The conservative Manchu regime in China demanded isolation from the Western world, and Japanese government wanted isolation due to their belief that they were still superior. ... Then, they sent samurai to explore the Western world, and the samurai came back with new technology and ideals such as democracy. ... Because of Japan's decision to expand their trade and ideals into the western world, and effectively using their own treasury and importing metals to innovate, their contributions helped them maintain independence from the West despite Europe's global power. ... While their le...

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Following the economic whiplash World War II had on all European countries, leaving many with an a completely taxed economy and slow progress for return; An American man by the name of George Marshall penned the Marshall Plan in 1947, otherwise known as ERP (European Recovery Program) which was instated to lend American money to European countries in order to speed along the recovery for many. Initialized in 1948, the Marshall plan aimed to restore the battle torn European countryside, reinstitute European economy, and open up trade barriers that had been in place for the last 10 years. Most E...

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Would the better ones pull up the worst to keep up with them or would those countries-having the best economy- want to carry the rest on their shoulders? ... World has a cultural diversity in itself. ... As the cultures were revised by economy, stronger economies imposed their cultural practices to the weak ones. ... Caring about the whole world and not just the territory one lives in is the starting point of the idea: World Citizenship. If we are living in the world we have to be aware of what's going on around us and if possible do something for the better of the world. ...

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I hoped to gain a stronger understanding of what is going on in the world because in actuality this affects everyone, so it is better to have an equal form of understanding or a concept of knowledge on the subject. ... I learned many new things at the conference, such as the conflicting relationships between the US, China, & Russia, and how the power of their economies and political strength coincide to build their own reputations as grade powers. ... Since China, Russia, and the US are considered as to be the most powerful nations, there economies, military power, and political actions are ...

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His views on a new world order emerging after the Cold War relate to modernism, secularism, and the global economy, and how these have interlaced people from across the world; however, these intersections have not overcome fundamentalist religions, which continue to defy understanding. ... Various conflicts in the world illustrate how religion is emerging above other political ideologies. ... Second, in a world made smaller by technology, there is more direct and indirect interaction with different civilizations, which helps to intensify the consciousness of ones' own corner of the world....

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This collapse came as a direct result of Mikhail Gorbachev's attempt to integrate a Marxist-Leninist society into the world economy without the full knowledge of the consequences of such a move. ... Following its inception after World War Two between the two major world powers, the United States and the Soviet Union, began an ideological race for world domination. ... The world was peacefully consolidating. ... Gorbachev's vision was to see the Soviet Union enter into the world economy with a hard currency, a strong economic base, and a limited market economy. ... "(7) Consumer good ...

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The Cold War engulfed the entire world for nearly half a century. ... World peace can be achieved through globalization. ... Globalization has shifted the world's focus from aggressiveness, isolation, and confrontation to free trade, democracy, and capitalism; what used to be "opponents- during the Cold War are now considered "global business partners- in the world economy. ... Superpowers such as China now realize that fighting only leads to the downfall of their country and its economy. ... Equipped with the Internet, a peaceful mind, and money in their pockets, countries have the a...

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As the world watched in amazement, the most successful communist country, the USSR, collapsed and disintegrated into fifteen separate countries. ... Economy stagnation was one of the reasons that caused the collapse. In the 1980s, after several years of economy growth, USSR struggled in an economic stagnation which was considered as an inevitable result of a long-term command economy. ... After World War II, people increasingly sought for a much variety of goods which should not only fill their basic needs, but also satisfy their personal demands. However, the command economy, which the USSR h...

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On the back of the experience gained after world war I, being aware of what went on during that period, European and North American countries formed a common basis of interaction in response to the Soviet threat. ... Besides this, it's important to underline that all NATO countries have liberal economies and share the same democratic values. A state with a liberal economy produces and exports products to the international market, thereby increasing worldwide wealth. ... As a matter of fact, no global conflicts have occurred since the establishment of the Alliance, from which it follows th...

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In 1928, the newly empowered Stalin embarked on one of the most ambitious industrialisation programs in world history, leading to the establishment of the U.S.S.R as a pinnacle world superpower in less than half a century. ... The Soviet economy had made advances under Lenin's semi-capitalist N.E.P with its slight capitalist elements, but Stalin's five-year plans were far more ambitious and so far riskier. ... By 1926, pre war production levels had only just been achieved after the huge damage to Russia's infrastructure inflicted by the First World War and the civil war. ... Sin...

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Under Lenin's rule, the Soviet Union underwent radical changes in its economic doctrines by adopting a mixed economy, known as the New Economic Policy (Harris). ... After World War II, miraculously national unity was strengthened, as well as the Soviet Army. ... This was the organizational restructuring of the Soviet economy and government apparatus. ... And finally, by the end of 1993, energy prices would be allowed to move to world levels. Exchange restrictions were eliminated totally to introduce Russia into the world economy. ...

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After World War II Europe was devastated not only physically but economically as well. ... Marshall was a 5-star general from World War II and held the position of Secretary of State in Truman's cabinet. ... In July 1947, a nationwide poll showed that 51 percent of Americans had not heard of the Marshall Plan, but the post-World War II American public knew what Communism was and they were terrified of it. ... Because Americans feared that after World War II the financial troubles and unemployment of the 1930s could recur, increasing prosperity in the U.S. was one goal of the Marshall Plan...

