor man and letting him stroke her nose. ...

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Woodrow Wilson President Woodrow Wilson regarded himself as the personal representative of the people. ... In 1935, Adolf Hitler unilaterally abrogated most of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. ... The Treaty of 1814 was concluded between France on the one hand and Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia on the other after the first abdication of NApoleon I. ... Below his country, the Mexican Revolution was in full swing. ... Presidents don't win elections by telling the people what they don't want to hear. ...

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Because of his strong personality Roosevelt was elected for two more terms. ... Unlike other Presidents, Roosevelt felt that he should do anything as long as it helped the people, unless it was strictly forbidden by the Constitution. ... In 1903, when negotiations with Colombia for a Canal Zone lease broke down, Roosevelt quietly supported a revolution in that country. The US recognized it independence and Panama rapidly agreed to American terms on a Canal Zone lease, and the US Army Corps of Engineers began digging the following year. Then when Japan went to war with Russia over control of Ma...

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• Grade Level: High School

Because of his strong personality Roosevelt was elected for two more terms. ... Unlike other Presidents, Roosevelt felt that he should do anything as long as it helped the people, unless it was strictly forbidden by the Constitution. ... In 1903, when negotiations with Colombia for a Canal Zone lease broke down, Roosevelt quietly supported a revolution in that country. The US recognized it independence and Panama rapidly agreed to American terms on a Canal Zone lease, and the US Army Corps of Engineers began digging the following year. Then when Japan went to war with Russia over control of Ma...

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• Grade Level: High School

1 Let us go then, you and I, 2 When the evening is spread out against the sky 3 Like a patient etherized upon a table; 4 Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, 5 The muttering retreats 6 Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels 7 And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: 8 Streets that follow like a tedious argument 9 Of insidious intent 10 To lead you to an overwhelming question ... 11 Oh, do not ask, "What is it?" 12 Let us go and make our visit. 13 In the room the women come and go 14 Talking of Michelangelo. 15 ...

• Word Count: 6460
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• Grade Level: High School