Another civil war, mainly because of power struggle occurred during this period (680-694), in which Alis son Hussein was killed by Muawiyyas son and successor named Yazid at Karbala in Iraq. b) Economic Warfare: Economic factors play a vastly important role as underlying cause of war. The Russian Revolution of 1917- the Russian civil war, is commonly traced with the ideological warfare of the people stemmed from the influence of Marxism-Leninism. ... Indeed, Tokugawa Ieyasus period was a very peaceful without almost any civil war. ... More t...

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During World War I, an extreme patriotism took hold in the United States. ... But, the suspicion and distrust was also directed against German-Americans (Germany was the main enemy of the U.S. and its allies in World War), immigrants, and people who were considered to have "radical"" or extreme political beliefs that were thought to be "anti-American." ... Another event that occurred during World War I, and continued in the immediate years following the war, was the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the successful formation of a Communist or Socialist state in Russia. ... Arrests, searches withou...

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Defense Secretary Robert McNamara during the Vietnam era admits in his memoirs that Vietnam War was a mistake. ... From current point of view advocated by many people including myself, War was terrible mistake and it cannot be justified. ... During cold war world split into two blocks, each of them maintaining existing order and recruit new members. ... "In Vietnam, the last sustained war the nation fought, the United States spent $111 billion during the eight years of the war, from 1964 to 1972. ... He like many people of that had doubts what is true reason why United States entered Vietnam W...

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War communism was the policy pursued by The Bolshevik party during the Russian Civil War from 1918 to 1920, until Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy. During the civil war Lenin had geared the economy towards the war against the opposition forces, the various strands of the divided "Whites". ... Major agricultural regions were occupied by the white armies during the Civil War, intensifying the food problem further. ... Another important aspect of war communism was the red terror, carried out by the Cheka. ... This was evident in Stone Age groups when people had no concept of private prope...

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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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Workers soviets, unions and Zemstvo played an important role in the early development of Russia. ... The main threat to Lenin's new empire came in the form of the white movement, a movement from within, a movement from abroad, but in all cases a civil war. ... Service argues that Lenin during the Civil war was too quick to resort to the Cheka and Red army stating; "Lenin preferred to overdo the blows than to risk letting an opponent survive the assault"[5] this could be seen as especially significant when we re-examine Lenin's use of force during the Kronstadt mutiny, alth...

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The people of china wanted change; hence modernization. ... The 2 most important industrial and political contributions are: the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. ... The Chinese movie, "To Live" portrays an unbiased life of a commoner family from the Civil war to the end of the Cultural Revolution. The film is segmented into 3 sections: civil war, Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. ... Youqing, is killed during the smelting of the steel. ...

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The powers establishing hegemony over the society use an important part of the people known as intellectuals to impose their world-view. ... Undoubtedly the most important topic of an investigation into a historical occurrence is its inception. ... At the heart of the Red Scare was the conscription law of May 18, 1917, which was put in place during World War I for the armed Forces to be able to conscript more Americans. ... Some organizations such as the National Civil Liberties Bureau, which would later be renamed the American Civil Liberties Union, took up the task of standing up for the rig...

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At the time, Russia lagged economically behind European countries as a direct result of World War I from 1914-1918 and the Russian Civil War from 1917-1922. ... World War I and the Russian Civil War led to the establishment of a Communist government in Russia, which leveraged its tight control on the film industry in order to forge unity amongst all social classes. ... This treaty was fairly generous to Russia, since she was fighting a national civil war that was of higher priority. The Russian Civil War was fought between the Bolshevik Red Army and the Anti-Bolshevik White Army. ... A firm Co...

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The war was over. ... At the heart of the Red Scare was the conscription law of May 18, 1917, which was put during World War I in order for the armed forces to be able to conscript more Americans. ... One was the National Civil Liberties Bureau, which would later be renamed the American Civil Liberties Union. ... Members were lynched and important Socialist documents were burned. ... This gave Palmer the authority to conduct his raids, during which thousands of people were arrested and detained without actually having been charged. ...

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Later he was captured by the Russians to serve for the Red Army during the Russian Civil war of 1918. ... During the war Tito supported Yugoslavia's participation in the communist revolution. ... After the Russian Civil war Tito returned to Yugoslavia. ... Equality was important to the people, for most wanted to rid Yugoslavia of the old order. ... Tito's foreign policies were tested during the cold war. ...

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In a world of battling monsters, Canada seemed quiet during the constant dissension of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. ... During the end of 1940's through the 1980's, the world was hushed in fear of a battle brewing between the former war allies, United States and the Soviet Union. ... "During two years of life in Canada, I saw the evidence of what a free people can do. ... This spy ring was made up mostly of civil servants, scientists and a Member of Parliament. ... This event ignited the start of the Cold War. ...

