The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crisis of the Cold War, a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western world led by the United States with NATO among its allies, and powers in the Eastern hemisphere, dominated by the Soviet Union along with the Warsaw Pact. This began after the success of their temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany, leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with major economic and political differences. Back then the world was considered bipolar becau...

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They always impress other nations with their tolerance, with extraordinary and unique ornaments, with their patriotism and use of tradition. ... Despite these negative effects on Kazakh culture, Kazakhs are improving their fashion and clothing at current days by having a good financial situation and with the help of developing the economy of Kazakhstan. ... Westernization brings a huge impact on our society; people were engaged with their tradition, clothing and with their general lifestyle. ... (Trading Economics, 1992-2015). ... However, in our modern society, with powerful partners in th...

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All of the events in history helped shape the world into the society it is today. ... With Napoleon III no longer in power to protect them, the Papal States were annexed by Italy, thereby completing that nation's unification. ... This left France at an alliance with Russia because they did not like Germany after the conflict. ... With lots of further battle, in August of 1945, an American B-29 dropped a single atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, obliterating its existence. ... They had different ideas about economics and government. ...

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