The symbolic impact of a withdrawal of American troops from Berlin would mean a victory for the Soviets and could impress the population in a way that would threaten every free country in Europe.8 So not only was Germany an economically important factor, but also was the fight over the country a struggle of two systems, capitalism and communism. ... What America wanted to avoid was the Soviets goal: To apply communism on countries in Europe and to attach them to the Soviet Union. ... In their opinion the danger of Europe falling to communism was too high when Berlin would lose its western zone...

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Order, discipline, and pride were traits that defined Germany. ... The order and discipline that had defined Germany for so many years was lost (Beck, et. al 762). ... Some Germans became increasingly worried that Communism would soon spread to Germany and began electing representatives of a new party that had emerged. These new politicians began promising the German people that "the perils of Communism would be checked and instead of hopeless unemployment, Germany could move towards economic recovery." ... He would play on the fears of the German people, especially on the issue of Communi...

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By defining democratization in the first section, focusing on the two variables- inclusion and governmental accountability- a comparative democratization scale to measure the level of this democratization achieved in the countries being studied will be established. ... All three entered the transition period after the fall of communism and moved towards constitutionalising democracy. ...

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Fascism is defined as the belief in a strong central government that has strict control of the industry and the people. Fascism was created because of the failure of the people to help the economy and the constant fear of communism. ...

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