Expansion of military conflict was accompanied by the growth of military orders, which, in turn, created favorable conditions for the accelerated development of the industry. ... The new "super weapon", as demonstrated by the Americans, was to show the world that the US is a leader in the military sphere. It was with these weapons the US administration has decided to pursue a policy of defending its national interests in the world, "the US military said this quite openly. ... At the end of the war power of the Soviet Union it was based not in the economic area (where US leadership was undeniab...

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The Viet Minh (an abbreviation of "Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi" or "League for Independence of Vietnam") under the political leadership of a man best known by his last nom de guerre, Ho Chi Minh, and the military guidance of the able Vo Nguyen Giap, conducted a resistance movement against the Japanese from bases in Tonkin (in northern Vietnam). ... In the end, he did little for the French military effort. ...

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In 1815, at the Congress of Vienna, Tsar Alexander was quite prepared to use the congress to pursue the traditional aims of foreign policy, in particular the aims of westward expansion and European dominance, which greatly angered the Western states. ... Britain's foreign secretary, Lord Castlereagh called it "a great nonsense" and in the Congress System (1818-1828) Britain and France constantly disagreed with the Holy alliance. ... Less than two weeks after taking office, Truman met with the Soviet Foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov at the White House. ... The "Warsaw Pact" (1955) u...

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McCarthy accused high government officials and high standing military officers of being communist. ... Out of these 20,000, 16,000 changed their minds when they reached military camps, 1300 went to non-combat units, 1200 gained furloughs to do farm work, and 100 did Quaker relief work in Europe. 500 suffered court-martial, and out of these, 450 went to prison. ...

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Tatarstan, for example, strives to sell its oil at world market prices in foreign markets to generate income, and in 1993-94, the local governments in Tatarstan and Yakutia sought economic decentralization in Russia by refusing to pay federal taxes. ... Paternalism, clientelism, and military intervention prevailed over legal methods and legal institutions. ...

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By 1939 the only member of Lenin's original Politburo who remained, was Stalin himself. (6) In relation to foreign policy, Stalin exerted his influence to ensure that all Eastern European countries (except Yugoslavia) had Soviet-imposed puppet regimes. ... This shows the importance of Soviet military force in maintaining communism's tenuous grip on power. ...

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By 1939 the only member of Lenin's original Politburo who remained, was Stalin himself. (6) In relation to foreign policy, Stalin exerted his influence to ensure that all Eastern European countries (except Yugoslavia) had Soviet-imposed puppet regimes. ... This shows the importance of Soviet military force in maintaining communism's tenuous grip on power. ...

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By 1939 the only member of Lenin's original Politburo who remained, was Stalin himself. (6) In relation to foreign policy, Stalin exerted his influence to ensure that all Eastern European countries (except Yugoslavia) had Soviet-imposed puppet regimes. ... This shows the importance of Soviet military force in maintaining communism's tenuous grip on power. ...

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MARX Marx was a Historical Materialist; he wanted to try to find the laws of nature. He used knowledge to explain everything. He knew that working was the most fundamental thing. It determines your society. He said that economics was the most fundamental thing. The Economic Mode of economic pro...

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But the account of Adrian Nastase's Government should be viewed in the light of dif-ferent considerations: Thus, the Romanian foreign policy has produced some positive results, as for instance the lifting of the visa requirement for Romanians traveling to the European Union since January 1, 2002, the invitation received last year in Prague to join the Nato and the visit of the US president George W. ... Such deficiencies and shortcomings are constantly criticized by the EU and other su-pranational and international institutions as well as the foreign businesses. ...

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This was all possible due to the heavy investments from the socialist countries, who wanted this country so close to their number one enemy (USA) to succeed at any cost, which would have allowed them not only military presence within a rocks throw, but would have made for advertising comparable to no other. ...

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History Coursework 2, Question 1. In 1928, the newly empowered Stalin embarked on one of the most ambitious industrialisation programs in world history, leading to the establishment of the U.S.S.R as a pinnacle world superpower in less than half a century. Industrialisation was the primary goal of Lenin and Stalin, as well as many communist party members. The Soviet economy had made advances under Lenin's semi-capitalist N.E.P with its slight capitalist elements, but Stalin's five-year plans were far more ambitious and so far riskier. Did the Soviet Union need to industrialise so ...

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Comparative Economic Systems It would be extremely easy to state that economics is an area of study that seeks efficient use of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants and that economic systems simply refer to the outcomes of economic activities, which are influenced by social, natural and poli...

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