The Soviet Union would come to declared war on the capitalist nations of the West. ... 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. ... Latin America countries wanted the U.S. to stress economic development in the post war era. ... Arbenz made land reform the central project of his presidency, this led to a conflict with the largest landowner in the country, the United Fruit Company. ...

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We (as did they) used the excuse of national defense to rationalize the arms build up of the Cold War. ... Democracy, the greatest psychological war the human race has ever faced (almost bringing the species to extinction), and it gets less than 50 pages in a 900 page American History book. ... Soviet Communism was in a constant state of war from the very beginning of it's existence. ... The private ownership of business allows for the formation of large companies which can impair the fair processes of the law (an example of this is lobbyists). ... These examples show that just because...

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But during the cold war the Russian-Americans were not accepted anymore. ... The prejudices that were published by the media as propaganda during the Cold War have manifested in the minds of the Americans. ... Also, the Russian-Americans represent a good share of the employees in High-Tech and science companies. ... During the Cold War American media was making propaganda. ... Instead of telling the whole truth they just translated "Jihad" as "the Holy War". ...

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Back in 1951, Mohammed Mossadegh was elected by members of the Iranian parliament in order to pursue the dreams of the people of independence from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) and democracy, but taking away most of the Shah's powers in the process. By nationalizing the company and claiming back the territory on the Persian Gulf, the British were outraged and decided to launch numerous campaigns against him in order to claim back was rightfully theirs. ... The United States was very anti-communist during this post World War II (Cold War) era, and with the Soviet Union bordering the...

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They control who opens a business, which stays in business, or closes a business (Waring). Many people and companies are afraid to advertise as this would be an invitation for the mafia to come in and take a piece of the pie. ... Waring, Elin 2.) ...

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She was the first female war correspondent and the first to be allowed to work in combat zones during World War II. ... She wrote six books about her international travels and was the premiere female industrial photographer, getting her start in Cleveland, Ohio, at the Otis Steel Company about 1927. Margaret had many goals for her trips during the war. ... When the United States went to war in 1941, Margaret asked for another overseas assignment. ... The first uniform for a woman war correspondent was designed for her, and she loved it. ...

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One was banishment to a Russian gulag, which were the equivalent of the Nazi concentration camps of World War 2. ... His reign of terror played out on the world stage in the context of a world war. We and our allies (including Stalin's Russia) went to war to prevent Hitler from domi...

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Eventually the U.S.S.R. collapsed, resulting in the formation of 15 sovereign states, bringing about an end to the Cold War. ... As written by the European Bank at the time, "Under the 'shares-for-loans' scheme implemented in 1995, many of the key resource-based companies fell into the hands of a small group of financiers, the so called 'oligarchs.' These oligarchs are accused of stripping assets from the companies bought, which "depressed investment and economic growth. ...

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This triggered the development of joint ventured companies of the West, such as PepsiCo, Kodak, Time-Warner Despite these reformations though, the Russian economy was heading to crisis. ... "The collapse of communism in East Central Europe and in the Soviet Union marked the end of the cold war. ...

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Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... After the war Stalin succeeded in establishing a communist buffer zone between Russia and Western Europe. ... The states of Eastern Europe in the post-war period had been forced to adhere to the Moscow line. ... The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

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Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... After the war Stalin succeeded in establishing a communist buffer zone between Russia and Western Europe. ... The states of Eastern Europe in the post-war period had been forced to adhere to the Moscow line. ... The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

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Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... After the war Stalin succeeded in establishing a communist buffer zone between Russia and Western Europe. ... The states of Eastern Europe in the post-war period had been forced to adhere to the Moscow line. ... The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

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Characters, items, and events found in George Orwells book, Animal Farm, can be compared to similar characters, items, and events found in Marxism and the 1917 Russian Revolution. This comparison will be shown by using the symbolism that is in the book with similarities found in the Russi...

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Animal Farm by George Orwell Characters, items, and events found in George Orwells book, Animal Farm, can be compared to similar characters, items, and events found in Marxism and the 1917 Russian Revolution. This comparison will be shown by using the symbolism that is in the book with simi...

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