After his father's assassination, Alexander III ruled with a more oppressive rule than most Tsars before. ... However, with the ascension of Tsar Nicholas II, most peasants were content to wait for a change from tyranny of Alexander III. Nicholas did not share many of Alexander III's qualities. ... A conservative, Nicholas had no intention to change Alexander III's policies, not even the treacherous Okhrana, the secret police. ... However, the real differences between Alexander III and Nicholas II were actually detrimental for Russia. ...

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The Cuban Missile Crisis affected the world because it nearly caused World War III, slightly nullified tension between United States and Soviet Union, and shocked people all over the world. To start off, the Cuban Missile Crisis nearly caused World War III. ... In conclusion, The Cuban Missile Crisis affected the world because the event nearly caused World War III, slightly nullified tension between United States and Soviet Union, and shocked people all over the world. Soviet ships nearly crossed U.S blockade line over Cuba which would have caused World War III. ...

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Both Russia and the United States wanted to avoid World War III in the process of tying to achieve their goals. ... "When the United States discovers the missile sites, the world teeters on the brink of World War III"(CNN). ... In the end although, they both had maintained peace by not beginning World War III, which was one of the main goals of the Cold War. ...

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(Gutman) The Auschwitz III or Buna-Monowitz were built near Monowitz, in the same time forty-five sub camps were built. In Birkenau the gas chambers and the crematoria of the Auschwitz killing center operated and the Auschwitz III was mainly forced-labor camps. ... However 7,650 sick prisoners were saved: 1,200 in Auschwitz I, 5,800 in Auschwitz II, and 650 in Auschwitz III. ...

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Thirteen Days I watched the movie Thirteen Days, for the first time, in class almost two weeks ago. It takes place in the 60's, mostly in Washington D.C. and is all about the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile crisis was the probably the most intense thirteen days in an October in 1962 th...

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The world held its breath as these events unfolded before their eyes; If any decision had have been different, it might have led to WW III. ... In Smoke's opinion, they were willing to risk WW III in order to obtain first strike capability. ...

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This created an oppressive state due to the emergence of "Alexander III"s Manifesto" which dictated that absolute political power resided in the Tsar without any interference of a parliament. ... The chaos climaxed with the political group "People's Will" eventually assassinating Alexander III for "change....

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A. Orwell intended to criticize the communist regime he saw sweeping through Russia and spreading to Europe and even the United States. Though he agreed with many Marxist values, Orwell couldn't really accept the communist understanding of socialism because he saw many similarities between the comm...

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The French emperor, Napoleon III, declared war on Prussia on July 19th 1870, because his military advisers told him that the French army could defeat Prussia and that such a victory would restore his declining popularity in France. ... With Napoleon III no longer in power to protect them, the Papal States were annexed by Italy, thereby completing that nation's unification. ...

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Defense Commands of NATO: The NATO comprises of the following three defense commands which are entrusted with the tasks of defending their particular zones: (i) The European Command (ii) The Atlantic Command (iii) The Regional Command (i) The European Command: The European Command is responsible for the defense of Britain France, Belgium and the Netherlands. ... (iii) The Regional Command: The Regional Command is entrusted with the task of defending Canada and US NATO after the disintegration of USSR: The collapse of socialism in the late eighties and the disintegration of USSR in Decemb...

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ARMENIA Armenia, republic in Western Asia, bordered by Georgia to the North, Azerbaijani to the East, Turkey to the West and South, and Iran to the South. The Azerbaijan enclave of Naxcivan (Nakhichevan) also forms part of its southern boundary. Armenia has a President and Prime Minister...

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NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) The destruction of two Japanese cities namely Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 at the hands of American Atomic bombs unveiled not only the enormous destructive capability of the nuclear devices but also the hazards and the holocausts which were in store for the humanity...

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Many people are happy that the Cold War was just an arms race instead of an actually war because if a war took place then it might have been the end of the world and it would have been label World War III. ...

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Stalin and Stalinism Stalinism is an everyday term for the political and economic system implemented by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union. This system is an extreme case of totalitarianism. The foundations of Stalin's theory were: socialism in one country, and aggravation of the class struggle al...

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For example, in Chapter III after the harvest, under Snowball's leadership the animals held meetings on Sunday's to plan for the next week's work and to discuss any decisions previously made (Orwell pg. 43). ...

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When you hear of the country Russia, what do you think? Maybe of frozen tundras and constant snow storms, however Russia is much more versatile than most are aware. And this is because pre-world war, no one took notice to Russia or were too afraid to venture there themselves. Russia is actually the ...

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YAF as a Reflection of Protest Culture Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) is an organization of college students who are on the conservative Right of the Republican party. Their organization was created in the early 1960's, and continues to be active on many college campuses today. When most pe...

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I. Background The year is 1962. The US and Soviets are in middle of a heated cold war that will decide whether communism and the USSR will become the lead power in the international community, or whether US hegemony will remain. President John F. Kennedy is the current president. Cuba, new...

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After the end of World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in a fierce war, one without fighting, however. Called the Cold War, this war was fought on the political stage instead of the battlefield. The United States and the Soviet Union never actually went to war; in fact, they were actually allies against Germany during World War II. However, after the war ended, the Soviet Union and the United States became bitter enemies again, much like they were before the war. This "cold war," as it was called, lasted until the 1990's when the Soviet Union finally fell. ...

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To what extent were the forces of reaction successful in using terror to preserve autocracy and dictatorships in Russia and the Soviet Union 1855-1955? Ironically, the imperial system of rule tried to preserve autocracy through reform, whereas it is clear that the soviet system relied completely on...

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In the 1st century AD, a Roman- Parthian treaty was signed giving the Parthians rule over Armenia, but when a new dynasty came to power in the 3rd century AD and tried to seize Armenia, the Romans gained control of Armenia and crowned Tiridates III as king. ...

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The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in March 1917, was a result of numerous significant factors. The causes of his downfall included his lack of leadership, poor decisions, the changing social conditions and the rise of opposition groups such as the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. The abdica...

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Background and During the Cooling of Relations The Second World War drastically changed the political map of the world, and especially the European continent. The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. The anti-Hitler coalition, the main role which played the great powers - the US, the USSR, England, and at the last stage of the war France - increasingly reflect the new balance of power in the world. Neither Britain nor France, nor even, defeated Germany could not play in the post-war period of the previous role of the guarantor of balance a...

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Joseph Stalin was the soviet communist leader who's passing molded an era, and whose iron rule determined the lives of millions of people. Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili on December 21, 1879, in Gori, Georgia . Both his parents were peasants. His father, Vissarion Dzhugashvili, was a cobbler, hopping that one day his son will be apprenticed in the same trade; his mother, Yekaterina ...

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