Leaders in countries such as Germany during WWII, used manipulation and brute force to control and lead the citizen's to follow them - no matter what. ... Do you think the policies of the United States were justified during the Cold War? The foreign policy of the United States during the Cold War had support due to the direct conflict of goals of the U.S. and how the spread of communism could prove dangerous for Americans. ... Cold War policies due to the fear of communism and being worried about their safety. ... In summary, policies that the United States worked with the United Nation...

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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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The Soviet Union had shown a clear interest in creating many satellite states to bring under their control in areas such as Greece and Turkey. ... With this new policy of containment in action the USSR saw this as a way for the U. ... The USSR's disagreement with the U.S containment policy and conflicting political views between the U.S and USSR led to increased animosity as well as many proxy wars in an attempt to gain influence and control in certain areas. ... The Soviets felt the Marshall Plan was a way for the United States to thwart their efforts to spread their control and in turn ...

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Both sides had very different policies. The United States' policy was "Containment" which consisted in the stop of communism and to keep it isolated. The Soviet Union policy was the total opposite, it was the spread and growth of communism, this policy was called "Expansion". ... Sections of Germany under the control of the United States, France, and Britain formed the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The land controlled by the Soviet Union became the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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After analyzing the work of John Isbister, six political theories have been discovered: the modernization theory, imperialism, nationalism, globalization, foreign policy, and economic development. ... Because of this, Iraq was able to control OPEC and had control of the world's economy. ... Foreign policy is a concept that Isbister talks about as well. In the 1980's, Iraq's main foreign policy was the war in Iran. ...

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It was not until after Churchill's "Iron curtain" speech that Keenan began to push for a "Hard-line" U.S. foreign policy in regards to the Soviet Union and Communism. ... Keenan's plans to control the Soviet Union became known as "Containment" and would be the backbone of U.S. foreign policy for the next forty-five years. ... As with any major policy however, there were those that did not believe it would work. ... To make the "Containment" theory policy President Truman needed to get the backing of the rest of the government. ... What would have happened if during the first few ...

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The Soviet Union had control over much of eastern Europe and it was of great concern of the U.S that the Soviet's spread their influence to the weak western European countries. The Soviet Union was a single party state and held a communist economic system that the U.S wanted to hold a 'containment' foreign policy towards. ... Truman handled the nation's containment policy with great success that kept the democratic and free market integrity of western Europe. ... In this respect, it can be argued that Stalin's actions were products of initial U.S/ Allied policy. ... T...

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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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From 1945-1991 the rivalry between the United States method of capitalism v. the Soviet Unions policy of communism dominated political and military decision making. ... If this had happened it would have meant the U.S. was not sticking with their policy of containing communism, so we had to go in and stop it. ... Central and Eastern Europe all lie in the Soviet sphere, and all are subject not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and increasing measure of control from Moscow. ...

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This potentially dreadful incident brought policy makers on both sides to seriously question their use of diplomacy and military force. ... The genius of the policy he adopted resided in his skilful use of toughness with flexibility, and coercion with caution. ... This was so he could protect the citizens of the United States and this showed how much he cared about everyone and knew he could have it under control. ...

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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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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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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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