Events casting the Cultural Revolution in a negative light include the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the rise of Occidentalism, availability of new evidence and the death of Lin Biao. ... So Marcy's pro-Mao work is attributed to his left wing beliefs, Chang's work is linked to her experiences as a participant in the events, and Becker's works are attributed to his insubordination to the Chinese government in his writings for the South China Morning Post. ... Roderick MacFarquhar's Origins of the Cultural Revolution 1 , as the leading volume dealing with this p...

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To create a new government, the United Nations setup nation wide elections but North Korea would not let them into the north. ... China The relationship between the U.S. and China has almost always been tenuous at best. After WWII, China adopted a type of communism to fit their needs. ... China was helping to defend communism in North Korea but it can be seen as a war between the U.S. and China. ... President Richard Nixon even visited China in 1972 and things seemed to be looking good. ...

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By the 1970's, the destructive capabilities of the world's two superpowers along with an emerging third power in the nation of China, had combined to make the world a dangerously unstable place. ... S. anti-communist fervor as a backdrop, seemingly shared by both Republicans and Democrats framing an increasing distrust between the Russians and the Chinese, Kissinger saw an emerging third Superpower in a competitive communist China as an American advantage which needed to be exploited. ... Moreover, the opening of relations with the Chinese would put the United States in a uniquely ad...

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Through coercive tactics this new government seized power and in 1917 Lenin came to power. ... Lenin's government made many achievements. It ended a long civil war against the remnants of the old Czarist military system and established institutions in government. ... The economic status of the Soviet Union was yet again changed and the entire system became controlled by the government. ... In international affairs, he withdrew Soviet troops from Afghanistan, normalized relations with China, signed a series of arms control agreements with U.S. ...

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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 been so close to inaugurating this Utopian ideal of establishing and empowering government on a planetary scale. As it stands today, world government can be compared to communism - both can be viewed as ideals of a perfect society, but neither has proven to work effectively in practice. ... Another opinion is that a truly effective world government would necessitate worldwide force and unprecedented pow...

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The intellectuals of the time opposed the strict control thrusted upon them by the ruling government and embraced violent ideologies to bring about political change. ... In this utopian setting, all class distinctions would be abolished as would national governments and religion which Marx regarded as tools of bourgeois oppression on the working class. ... Lenin worked most closely with Leon Trotsky in the Bolshevik take over of the government. Within a few months, opposition to the new government developed in many parts of the country. ...

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For instance, if India does not adhere, the government keeps on testing; Pakistan would match test for test. ... If a radical group with a hatred of the Indian government were to take power, an all-out war would be imminent, possibly nuclear. ... Countries such as the United States, Russia, and China are the real winners in this deal. ... There are definite fears throughout the Russian government if the U.S. builds this ABM system. ... The Russian government quickly shot this down, as they could not compete technically or monetarily with the United States. ...

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During the same period, China underwent several transformations, which included opening up the economy to the west and increasing foreign investment. ... Even though the desire of the Chinese citizens to end the Communist regime and establish a democracy resulted in the government returning to its conservative roots, the revolution was a wake up call to the west to act against the oppressive acts of the Chinese regime. ... For example, it would be incorrect to label the Chinese economy as entirely communist because it is clear that it is opening up to the West. ...

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In the mid of 90's Wladimir Putin former KGB officer begun expand own sphere of influences in Russia cooperated with Yeltsin government. ... The purpose here has simply been to determine whether Russian and Western observers and officials are justified in arguing that the U.S. government, and perhaps some of the other NATO governments, made a ' 'pledge'' to Gorbachev in 1990 that if the USSR consented to Germany's full membership in NATO after unification, the alliance would not expand to include any other East European countries. ... From the one side USA keep p...

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The possibility of the end of the Cold War for so long seemed out of the question. Because of the definition of the Soviet ideology which stated that war with the capitalist nations of the world was inevitable, peace was paradoxical. The Americans in a sense fostered the Soviet position by executing a policy of containment against the Soviet Union in order to keep it in check and from spreading any further than it had already spread. However, as the world enters 1992, the superpower Soviet Union lies in utter destruction and chaos due to the collapse of its political infrastructure. This colla...

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In 1917, the Russian Revolution toppled the Tsarist government. From March until November of that year, Russia was ruled by a Provisional Government, which made plans for a democratically elected assembly. ... The new government, led by Lenin, made peace with the Germans and undertook a bloody, three-year civil war, in which Stalin commanded on several fronts. ... Central to his program was the collectivization of agriculture, in which the government would redistribute the land by taking over the estates of the "kulaks", the wealthiest peasants. ... After Germany fell, he used Red Army troops ...

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Together with other hybrid of international agencies, national governments and voluntary international nongovernmental organizations, the UNHCR has positioned itself to fulfil its mandate and obligations to refugees in spite of all odds. ... But these religious persecutions gradually faded as most people in Europe became more politically sensitive with strong political affiliations and tenacious resistance to their new revolutionary style governments. These revolutionary style governments were seen in countries like France, Germany, Poland and Russia. ... But also before then, the war between...

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", not only shows Uncle Sam as a heroic Greek figure with the strength to hold up the world, but also shows that there was an unwillingness from the American government, or at least the people, to engage in more international warfare. ... They state that differences in the Constitution "have led many to conclude that there is something different about Americans and their vision of government that is reflected in their very different Constitution.... Contained within this unique document defined the conditions for free people with free rights, not from the government but from their cr...

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After W.W.II, even though the Soviet Union had a strong military, it was encircled by hostile capitalist governments and felt that if communism was to remain strong, it needed to form an alliance with other communist countries. ... North Korea was backed by the communist countries, The Soviet Union and China. ... The Chinese were the major supporters of the North Koreans. ...

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The Bolsheviks (later communists), led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the existing Russian government. ... However, Communism was prominent in China and towards the end of the Cold War U.S-Chinese relations were relatively good. ...

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A more direct method of gaining allies was the Truman Doctrine of 1946 which was used to justify support for any nation that the United States government believed was threatened by Communism during the Cold War period.2 It was the beginning of American policy for the cold war. ... The American government after the war, realized it was in a very profitable position, with many of the smaller countries having to choose whether to side with the reds or the red white and blue. ...

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