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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Peaceful co-existence is started by the soviet leader Khrushchev in the mid 50s, it was after Stalin's death and Khrushchev introduced the new policies of "De-Stalinization" and "peaceful co-existence". The new policy meant that the USSR was prepared to live together with USA in peace, instead of the constant threat of another world war. 2. ... He introduced the new policies of "openness" and "restructuring" and tried to use these policies to make the communist USSR more popular. These policies lead the solidarity to grow and later became the legal government of Poland. And when Solidari...

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By the middle of 1918 these various groups held more than two-thirds of Russian soil, and threatened to take control of the central regions currently under Bolshevik control. ... They did so through a vast policy of nationalisation, whereby all banks, wholesale trade and large enterprises (and later, small enterprises) were brought under state control. ... And again, these responses are an example of how the new regime was able to adjust its policies and ideas as the situation demanded. ... However, this view ignores the fact that the actual idea's and policies behind the new and ...

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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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His cruel policies got the attention and fear of the entire world. ... He had the power to control every aspect of life in the Soviet Union, and he took advantage of it. He obviously did not care for the lives of his people, because of his removal and collectivization policies. ... He used collectivization of farmland, where small farms were combined into larger farms under government control. ...

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Lastly by not privatizing large enterprises gave the state control of the assets to avoid any extreme cases of tunneling and asset stripping. These acts suggest that state ownerships and control played an important role in maintaining industrial production cushioned economic growth. ... The Government then took action and announced the unification of the exchange rate and adopted a market-based monetary policy. ... By liberalizing to slowly set Belarus into a trap that severely disabled them from leaving a state-controlled economy. ... This country still needs more structural reform and an a...

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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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Once Stalin was in control, part ideology and leadership all came under his leadership. ... Since pre-revolution, the Bolsheviks had direction and a leader, provided through the April theses and was implemented through populist policies including, the land decree and workers' rights policies. ... Whilst it was kept under control be Lenin, his death, created a power struggle, whereby its results ultimately shaped Russian history. ... Stalin had utmost control over Russia and removed any possible political opposition to his rule, such as Kirov, and did so through the purges. ... Finally, h...

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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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Their failures as leaders included policies that either pleased or benefited the people. ... The government's continued half-hearted attempts to reform Russian society, combined with its resolute refusal to compromise on any matter of power and control put Russia on a course toward revolt. ... Russia's backward position relative to the West, its lack of arms, poor training, and corruption in the high levels of government and the army translated into such military losses that Tsar Nicholas II decided to take direct control of the . ...

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The defeat in the Russo-Japanese War and the failure of the Duma to control Nicholas" inefficient rule both created misery amongst the Russian people. ... There are several factors which isolated the Tsar and ignited the revolution: the Tsar's role is commander in Chief linked the failure of the army with the monarchy; the role of Nicholas's wife, a German and Rasputin, a suspected German agent, created much hatred as they took control while the Tsar was at war; the state of the army, trained inefficiently and affected by lack of food and supplies, deteriorated; the failure of the Du...

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The defeat in the Russo-Japanese War and the failure of the Duma to control Nicholas" inefficient rule both created misery amongst the Russian people. ... There are several factors which isolated the Tsar and ignited the revolution: the Tsar's role is commander in Chief linked the failure of the army with the monarchy; the role of Nicholas's wife, a German and Rasputin, a suspected German agent, created much hatred as they took control while the Tsar was at war; the state of the army, trained inefficiently and affected by lack of food and supplies, deteriorated; the failure of the Du...

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It is said that the alliance help smaller states achieve their foreign policies; consequently, hegemonic states would want access to elements that would spread their sphere of influence. ... The hegemonic state subjects itself to the costs of the alliances to try and control the smaller state. ... Entanglement alliances are process whereby a state is compelled to aid an ally in a costly unprofitable enterprise because of the alliance, while entrapped alliances are forms of undesirable entanglement in which the entangling state adopts a risky or offensive policy not specified in the agreement. ...

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The North America has free trade policies, as does the European union. ... Unlike Orwell's vision of a one-party dictatorship controlling hundreds of millions, we get instead the world being controlled by the stock markets, and fluctuations in currencies. ... I think that instead of giving more power to these people, we should give government, which for all its failings is at least democratically elected, more regulatory control. ... It is for this reason, therefore, that I suggest a world organisation, similar to the United Nations, that controls and regulates the stock markets of the ...

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The North America has free trade policies, as does the European union. ... Unlike Orwell's vision of a one-party dictatorship controlling hundreds of millions, we get instead the world being controlled by the stock markets, and fluctuations in currencies. ... I think that instead of giving more power to these people, we should give government, which for all its failings is at least democratically elected, more regulatory control. ...

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In the 1800's nationalism, imperialism, and militarism had a big part in the cause that started World War 1. Making territory, control, and trust an issue. In 1871 Kaiser Wilhelm 1 sought to unite German-speaking people in Europe under Germany through the pan-German movement. Nationalism helped ...

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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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The influence of these groups, as well as internal problems and foreign policy were all causes of the revolution. ... His Russification policy forced Russian culture on the 50 million non-Russians in the empire. ... Although the outcome of the revolution saw the settings up of the Duma, these were controlled to reign as an autocrat. ...

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" Europe was divided into EAstern and Western Germany controlled by the U.S.A and the U.S.S.R ( Soviet Union). ... Truman's stated policy "the Truman Doctrine – was not just about supporting the rights of a majority against the armed might of a minority, it also had a strategic bearing to it."he also said that it would be "the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." ...

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The Soviet Union, however, tried control areas it considered vital to its national interest, including much of Eastern Europe With the threat of the Soviet Union no longer existing the U.S. is now free to use unlimited force against almost anyone it may choose. ... The U.S. government has continued a policy of convincing the American public of the great evil existing elsewhere to achieve their economic, technological and defensive objectives. ...

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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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"The Sources of Soviet Conduct by X states "In these circumstances it is clear that the main element of any US policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long term, patient but vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies". ... At the end of World War II, Germany was split into 4 zones controlled by the British in the northwest, French in the west, America in the south, and Soviet Union in the east. ...

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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 Capitalistic system allows it's people to die of starvation simply because of their being poor (at least until the eerily similar version of Communist policy known as "welfare" came into being in the United States). ... The allowance of having one leader control all aspects of a nation is not a good idea. ...

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After the murder of his father, Alexander III tried to implement a policy of "Revolution from above". ... The Tsar was an autocrat and he controlled his new government as one. ... Tsar Nicholas II and his government had difficulty controlling these different people over such a vast territory, as the different groups all wanted different things from their Tsar. ...

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But the western part of Ukraine including the capital Kiev had seen growing resentment towards the pro-Russian policies and the ability of Russia to influence the country's foreign affairs and deals with the European Union. ... One party wants Ukraine to remain united and under control of a strong Kiev government. ... The areas which are resisting the control of the national government should be brought back in the democratic process and offered political lifelines....

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