The most obvious and famous of the triangles linked the Soviet Union, China and the United States, but the Soviet-US- Japan triangle was also important. ... Sino-Soviet -Japanese triangle 2. ... The great post-war exception was the Soviet-US-Japan triangle. Relationships among the three countries scarcely changed, apart from fluctuations in US-Soviet and US-Japanese relations from time to time. ... The Soviet-Japanese-American triangle drove Soviet policy towards Japan, since the Soviets viewed Japan as a creature of American engagement in Asia. ...

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American feared another economic depression and required the European market. ... Americans still believed that the Soviet Union was out for world domination, as she attempted to expand outside of Eastern Europe. ... The bitter struggle for survival of the Soviet Union in its early stage, in particular the Civil War was hindered by the American and Western involvement. ... The entry of the Soviet Union into the war against Japan were also outlined On the surface, everything seemed friendly, but there was tension behind the scenes. ... Both the American and British delegations wanted to est...

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On 7 December 1941, the Japanese shockingly destroyed a large part of the American Pacific Navy. ... As soon as the war ended, the relations between America and Russia cooled. American's regretted their isolation in the years between the wars. ... In August 1945, America dropped the world's first nuclear weapon on Hiroshima in Japan. ... America fully agreed with the "Iron Curtain" speech." ...

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The separation of Germany also polarized America and Russia. ... In the 1950's, another issue polarized America and Russia. ... Japan had ruled Korea from 1910 until August of 1945 at the end of W.W.II. Japanese troops north of the 38th Parallel surrendered to the Soviets , while the Japanese troops south of the parallel surrendered to the U.S. ... Many Americans were unaware of the sub being this close until the movie, K-19: The Widowmaker came out. ...

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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 mother, Yekaterina, made the more profound impact on his life--it was she who directed his education, first in the local Gori Church School and then, thanks to a scholarship, at the Tiflis Theological Seminary. There, she hoped, he would train to become a priest. Instead, the young Stalin bec...

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Comparative Economic Systems It would be extremely easy to state that economics is an area of study that seeks efficient use of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants and that economic systems simply refer to the outcomes of economic activities, which are influenced by social, natural and poli...

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One aim was to build up strong anti- Communist countries and it helped American industry by creating markets for American goods. How convenient for America. ... The Americans, the British and the French controlled West Germany and the Russians controlled East Germany. ... The Russians and their Communist ideals were ruffling the Americans and their capitalistic feathers. ... However the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, just two years after the war began, as well as the Axis powers declaring war two days after the attack, brought the US into World War II, something that analysts believe sealed ...

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One result of the war was the US economic leap, predefined and adequate growth of their political ambitions in world politics, what mood prevailed in government circles of America B. 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. Limited participation in direct hostilities (during the war years the number of American troops did not exceed...

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In today's society more than ever the worry over the nuclear capability of countries is at the foreground of debate, some countries possess weapons of mass destruction a thousand times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the most notorious of which are the USA and the Soviet Union. ... India wants to continue as a nuclear power to try and deter the Pakistani government from launching into Indian Territory, if the United States were to build their Anti Ballistic Missile system (ABM) in North America, it would be a clear violation of...

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One cannot help but feel fortunate to live in a country such as Canada; its richness and prosperity go relatively unequaled in the world. Canadians, to an extent, have lived a life of sheltered ignorance when compared to the lives experienced by those in other nations. The problems that the greater part of the world faces daily, and expects in the future, are inconceivable to those in wealthy nations. World peace through international government and law is an ancient idea that has mightily fastened itself on the minds of people throughout the ages. Never before, however, has the human race b...

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Russia was in the midst of a civil war between the Bolsheviks and a number of opponents (including a considerable number of foreign cadres--among them British, Czech, French, and American detachments). ...

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