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The Second World War brought had an aftermath of another war, the Cold War, which was basically the U.S vs the Soviet Union, both were highly equipped with weapons of mass destruction and were opposites, this was cause enough to bring fears of destruction or even annihilation, change in economics and social changes to the U.S and the free world. ... The U.S and its people were afraid of losing their thriving economy; they were afraid of the expansion of communistic ideas, and most of all, they were afraid of a nuclear holocaust and destruction. ... The most notable project was the interstat...

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The Second World War left Europe in hunger, misery, unemployment and a housing crisis. ... At the war's end, not only did the economy of the countries lie in ruins; the entire framework of the European economies had been upset by the war and its aftermath. As a result of a decline in production in Europe, and the disruption of normal trade relations, 1947 saw the threat of world-wide economic crisis (Hemmling, H D). ... There is no doubt that the world's economic and political appearance would be substantially different if there had been no Marshall Plan. ... An immediate consequ...

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I was unknowledgeable about the significance of the "fall of the Berlin Wall", but I understood through the media that it was an important historical event of the twentieth century and would surely become a significant part of world history. ... Could this merging of two worlds live up to the dream of those who stood by the wall as it came crashing down? After World War II, Germany divided into four sections or zones. ... The divided areas of Germany would lead very different lives, with West Germany, a democratic union where the people and economy prospered. ... East Germans experienced ...

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The Cold War started in the closing moments of World War II in 1945. ... "World events were dominated by a great struggle between the democratic and capitalist countries of the west, led by the United States, and the Communist nations, led by the Soviet Union " (Kort). ... However, jobs were lost in all different branches of the economy. ... The Cold War was such a rough time for everyone all around the world, however it hit the hardest for the Germans. ... All of these things combined, put Berlin's economy and relationships with one another in a twist and left them struggling to bring th...

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As a result, Poland held its first competitive elections since before World War II, and in 1989, Solidarity formed the first non-Communist government within the Soviet bloc since 1948. ... The Soviet economy had long-term problems because of its lack of integration into the world economy, in particular it had fallen behind in areas of technology and research Together with a rigid command structure of economic decision making this made the Soviet economy structurally weak and uncompetitive. The Soviet Union had, since the 1917 revolution, taken an isolationist position with the rest of the w...

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The origins of the Cold War can be traced to conclusion of World War II and the disagreements between the USSR and the Western Powers. ... Therefore, the United States sought free flow of capital and the "open door" economy. The communist ideology and the western reaction to it had not changed by the end of the World War II. ... Western allies during the First World War sent in arms and troops to support the White army to defeat the Bolsheviks. ... Stalin understood that the United States wanted to cripple the Soviet Union by weakening its economy. ...

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The Cold War begins with the end of the Second World War (WWII) in 1945, when the world was left crippled and needed to be reconstructed in some manner. ... The Americans supported Capitalism, which meant minimum interference of state in economy, competition and individual reward, and the right of voting, variety of political parties and freedom of speech and press among others (liberal democracy). On the other hand, the USSR supported Communism, which meant interference of state in economy, everyone working for a collective good, the state distribution of goods, no individual freedoms and no ...

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Background and During the Cooling of Relations The Second World War drastically changed the political map of the world, and especially the European continent. ... Baruch testified saying: "Thanks to the power of its armed forces, its excellence in the field of economy, its resources and moral force, resulting from the American way of life, America is in a position to assert its leadership of the world. " It must be recognized that such an attitude was a real basis. ... During World War II for the US economy were truly "golden": with the beginning of military operations from Europe to America ...

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It is of the utmost importance because while it is technically limited to the North Atlantic area, the treaty countries exercise control over a humungous bulk of the strength of the free world, and what happens in Western Europe has direct and immediate political and economic repercussions in Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, and Latin America. ... Furthermore it will greatly increase the bargaining power of the democratic and capitalist world with the communist one, and will serve as a rival to the Warsaw-Pact recently ratified in the Soviet Union. ... This will affect our economy tremen...

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The main objective of the perestroika was not to end the command economy but to make socialism work effectively to help the needs of Soviet people. ... Deng Xiaoping got away from Mao Tse-tung and came up with the second revolution, this dealt with reforming China's declining economy system and giving them the opportunity of improving and saving such damaged economy. As well as permitting China to open out to the world with an improved and reformed economic system. ...

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The First World War actually began friendly British/American relations similar to that of today. ... Obviously, the German economy was nearly destroyed after having spent so much in hopes of victory and thus was very incapable of repaying the victors of whom included England. ... The Dawes Act was the US" attempt to solve this problem, by filtering American dollars into the devastated German economy in hopes of boosting German GDP. ... In the fall of 1939, Adolf Hitler with his 3rd Reich and Blitzkrieg tactics once again brought the world into war. ... This was a collective security measur...

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George Kennan recommended the Marshall Plan to shore up economic weaknesses in western European nations devastated by World War II. ... Second, the plan would put America in a situation to provide a large umbrella of support for all nations opposing Communism, furthering US hegemony in the world. ... For example, economic growth during this period came very quickly in Europe, and helped to jump-start the world economy after the barrenness of WWII. ... Through this discussion of the Marshall Plan and NATO is it obvious to me that deterrence, rather than dealing with the Soviet threat in reac...

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With occurrence of the nuclear weapon, modern ballistic rockets, which are capable to reach any point of the world in a few minutes, and having the large destructive force, the concept of power superiority has lost its sense. ... In today conditions the national security depends not only on the military power, but also from a number of factors, such as the national economy of the country and its competitiveness, well-being of the citizens and their mentality, to name a few. ... Laos implies that the geopolitical analysis of the post - cold war world, motivates for a creation of global security...

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