The country could not exist under one administration since the occupying powers wanted to achieve their own political ideas. ... Clay listed some problems "which cannot be resolved in Berlin without inter-governmental decisions." ... This constellation of different powers with different interests in one country can be seen as an unavoidable conflict situation. Post-war Germany may have been a breeding ground for further conflicts, since the country was of major interest for all the powers and compromises were not accepted. ... Stalin wanted to force the Western Allies to either let go Berlin...

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As a region Latin America ranked low on the U.S. priority list; other area were seen as facing more immediate Soviet threats. ... On June 18,1954 a force of 150 invaded Guatemala from Honduras, the key to the invasion was not the exile force, but the regular Guatemalan army. ... The new Cuban government, under Fidel Castro confiscated private property, sent agents to initiate revolutions in several Latin American countries, and established diplomatic and economic ties with leading socialist powers, such as USSR In June Congress had passed legislation enabling President Dwight D. to take retali...

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Both men molded their countries into international powers prior and during World War II through sometimes-questionable means; however, Hitler was better for his country than Stalin was for his due to the economic, social, and political changes that he caused in Germany. ... Instead of seeking to rebound from the Great Depression using economic nationalism, like most other global powers did, Hitler set goals of autarky and self "sufficiency," which included complete independence from international trade. ... He furthered Lenin's work by forcing the Russian population to conform to the...

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Gorbachev abandoned the "Brezhnev Doctrine- "the Soviet Union's policy of intervening with military force, if necessary, to preserve Communist rule in the region. ... Moscow's refusal to use military force to buoy the regime of East German leader Erich Honecker led to his replacement and the initiation of political reforms, leading up to the fateful decision to open the border crossings on the night of November 9, 1989. ... In Romania, the Communist regime of hardliner Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown by popular protest and force of arms in December 1989. ... The Soviet U...

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Just recently, 298 people perished from the devastating crash of Malaysian flight MH17. The flight originated from Amsterdam, Netherlands and was on its way to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia when it plummeted to the ground of Ukraine that is currently controlled by pro-Russian militias. Several allegations ...

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