Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev was an important figure in history because of his willingness to end the Cold War and Communism as it was known in the 1980s. ... But his economic reforms came at a huge price - his enforced collective farming led to a famine in the early 1930s that is thought to have killed at least six million people. ... Elizabeth was also able to prevent the outbreak of a religious or civil war on English soil. ... Francis Bacon Because of Bacon, people began to think differently and question ideas like the church, which had previously been the biggest, unquestionable stre...

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The government's paranoia of the Communist party escalated once again during the war of Vietnam. ... This oath was extremely important because if America did not hold to this promise the worlds view on America could be forever damaged. ... No one has demonstrated of whatever size can win a guerrilla war- which is at the same time a civil was between Asians- in jungle terrain in the midst of a population that refuses cooperation to the white forces and provides a great intelligence advantage to the other side-(option 3). ... This war was guerrilla war. ... The war did not only affect the...

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The people were getting the feeling that the government was caring too much about the freedoms of the people that they were loosing there order. They felt that movements such as movements toward gay rights and movements toward civil rights had caused a loss in tradition to the way the United States Government had been ran in the past. ... The Vietnam War was important because liberal presidents had occupied the executive branch and it caused a negative impact on the liberal president (Johnson). ... The Vietnam War forced him out of office and gave room for the conservative presidents. ... ...

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World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. ... During the Franco-Prussian war, Alsace and Lorraine were taken from France. ... The treaty's declaration that Germany was entirely to blame for the war was humiliating to the German people. ... They fought a war of ideas called the Cold War. ... All the events previous to today are very important and significant in society. ...

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The Civil War, a war where never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle, was largely attributed to our rights, which demonstrated the importance of all American's freedoms. Another of the more recent events that showed how important our rights are, was the Civil Rights Movement. ... One such way would be to support war efforts by doing volunteer work at a war materials manufacturer, or donating war supplies like nylon. ... In conclusion, there is nothing greater we can do for our country and its future generations of people, than reach out to its future. ... Assist...

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In the fifties people were aware that the nuclear definition of the family was new. ... During these difficult times, families were forced more than ever to rely on extended kin. ... The economy was booming during the fifties, and continued to do so for almost twenty years. ... Presidential campaigns were televised which educated the people on the candidates. ... The civil Rights movement began which eventually succeeded and provided equal rights for all. ...

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Kevin Phillips decides to present this statement also, but in a unique way by comparing the Regan era with two other important periods in American history, the post Civil War Gilded Age and the Roaring Twenties. ... The deregulation during the Reagan era is comparable to the relaxation of the antitrust laws during the 1920's. ... Remember the Cold War? ... The policies of the Reagan era had the opposite affect on the people that where to be helped the most. ... Because the Cold War was still making the front news, the administration was able to justify the spending of millions. ...

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There is an infinite amount that can be learned from other people's mistakes, victories, and defeats. ... He made many important decisions that shaped America then, and even still today. ... Roosevelt recognized the potential for U.S. trade, and, claiming that the U.S. had the right to impose order in Latin America, he intervened in a Civil War in Panama to foster construction of the Panama Canal. ... During the Potsdam conference Truman received an important message from home. ... World War II was over. ...

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In 1917 after the overthrowing or the Russian czar Stalin was able to return where as a result of the February and October revolutions he was named Commissar of nationality affairs of the communist party. 1918 was Stalin's time to shine as a military power, he served as a general of the red army in a civil war which lasted for 3 years, Lenin then appointed him commissar of the workers and peasants. ... In January 1924 Lenin died, the country was led by 5 people: Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Lev kamenev ,Grigori Zinoviev and Nikolai Bukharin. ... In 1934 to 1939 during Stalin's "reign of...

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Janurary 20, 1961, President Kennedy stood in Washington, DC and addressed the American people. ... JFKs Inaugural Speech is one of the most important in American history. ... He speaks on topics such as international relations, American concerns, and freedom for all people. ... During the early Sixties, America was experiencing internal and external problems. With the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement at home and enemies being made overseas, the president had a laborious and intricate job to do. ...

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