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They are in many ways the two extremes, Czechoslovakia - 'The Velvet Revolution' so named for being civil and without deaths. ... The government during communism was quite different from the present system. ... Such human rights provisions as states own constitutions, and international covenants on political, economic, civil, and cultural rights. ... The American war for independence can be dated back to times of the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... Moreover, the war generated substantial resenment towards the colonists among English leaders, who were not satisfied ...

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They are in many ways the two extremes, Czechoslovakia - 'The Velvet Revolution' so named for being civil and without deaths. ... The government during communism was quite different from the present system. ... Such human rights provisions as states own constitutions, and international covenants on political, economic, civil, and cultural rights. ... The American war for independence can be dated back to times of the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... Moreover, the war generated substantial resenment towards the colonists among English leaders, who were not satisfied ...

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He would die before World War I. ... Revolution Stalin played an important, but not vital, part in the revolution. ... Armed uprisings broke out and grew into civil war. ... The Bolsheviks won the civil war in 1920. ... Production of industrial machinery and farm equipment became more important, and production of cloth...

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Memories of help given to the counter revolutionaries during the civil war only helped to highlight the potential disputes. ... By 1926, pre war production levels had only just been achieved after the huge damage to Russia's infrastructure inflicted by the First World War and the civil war. ... Dissatisfaction was building among those who fought the civil war for the reds. Stalin's drive for the five-year plans was popular throughout the lower sections of the party, and communism being the government of the workers; it was hard for the more important officials to object to it. ... To...

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The forces of production (technology, capital, the infrastructure of society, etc.) are important for the simple fact of who ever controls them controls the society. ... "the 'rise of the gentry' ... ideas concerning resistance to rulers ... nor even the narrowing financial base of the Tudor and Stuart monarchy ... determined the outbreak of the Civil War ... ... Having failed, the King traveled north to an important port which was also a military stronghold, as well. ... People began to rally behind the King. ... A significant amount of people rallied behind the King a...

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Furthermore it will discuss the important issue of the European Union, and show how, depending on the country, and its success of democracy it has been given the opportunity to join the European Union, which proves to be a very important indicator as to who has succeeded and who has not. ... The list goes on, and with two world wars, the division of Europe, a world warped with ideological conflict during the cold war and political and economical pressures of the late 60's and 70's which had previously shattered complacency about stability and progress in the democratic world, now fai...

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The FBI was a constant force during McCarthyism. When the FBI took over the role of the Civil Service Commission to handle most of the Loyalty-Security Program's investigations, the author explains the importance of such a move. ... Ellen Schrecker uses these two examples in the book to stress how the struggle for power and political influence was important in the development of McCarthyism. ... McCarthyism was developed during the Cold War, a period of great hostility between the Communist and non-Communist nations. ... It is important to realize that the repercussions of even a relati...

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Free press and civil liberties were suppressed. ... Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... Another important factor which this essay will discuss is that of the influence of the West on the Eastern bloc. The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

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Free press and civil liberties were suppressed. ... Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... Another important factor which this essay will discuss is that of the influence of the West on the Eastern bloc. The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

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Free press and civil liberties were suppressed. ... Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... Another important factor which this essay will discuss is that of the influence of the West on the Eastern bloc. The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

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Having lived in China during the 1920's and witnessed the realities of struggle against Communism, Andre Malraux wrote Man's Fate, an example of how strong Communist strings can be. ... As a young man, he traveled to many places, one of them during his mid-twenties, which was when he witnessed the revolution in China. ... He even accepted Russian aid until 1927, when he reversed his beliefs, and so began the civil war between the Kuomintang and Communists. Malraux's vivid descriptions of happenings during this civil war could only come from firsthand knowledge. ... Therefore...

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During the 19th century China finally saw fall towards the West through unfair trade impositions and regulations, and after World War II the Chinese Communist Party took control of the China that is known today. Shortly after World War II there was a power struggle between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Kuomintang (KMT), the nationalist party, shortly after the Treaty of Versailles in 1920. The two factions held civil war for more than 20 years before the CCP won control of China under Mao Zedong. ... Property rights was a new concept to most Chinese during the economic revolutio...

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On the night of November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall-the most potent symbol of the cold war division of Europe-came down. ... The movement simply went underground, and the rebellious Poles organized their own civil society, separate from the Communist government and its edicts. ... As a result, Poland held its first competitive elections since before World War II, and in 1989, Solidarity formed the first non-Communist government within the Soviet bloc since 1948. ... The collapse of communism in East Central Europe and the Soviet Union marked the end of the cold war. ... On the other han...

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