This essay was originally to deal with debates regarding Soviet Russian history. ... In short, this essay will study key influences on the development of the understanding of the question- What motivated Mao to instigate the Cultural Revolution? ... The main phenomenon dealt with in the essay is the major shift in historical writings against the Cultural Revolution. ... The essay demonstrates the nature of the shift in the interpretation of the Cultural Revolution, and explores possible motivations behind this shift. ... Essay The context in which history is written influences its in...

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• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Free press and civil liberties were suppressed. ... This essay would argue that the answer to this question is no. ... Another important factor which this essay will discuss is that of the influence of the West on the Eastern bloc. ...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Free press and civil liberties were suppressed. ... This essay would argue that the answer to this question is no. ... Another important factor which this essay will discuss is that of the influence of the West on the Eastern bloc. ...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Free press and civil liberties were suppressed. ... This essay would argue that the answer to this question is no. ... Another important factor which this essay will discuss is that of the influence of the West on the Eastern bloc. ...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Regime Change This essay will study the success rate of the establishment of a stable democracy in post-communist states. ... This essay will compare and contrast two post-communist countries, focusing on Poland, who has had a fairly successful' transition to democracy, and Romania, who shows clear signs of a complicated and uncertain transition towards democracy. ... Huntington, democracy has five different elements of criteria, firstly, in terms of elections, Huntington believes elections, open, free and far are the essence of democracy, the inescapable sine qua non (the third wav...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Therefore in this essay, I will discuss the key causes to the beginnings of the war and analyse which one of these causes could be considered as the starting point to the Cold War. ... The century would be left to witness the rivalry between these opposing ideologies: Lenin's state communism and Wilson's liberal, free enterprise capitalism. ... Truman said, "I believe it must be the policy of the U.S to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." ...

• Word Count: 3123
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School