The consequences of the crisis acted to ensure the decline of Anglo-French dominance in both Egypt and throughout the Middle East. ... The dire consequences for France, and Britain domestically and internationally illustrate how the Suez crisis saw the end of dominant British imperialism in the Middle East and beyond. ... Nasser's stand against the imperialist powers emphasized Egypt's power within the Middle East, thus making the Cold War states far more eager to gain Nasser's Arab alliance in 1956. ... Despite Eisenhower not wanting to loose influence within the Middle East,...

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In the middle of it all lay Germany, divided and occupied by the four allies. ... The Western Allies occupied West Germany and the Soviet-Union occupied East Germany. ... The East German people elected Konrad Adenuer leader of the Christian Democratic Republic. ... On August 13, 1961, East Germany leader backed by the Soviets authorized the sudden construction of a wall between West and East Berlin; where hundreds of thousands of East Germans had continued to flee to the West. ... The new government had no intention of changing the Federal Republic Governments policy towards the East. ...

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Turkmenistan is a country located in the Middle East and somewhat in central Asia. ... The Shia Sunni clash consists of almost all of central Asia, the middle east, and northern Africa. ... Turkmenistan is located in the Middle East and central Asia. ...

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Moreover China was very curious about its population which in the middle of 21 century will reach 1.5 billion of people. ... China expected to find additional territory in the Far East and on the North. In this perspective a deep cooperation with Soviet Union and later on with Russia will block any Chinese activities in the process of potential enlargement in Far East, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. ... If immigration policy of Russia towards Siberia wouldn't be changed, 10 millions of Chinese people will migrate till the middle of the 21 century. ...

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False alliances make it easier to achieve specific communist goals, such as the acquisition of advanced technology or the negotiation of arms control agreements or the spread of communism to the Middle East and Africa. ... Nyquist (2012) states "China and Russia continue to collaborate on issues relating to the Korean Peninsula, the Middle East, and Latin America when US interests are impaired....

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The dividing line between the Free World and Communism was Germany, which was divided into East Germany controlled by the Soviets, and West Germany, which was part of the Free World. Germany was further slit down the middle by Berlin. ... As Communism neglected more and more citizens in East Berlin, they risked their lives trying to make it to the other side of the wall. ... Later that year the wall between East and West Berlin was torn down. ... The following year, in 1990, East and West Germany reunited and became the sovereign nation of Germany once again. ...

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Introduction Cold War refers to the condition of political hostility and military tensions between power blocks, involving threats, economic sanctions, subversion, and propaganda and other measures short of open warfare, for example, the one that existed between the Soviet power blocs and the United...

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The leaders of the Soviet Union decided that the only way to prevent the total collapse of their economy and country was to seize the oil rich Middle East. ... Bob Toland was a middle-level analyst at the National Security Agency. ...

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Nevertheless, by the middle of the 1960's Hungary was one of the most industrialized states of Eastern Europe. ... This compares with an NMP per person of about $2,390 in Poland, $2,730 in Czechoslovakia, and $4,340 in East Germany in 1975. ... East Germany was Hungary's second most important trading partner in 1976, accounting for 8.8 percent of imports and 9.1 percent of exports. ...

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During the year 1917, two revolutions took place in Russia. The February revolution of 1917 led to the defeat of Czarism, and a republic was established in its place. However the October Revolution of 1917 established the dictatorship of the proletariat (i.e. the laboring class). The February revol...

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They became factory workers and turned into a new middle class. ... Looking to the Far East, Nicholas saw potential in Port Arthur, a strategic warm-water port on the Pacific Ocean in southern Manchuria (northeastern China). ...

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The most characteristic feature of the Cold War, indeed the very reason behind the name, is that superpowers were afraid of the potential consequences between them, as epitomized by the fear of nuclear Armageddon.  As a result, both sides were dedicated to fighting the battle through proxies rather than directly. These proxies usually took the form of communists or nationalist rebels that were financed and armed by the Soviet Union and the USA respectively. Throughout this era however, the phrase 'history repeats itself' comes to mind. Both the superpowers seemed to make recurring...

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He lived in an old house, in the middle of the village, with one room and two windows, he also was able to attend a nearby school. ... The USSR's slowness in biting off its slice of defeated Poland, a delay of fourteen days, can be explained by Stalin's concern to close hostilities in the east before moving militarily in the west. ...

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Middle class and proletariate, without the high welfare from government, was exploited by the new capitalists. ... The motive images redefined national identity as a virtuous America who against a destructive social east (Staffort). ...

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