The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima at the end of WWII was not a way to intimidate the Soviet Union of our military force we could possibly use against them. ... At the time of the bomb dropping, Russia was allied with the United States and posted no threat to them, as nearly all the countries of the world were recovering from vast losses. ... Stalin agreed to give free elections to his people and then later broke the promise by not allowing it. ... Before that, we had nothing to show we were against the Soviet Union in anyway. ... The documents were some opinion and I respect eve...

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Elections were never going to be fair. ... The majority of bombs used were highly explosive containing Amatol and Torbex. ... " When bombs were launched they destroyed cities from big to small. ... We have given the order to discontinue building the installations we shall dismantle them and withdraw them to the Soviet Union." Before all of this, Kennedy ordered a quarantine of all offensive military equipment being sent to Cuba. ...

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Once the taxes were lowered, economy boomed, the quality of life improved, and the American people were happy. ... Before Reagan took office, America was in an economic crisis. ... These missiles were a response to the Soviet's SS-20 missiles. ... The dividing line between the Free World and Communism was Germany, which was divided into East Germany controlled by the Soviets, and West Germany, which was part of the Free World. ... And we all know how well that turned out for America. ...

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As with any major policy however, there were those that did not believe it would work. ... After the speech many Americans were able to see why it was critical to "Contain" Communism, and therefore allowed billions and billions to be spend to reach that end. ... The Truman Doctrine said that the United States should aid all free people fighting against Communism across the globe. ... Perhaps many wars could have been avoided and much money would have been saved in both countries, or perhaps we would all be speaking Russian now. ... Lastly, the case could also be made that we owe much of ou...

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Many of the people that were leaving were skilled trades men, or members of professions. ... There were 302 watchtowers, and 20 bunkers. ... In all around 5000 people made it to the west, around 3200 were arrested trying, around 160 were shot in killed trying, and around 120 were shot and injured by trying to make that escape to freedom. ... Finally, in November of 1989, emigration barriers finally dropped in November 1989, which allowed free passage between East and West Berlin. Soon after the free passage was allowed the Berlin Wall was taken down. ...

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That means that by February 1930, we had over fulfilled the five-year plan of collectivisation by more than 100 per cent. ... We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end me are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. No animal in England is free. ... The pigs were walking on two legs. ... The animals then finally realized that they were now under an even more oppressive rule than before the entire revolution h...

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They watch it before they go to bed. ... Many years ago, problems in school were chewing gum and running in the halls. ... They also found that children who watch violent acts that are rewarded not punished, were more likely to become violent within their own behavior. ... Most Americans hold dear the precious first amendment right of free speech. ... We must weigh in the balance the benefits and the consequences of this form of "free speech." ...

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Before the war began, 1939, most Jews had already begun to be sent to concentration camps, transit camps, or forced to live in ghettoes. ... Before he can equate being Jewish with his (Hitler's) enemies, he must first ensure that all Germany hates Jews. ... Not only were Jews evil, they were also the reason behind which Germany was attacked and defeated by the English and French forces. ... As Flood puts it, "Hitler brought forward his equation that Jews were Marxists, Marxists were Jews" (Flood 593). ... Although Mein Kampf was written well before the actual beginnings of World War ...

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The friendship between Russia and America began before the first settlement was founded in America. ... But during the cold war the Russian-Americans were not accepted anymore. ... As we see you first have to understand someone before judging them. That is the main problem in the relation between Russian-Americans and other citizens of "the land of the free". ... Only this way we can live peacefully. ...

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Kennedy, who met in his office at the Justice Department with Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. 2) The University of California of Berkeley students were fighting for their First Amendment right of free speech and free press. ... This was a critical time in America were civil rights were being violated and a lot of people were not getting treated fairly. ... He made America recognize that sex is human nature and it isn't something we should be ashamed of. ... By Cuba and the Soviet Union both being Communist countries and a common dislike for the U.S., it wasn't long before ...

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So I think we can not state they were a complete success, neither a complete failure. ... Russia, an inert sleeping giant before 1914, now became industrialised at an unbelievable speed. ... He also made education compulsory and free for all. ... We can, thus say, that collectivisation produced major "man-made famines-, responsible of many deaths. ... In conclusion, we can say that Stalin's policies did make Russia a very successful industrial country. ...

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The Americans had lost too many people since the battles fought with Australia against Japan were bloody ones. ... So, at the Yalta conference it was discussed whether Poland would be allowed to have free elections. ... He later explained in more detail why he made such a decision, and he stated that the American public will be more involved in "world activity" since they now were in a international organization created by them and their troops were back in the country. ... Before ending with my conclusion, I would like to discuss what has become the issue of many debates. ... Thus, Stalin got...

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"2 His words were a far cry from a "Lincolnian" rhetoric depicting America as "the last best hope of man on earth.... The Constitution's Involvement in Exceptionalism However before I can analyse the role played by exceptionalism in the early part of the Cold War, I must first look at the root of the idea and how much prevalence it had in the minds of the American people. For this we may start all the way back at the founding of the nation. ... Contained within this unique document defined the conditions for free people with free rights, not from the government but fr...

