To control this, America set out to establish the procedure for dealing with communism, a minimalist policy to destroy or control it in the long run; called containment. America sought this control through various methods involving international affairs and agreements such as the Marshall plan, Truman doctrine and the creation of NATO in order to decrease the appeal this socialized form of government had to offer to the other European countries. ... " In the words of the Truman Doctrine, it became "the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted...

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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. ... On the other hand, some other revisionist historians point at the US foreign policy as the culprit of the origins of the Cold War, culminating in the McCarthy witch-hunts of the 1950s. ... He bases this hypothesis on the historical facts such as the violation of Yalta and Potsdam agreements, the occupation and imposed Soviet control in Eastern E...

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They consolidated their power by creating domestic policies which would in effect oppress the opposition, attract the masses, and also control their points of views. ... One of Hitler's domestic policies which did just that was his economic policy. The highlight of the policy was that it reduced unemployment by millions. ... The final way in which domestic policies helped Hitler and Mao strengthen their power was through citizen mind control. ... The educational and arts policies also helped to control the minds of the masses, though Hitler's was more successful to a larger extent, ...

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As a result, he articulated the U.S. new foreign policy of international peace, free from coercion. ... Turkey needed equal assistance because at the time of their weakness Stalin had partial control of the Dardanelles and without United States support Turkey would've lost that strategic passage between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. ... Offering this assistance and going providing aid directly against Russia was cause for a shift in U.S. foreign policy. President Truman was aware of the consequences involved with stepping into communist territory and adjusted foreign policy acc...

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However, the Korean conflict was particularly central to American policy and indeed world security as it outlined the American policy of containment from NSC 68, and demonstrated that America, to quote President Truman that America was committed to, "the cause for a just and peaceful world order through the United Nations.... NSC 68 (and NSC 48) policies would be put to the test first in Korea as they fitted the outline of a nation, "in their deepest peril," subjected to threat of the Soviet Union achieve[ing] its fundamental design.... Consequently, the need for tactical contr...

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They worked for the state and were controlled by the state. Stalin's policies were bound to bring opposition. ... With this policy, Kulaks did well until Stalin started, "collectivization.... Unfortunately, this actually also meant a great extension of State control on the peasants. ... Most of the 4 million died as a result of Stalin's policy. ...

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Although egalitarian Marxist ideology spawned ideal Bolshevik policies, to retain their power, Lenin prioritized pragmatism, ruthless terror and political survival above ideological purity. ... The issuing of the decrees on Peace, Land and Workers control of Factories was both a political and ideological move employed to appease the main working class population. ... Furthermore, the Cheka was used to eliminate both internal and external enemies and to strengthen control over Russia. ... The Communist Party pursuance of the economic policy was a key factor that demonstrated the party's...

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Less Developed Nation: A country with a large rate of population growth, coupled with low national income, along with substantial unemployment and dependence on other countries for commodities Mixed Economy: An economy with characteristics of multiple types of other economies, where both public and private enterprises own pieces of each aspect Nationalization: To bring to a national level; to unify a country or to bring under the control of a nation, specifically industries or land Neoliberalism: "New liberalism ", a combination of liberal political views with an interest in economic growth...

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From my office, I witnessed the Red Guards forcibly seizing control of all the government buildings, communication lines and railway stations. ... Now, they have full control of the city and have established a new Communist government under Lenin. ... But lately, there had been major opposition to the Government's policies. ... (Talk about Lenin's War Communism Policy and the negative impact on Britain) Lenin is not going to be faced with an easy task; he may have full control of the state, but he's not going to survive in power for long. ...

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With their allies achieving victory in Japan and Europe, Korea was held under temporary control of Russia and the United States. Korea was divided into two separate states at the thirty-eighth parallel with America in control of the South, and Russia in control of the North. ... President Harry Truman released the Truman Doctrine, an international relations policy which stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere of influence. ... Thus, the Containment policy to prevent the spread of Communism was to be...

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This fundamental emancipation from control both economically and to a certain extent socially had far reaching consequences on Chinese society. ... From the disparity between the restrictions of their political life and the recent economic and social freedoms stemmed the desire for political freedoms, leading ultimately to a desire for a release from not just economic control but political control as well. ... The first few years of reform bred an incredible success that spun out of control in the years following. Deng's inconsistent economic planning led to inflation while poorly pl...

