(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. ...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
