Not only did it affect the cold war buy stopping the spread of communism in the Middle East, but it affected the future as well by creating the Mujahedeen, known today as the Taliban. ... They also wanted a foothold in the Middle East so the spread of communism had a greater reach than just Eastern Europe. ... The Russians took interest in the country because they believed if Amin was successful at modernizing the country, it would help the spread of communism in the Middle East. ... Once he took sides with the west and wanted to put more western capitalist ideas into place, the Russians saw...

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Berlin was a focal point for changes. the fall of the Berlin wall which will always be remember as the end of "The Cold War". this made west available to the middle east resulting in widespread chaos. Having sustained staggering lose during the war, USSR was determined to establish a buffer zone in eastern Europe. ... Alarmed by the ruthless imposition of communist government in eastern Europe and by the vulnerability of the western government that laid in economic ruin, u.s. secretary of state at the time George c Marshall came up with a program called North Atlantic Treaty Organiz...

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Middle Eastern Bloc: Pretty much agrees and sides with the African Bloc, yet is more interested in political issues then overpopulation. The Middle Eastern Bloc also has very strong spiritual beliefs. ...

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But the most important ones are the ones which were located in Eastern Europe (Poland,Estonia etc.). ... The ethnic conflicts had caused great troubles in Bosnia, Kosovo and many places in Eastern Europe so many wars in Caucasia and middle Asia are expected. ... The collapse of communism had also caused many nationalist competitions in Eastern Europe. The West should encourage the former Eastern Europe Communist States (satellites) to build up capitalist systems and have more relations (trade etc.) with the Western Europe capitalist countries. ...

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For one Harald and Konrad's family are working class and in stark contrast to the middle-class Sophie and thus could possibly not make a transition to the west. ... We see Harald arrive in a train station where he only sees homeless people drinking, a man threateningly asking for money only to dismiss what he receives as "bloody eastern money" and general urban decay. The mis-en-scene of the scene is dark and threatening and in direct contrast to the utopia many eastern Germans no doubt believed the west was. The scene hints at the disillusionment felt by many eastern Germans in the month...

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Winston Churchill warned that an "Iron Curtain" was descending the middle of Europe, the Cold War began. ... The people of Hungary and the rest of Eastern Europe were completely ruled over by communist Russia. ... Although Stalin died in 1953, Moscow's control over Hungary and Eastern Europe did not weaken. ... The Soviets permitted the collapse of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe in the late 1980's and early 1990's. ...

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By the end of the war Germany was in the middle of a disaster waiting to happen. When WWII was over Germany was divided into four parts, which was United States, Great Britain, and France controlled the three divisions that were formed in the Western half, and the Eastern half was controlled by the Soviet Republic. The Western division united to make a federal republic, while the Eastern divisions became communist. ... The Soviet Union was in control of the eastern half of Germany. ...

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Once America lost Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, the East, and even the West would be in danger. ... On the other hand, the civil war had led Greece to a different development from other Communist Eastern European countries since it accepted the aid of the United States. ... It was essential that Turkey keep its territory complete for the sake of maintaining the order of the Middle East. ...

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The topic of my persuasive argument is "Should America attack Iraq"? I have taken the stance that yes America should. This stance will be founded on the position of Iraq and its dictator in the global community, the UN and the sanctions that have been placed upon Iraq and the responsibilities and pe...

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As stated before, however, the experience of the Yugoslavs during WWII was much different than that of other Eastern European countries. ... This is due to the fact that any attempt to do so would immediately see an outpouring of support from non-communist countries that want to see Yugoslavia stay in the middle. ...

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• Grade Level: High School