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Yet many of the Bolshevik policies skewed the lines between socialism and authoritarian rule. ... Idealism was thrown away by realism in Russia as Lenin failed to convince the whole of Russia of his policies, meeting much resistance in a country already exhausted from World War I. ... "After the outbreak of the Civil War, the Cheka became an organ of terror, dispensing summary justice including executions, making mass arrests, and taking hostages at random in areas that had come under White control or were suspected of leaning towards the Whites."" Russia continued into a spiraling path away...

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Stalin's Regime Totalitarianism is defined as of or being a political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow people freely to oppose them. ... Stalin's policy of state-organized industrialization turned his country into a powerful industrial and military power. ... Stalin gained a lot of control when he was elected secretary of the communist party in 1922. ...

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One type of government is Socialism, which is an economic and political philosophy that instead of private control of property and income, it favors public or social control. ... Marxism is the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Karl Marx. ... It takes government ownership of property, prefers public control, and has lack of individual rights. ...

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Hungarian communists were gradually gaining control of Hungary's government. ... The Hungarians did not like his policies and replaced him for the first time in 1953 with Imre Nagy. ... (Hungary 1956 and the Political Revolution) In October, with Rakosi back in power, the discontent with his policies led to street-fighting in Budapest. ... Although Stalin died in 1953, Moscow's control over Hungary and Eastern Europe did not weaken. ... (Hungary 1956) After the 1956 revolution, the Soviet Union kept Hungary under tight control. ...

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Life in China In China life was pretty miserable for many years under the control of Mao Zedong. ... By 1956 however things had changed and the entire Chinese economy was under state control. ... Deng Xiaoping was instrumental in changing things for China in that he publicly declared that Maoism was wrong in its theories, policies and slogans. ... They were under the control of the U.S. and General MacArthur. They started to rebuild their world under the policy of democracy and very quickly became a very prosperous country. ...

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NPC had power to appoint over candidate by party control effectively and little to no electoral choice. ... National Party Congress: National Party Congress functions are: 1) to ratify important changes in broad policy orientation already decided by more important smaller party structures. 2) to elect the Central Committee which exercises the power of the congress between sessions. ... Although the Central Committee does not initiate the policy, party leaders at the top rely on the bureaucratic and regional elites on the Central Committee to the party line is realized in practice. ... Nomenkla...

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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. ... Now that Lenin had the help of Trotsky he brought out the three words that would seal the control of Russia. ... Once they took control of Russia Lenin had to deliver the three promises he made to the country. ...

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He established policies that would make his nation the second most powerful in the world. ... This is where a government exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life. ... Some citizens believe that he was too powerful with his policies to make the Soviet Union the largest world power and that he sacrificed and wasted too many lives in order to build a stronger economy. ...

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The American political culture centers on a set of core ideals--liberty, equality, diversity, self-government, and individualism--that serve as the people's common bond. These mythic principles have a substantial influence on what Americans will regard as reasonable and acceptable, and on what t...

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He saw any disagreement with his policies as being against him, and even when they agreed but wanted to do it more slowly, he saw this as a personal attack. ... Control of the economy would create the most efficient system, and in this case it was collectivization, orthe creation of gigantic state run farms. ...

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The state plays an essential role in creating conditions that inhibit or promote consumption, controls legislation, controls money supply, initiates economic, political, and social policies to attract capital, and controls the legitimate use of force. ...

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At first I felt as though politics was something someone invented to be able to control people in society and that it was a way to control who becomes rich and who becomes poor, but now I have realize that there is more to politics than I thought. According to Merriam-Webster (2015), politics is defined as, activities that relate to influencing the actions and policies of a government or getting and keeping power in a government. ... Now we are at the end of this class, I have learned about the history of political science, methods, political regimes, public polices, concepts, ideologies...

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Despite the obvious communist incentives of the revolutionary thought such as the abolition of redemption payments, such economic policies only brought Russia into " a state of ruin" as Lenin claimed. ... Although the Red Army crushed the revolt, Lenin realized he had to make changes if the Bolsheviks were to stay in control. In order to improve the poor living conditions of the Russian people, improve industrial output, so Lenin could stay in power the New Economic Policy was introduced in 1921. ... The originally communistic goals of the revolution when implemented caused great econom...

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Due to their no-rivals policy, voters have basically no choice about the candidate they vote for; there is only one, the communist candidate. ... To make a long story short, the government controls everything....

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