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The experiences in our past lives shape the way we live today. ... Economies were reduced to rubble, as was most of Europe. ... There were strings attached, which was no surprise. ... "I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed majorities or by outside pressures. The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining those freedoms. ...

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As we look back in time this was amongst the most memorable accomplishments of mankind. ... " (Garber Steve) For many years after this, the United States and Soviet Union were deadlocked in a race to put a man on the moon. ... The team were recovered by a helicopter and taken to the recuperation dispatch, the "USS Hornet." ... " (Moon Landing) The landing on the moon made every U.S. citizen proud to be an American because we demonstrated to the world that we can do it and we will do it! ... This event gave every U.S. citizen a patriotic sense of proudness and showed the world ju...

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In mid April Lenin had arrived in Petrograd, Lenin had been exiled for most of his life, he was given a free passage to Russia by the Germans, the Germans did this because they thought that he was a spy and this would weaken Russia. ... Lenin wrote The state and Revolution - within it he explained the Marxist doctrine of the need to completely dismember the bourgeois state before a proletarian could be constructed, however this book was not published until after the revolution in 1918, as with many other pieces of his work. ... There were more economic and industrial problems. ... There were ...

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These countries were able to use this assistance to maintain self sufficiency and combat the idealistic viewpoints of socialistic communism that seemed very ideal to many people at the time. ... Many countries such as Greece and Turkey, were unable to protect themselves from larger super powers like Russia and received protection from countries like Britain. ... Truman also argued that the United States was compelled to assist "free peoples" in their struggles against "totalitarian regimes," because the spread of authoritarianism would "undermine the foundations of int...

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In 1928 Stalin said; "We are 50 to 100 years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in 10 years. Either we do it, or we shall be crushed ". ... Stalin aimed to revoked religion, control devotion, individualism and free thought. ... The elimination of its key military figures meant to West Europe they were no longer a viable counterweight leaving them more isolated than before. ...

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In an effort to provide the answers that we need, we came up with religion. ... The early pharaohs of ancient Egypt, for example, were considered to be gods. ... Additionally, some of the actions that were done throughout history in the name of religion that were supposed to be good are no longer seen as such. ... It will take quite a few thousand years before religion looses its grip on the minds of men. ... Then men's minds will be free and religion, like human sacrifices, slavery, and communism, will be put on history's scrap heap....

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Before any state can ascend to the status of superpower a shared philosophy, or general direction, must first be established. ... we answer: "We would propose peace to all the belligerents all the oppressed, and those who do not have equal rights And we would also raise in rebellion, the Socialist proletariat of Europe against their governments."1 Lenin believed that once a revolution occurred in Russia the notions would spread to the rest of Europe, with a Communist Russia at the helm. ... In response to a letter in a newspaper by writer Maxim Gorky criticizing the Bolshevik actions, ...

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The question is what should we do with Germany? On May 7, 1945 the Germans finally surrendered, though their fate was sealed well before this date. ... We have seen the problems that were caused at the end of World War I, when we asked for a lump some. ... Then we look to the Western half of Germany, which was molded to follow the free and democratic ways of the United States, French, and Great Britain. ... This was the idea of a democracy although a democracy was tried before, but it failed. ...

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When answering this question we must be careful not to confuse stability with the quest for peace and security which is a goal of arms control, the fact that an area or country is free from the threat of arms isn't evidence to the stability of that country or the international system as a whole. ... If the government feels unthreatened from external forces then it can turn its attention to pressing domestic problems, which may cause increased stability within the state as well as contributing to a hostile free international community. ... If a radical group with a hatred of the Indian ...

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During World War II (WWII), the United States and the Soviet Union were allies. ... Eventually, the fall of the Soviet Union left the United States in a unipolar system and we were able to start leading the world in the way that we wanted to with the spread of democracy. ... With no consequences to their actions, they were able to start WWII. ... Instead, he says that China has a long way to go before there is even a possibility that it becomes a true global power. ... Although the United States may not be the hegemon, we will be able to enjoy a free ride under the hegemony of China like we...

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However, the crisis ended and the missile silos in Cuba were removed. ... For the Soviet there was a socialist camp and the imperialist camp, to the Americans there was the Soviet bloc and the free world (Robertson 129). ... The others besides these two were composed of countries that were poorer, lacked political stability, independent, and nonaligned. ... Peoples and nations are attempting to answer the most basic question that human can face that is "who are we?". ... The struggle brought people together like never before and the result was a revealing of identity that is unparalle...

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The attempt to replace the centralized, collectivized economic system with a free market economy was (and continues to be) fraught with difficulties. ... Compounding the inherent difficulties of transforming a controlled collective economy into a free market economy were three major shocks. ... Land remained in state ownership, but most of the livestock and collective property were privatized to former collective members. ... It was deemed that the traditional methods that the pastoralists used were unsustainable.. ... Poverty, which had never been a chronic problem before in Mongoli...

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