The Russia Revolution In the middle of the First World War a very beat up Russia wanted out. ... When Lenin was building up the Bolsheviks lots of people started to look at them more seriously. he exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky, who arrived in Petrograd in May from America, agreed with Lenin's policy and joined the Bolshevik Party. ... Throughout the whole Russian revolution there was a huge change in Russia the people were to poor and starving to do anything. ... With the help of Lenin and the Bolsheviks the Russian revolution was a huge step forward for the people of Russia. ... Wi...

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This revolution marks the break away from the Soviet Communism by the Czechoslovakia citizens. Comparisons of the revolutions in Czechoslovakia and in America enable us to look in some detail at their attempts to vanquish two of the strictest regimes in Eastern Europe and in Northern America . ... This revolution of the Czechoslovakian nation was one that was won without any casualties. ... The English leaders set in motion plans to give London more control over the government of the colonies and these plans were eventually a big part of the colonial resentment towards British imperial...

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This revolution marks the break away from the Soviet Communism by the Czechoslovakia citizens. Comparisons of the revolutions in Czechoslovakia and in America enable us to look in some detail at their attempts to vanquish two of the strictest regimes in Eastern Europe and in Northern America . ... This revolution of the Czechoslovakian nation was one that was won without any casualties. ... The English leaders set in motion plans to give London more control over the government of the colonies and these plans were eventually a big part of the colonial resentment towards British imperial...

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And after the war in 1919, there was a major breakthrough - women over 30 were allowed vote for the first time in American history. 4. ... What were soviets, and what roles did they play in the March and October Revolutions? ... The two revolutions occurred during harvest, enabling the Russian people to make money and feed their families. ... How did Lenin manipulate the Petrograd Soviet to begin the October Revolution? ...

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America's foundation is capitalism where Communism's foundation is equality. ... Kennan an American diplomat in Moscow proposed a policy of containment. ... Truman's Marshall Plan called for substantial financial assistance to rebuild Western Europe to reduce the threat of communist revolution. ... This caused the fear of Communism in America to grow.  ... Around 1938, HUAC, Home Un-American Activities Committee, was established. ...

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Due to such major turning points as the Industrial Revolution, workers were being exploited by profit-hungry employers and public authorities who were not protecting the rights of the poor. ... Then, in 1815, the Industrial Revolution SPREAD to other European countries following the French Revoultion and Napoleonic Wars. In 1880 (lasting until 1915) reached its high peak of European control of Africa, parts of Asia, and India, along with US involvement in Latin America. ... Then, in the 20th century, America began to face only the beginning of hardships, which would seem to never end. ... ...

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With the rise of The Communist Revolution in 1917, the Soviet Union developed awkward relations with the United States. ... America began a widespread hate to all Communists. ... In agreement the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba, to help Cuba in case America wanted to attack, due to the conflicts between Cuba and America regarding trade issues of denying export of sugar to America. ... Castro's 26th July Movement, was established to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, and to create the Cuban Revolution. ... America de...

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The friendship between Russia and America began before the first settlement was founded in America. ... After the Russian revolution in 1917 a lot of people came to the US. ... Life is not easy for Russian-Americans. ... What the Americans obviously do not see is that the Russians are enriching the American culture day by day, because there are many respected Artists of every kind among the Russian-Americans. ... American media showed all Russians as communists. ...

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The war had shown that even America's vast military might could not stop the spread of Communism. ... This in turn led to the Iranian Revolution as students and then the public began to protest the Shah's regime (The Global Disruption of 1968). ... For the U.S, animosity towards Iran came from that hostage crisis, while for Iran, anti-American buildup came from the 1953 coup and reinstatement of the Shah's regime. ... In the case of the Soviet Union, the Iranian revolution became interlinked with the December, 1979 invasion of Afghanistan and 'Reagan's Jihad.' .....

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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 concentration of aid to Europe was a immense concern to the countries of Latin America. Latin America countries wanted the U.S. to stress economic development in the post war era. ... The new Cuban government, under Fidel Castro confiscated private property, sent agents to initiate revolutions in several Latin American countries, and established diplomatic and economic ties with leading socialist powers, such as USSR In June Congres...

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CUBA DURING THE 1940-1950's: Cuba in the fifties was virtually an American colony run by Batiste for the benefit of American sugar barons and the Mafia. ... Only the truly nave would have thought that American business in Cuba would survive the revolution unscathed. ... Castro's revolution broke up the concentration of resources and nationalized much of the economy. ... Also following the revolution, Cuba's economy became heavily dependent on Soviet support. ... Cuba is also a member of the Latin American Integration Association (LAIA). ...

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The most popular view on the origins of the Cold War would be considered to lay in the policies of the World War II, others would say that the mistrust between the two started with the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and communists gaining power. ... Others supported the revisionist view and would claim that it was not an aggression but a self - defence policy and that the American involvement in the South America and therefore its Imperialism resulted in the Cold War. ... The Bolsheviks seize power in the "October" Revolution in 1917. ... Therefore, we could argue that the US primarily and the...

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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). ... Historian André Fontaine, moreover, sees the starting point of the war in 1917 with the Bolshevik Revolution, and suggests that it was mainly due to the aggressive policies of the USSR in foreign policy, dictated by its Communist ideology. The Soviets justify their expansionism in accordance with their Marxist theory which advocated the need ...

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The ministry of foreign affairs was changed to the People's Commissariat of foreign affairs and led by Leon Trotsky; however he approached his job with the expectance of an immediate worldwide communist revolution. ... " He appealed to workers of the central powers to conduct their own revolution and while his pleas did not go unanswered they caused little result. ... " The Commintern implied Twenty one conditions for admission in to the group, something that was intended to centralize and strengthen the parties control and further their chance of revolution. ... In this period ...

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It was these adjustments and tunings that would shape contemporary America today. ... Tax cut legislation, revolutions among races, mass production of the automobile and the development of flight all changed American life forever. ... Furthermore, American foreign policy in Latin America was questioned in the 20's and then again in the 80's with incidents in el Salvador and Guatemala. ... During the 1920's and 1980's foreign policy in Latin America proved to be very similar. ... Intervention in Latin America reoccurred in both the 20's and 80's. ...

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Interestingly the first scholarly mention of the term American exceptionalism actually comes from a man called Max Lerner in his book titled "America as a Civilization".13 He mentions that one of the main institutions that is singled out as the root of American exceptionalism, is the constitution. ... For Americans what claims their pride is the declaration of the independence. ... They state that narrow focus on the constitution "has distorted our understanding of American constitutionalism and inflated our sense of America's difference.... However American involvement wa...

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The Cold War A war that has created controversy amongst two of the greatest world leaders, United States of America and The Soviet Union, is known as The Cold War. ... America's policy was one that contained the spread of communism in Eastern Europe. Russia, under Lenin's rule called for a world revolution and brought the United States into it. ... Thus creating the Berlin Blockade, which forced America to create the Berlin Airlift. ... The Americans then questioned their own security. ...

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Once he took power, "Castro seized property owned by Americans and other foreigners as well as Cubans. ... The newly elected American President, John F. ... For many reasons, the invasion failed and Castro used the opportunity to rub it in and turn Cubans against Americans. There is still a billboard on the beach at the Bay of Pigs today that states, "The first imperialist defeat in America." After the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion, Castro became more and more anti-American. ...

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Introduction Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili in the village of Gori, in the Russian province of Georgia, on Dec. 21, 1879. His father was a shoemaker with a penchant for drunkenness, who left Gori when Stalin was young to seek employment in the city of Tiflis. Thus Joseph's...

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Americans watch TV in the morning to receive the daily news. ... Although there are many benefits of television, American society has most assuredly been adversely affected by it. ... With the coming of cable and satellite television, Americans now have scores of channels to watch with very little educational value. ... Most Americans hold dear the precious first amendment right of free speech. ... It has the power to ignite a revolution among its citizens. ...

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This was especially true when it came to those Americans that were against the war and the U.S, involvement. But, the suspicion and distrust was also directed against German-Americans (Germany was the main enemy of the U.S. and its allies in World War), immigrants, and people who were considered to have "radical"" or extreme political beliefs that were thought to be "anti-American." ... Another event that occurred during World War I, and continued in the immediate years following the war, was the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the successful formation of a Communist or Socialist state in Russi...

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In American eyes, only China looms as a likely future rival. ... The foreign policy objectives of a communist China however are not purely national in spirit, because Mao firmly believed in the ideological superiority of communism and claimed for China the role of leadership in the drive to world revolution. ... The USSR sheltered China under a "nuclear umbrella" from possible American aggression and was the only conceivable source of development aid as it offered the only model of communist development. ... Once USA became deeply involved in Vietnam, it became a matter of national pride to th...

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In 1917, Russia was going through a revolution which led to the removal of the last Tsar, Nicholas the second. ... The Western leaders despised the idea of communism to the point where they sent troops to help stop the Bolshevik revolution from occurring, but these efforts were to no avail as the Bolsheviks overthrew the government and established Communism . The West's attempt of stopping the revolution convinced Russia that the West was against their new regime. ... On December 7, 1941 Japan started an extensive scale assault on the American Naval base, which was situated at the pearl ...

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Contrary to the popular belief of the average American, Communism is not "evil". ... After the revolution in Russia in 1917 (when the Soviets gained power from the cruel Czars) the control of power in Russia was taken from the slim minority by the workers (for which Communism freed) to make life better and to keep the terrors of WWI from happening again. ... The Children of America were not taught that the Soviets were "evil", they were simply not told anything about Communism. ... Democracy, the greatest psychological war the human race has ever faced (almost bringing the species to extinctio...

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For example, Cuba being a sphere of influence of the United States had greatly benefited Americans up until Castro's revolution in 1958. ... This American alliance included most of western Europe. ... This formation of American alliances in Europe also helped the American policy of containment of soviet Expansion in Europe. ...

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