While previous political transitions had seen similar circumstances, the actual events in question had generally occurred individually. ... In regards to the political aspects of unification, it effectively left a Germany with no national or ethnic minorities, as well as having undisputed boundaries. ... For all the good that seemed to be imminent as a result of unification, many problems also arose regarding the political transformation that Germany was undergoing. ... The conflict between West Germany's goals of national unity and international integration remained the...

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Environmental problems are to be considered as a world problem, as opposed to national problems, for pollution affects the whole world indiscriminately, regardless of political boundaries. This is perhaps the most problematic aspect of this issue, for the solution depends on the coordination and cooperation of all major governments, regardless of political differences. ... This quote best addresses the problem of international cooperation, for if the problem of pollution has no political boundary, the solution against pollution should be independent of nationality. ... In the particular case o...

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In the early morning hours of 2 March 1969, Soviet border security personnel spotted a platoon-sized element of Chinese soldiers crossing the frozen Ussuri River, which forms a natural boundary between China and the USSR. ... This would be an opportune time, since the United States was heavily invested, both economically and politically, in the Vietnam conflict in 1969. ... Both the Chinese and Soviets hoped the United States and our Western allies would deem this rift as a sign of regional and political instability between the two Asian nations, resulting in military cutbacks and a reduced...

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Also, the stipulations in the Treaty of Versailles, such as the German loss of its international colonies, which caused the loss of foreign markets, shipping and investments, the restriction of its boundaries, and the occupation of the Ruhr, made it very hard for Germany to rebound from its financial depression. ... Also, Germany proposed a network of bilateral trade agreements that was designed to somewhat unite a politically divided Europe. ... He furthered Lenin's work by forcing the Russian population to conform to the beliefs of his political party. ... However, his system already ha...

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The whole world recognizes the Russian Empire as on of the strongest powers that plays a prominent role in the international political arena. ... Russian national consciousness have formed in conditions, when many Russians had to live on the boundary of spiritual strength, leaning against the highest spiritual values; Russians did not doubt about the absolute meaning of these values. ... Russian soul and political decision-making (life) are perfect examples of cause and effect. ...

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The country could not exist under one administration since the occupying powers wanted to achieve their own political ideas. ... Also the political differences between the "Bizone (the merged zones of the USA and Britain) and the Russian and French zone were significant. ... Such problems were the disarmament and peace treaty, the fixing of the boundaries and the conditions for the economic unification. ... This kind of animosity and suspicion dominate the foreign politics until the late 1980's. ... Berlin seemed to be again reflecting the political world of the late 40's. ...

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The Suez Crisis of 1956 demonstrates the inextricable link between the vehemence of Cold War politics and the decline of the once invincible imperial powers. ... The Suez crisis undoubtedly resulted in a pivotal shift in global politics. ... Furthermore it is a prime example of Cold war behaviors and politics in order to gain geographic and cultural alliance, just as it was seen in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan. ... The crisis also emphasized the intensity and complexity of the Cold War crisis and the lengths, but also boundaries experienced by both America and the USSR. ...

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Introduction The fall of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union was more than a political event. ... The often messy business of politically reconstructing a nation defies traditional democratic ideals. ... Later in his article, he writes "those that have not yet resolved the dilemma of defining their national and territorial boundaries are unlikely to make much more progress in other domains- (Smitter 73). ... Issues of more effective regional and ethnic political representation must be addressed through a movement away from the Soviet system that unfairly distributes economic cont...

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Communism is a political theory about leading a society to equality. ... However, America feared this political view because their ideology was very different from that of communism's ideology. ... Eventually, European countries were divided into East and West by the "Iron Curtain" (Doc A), the boundary that separates the Warsaw Pact countries from NATO countries; America was in charge of Western Europe and the Soviet Union was in charge of Eastern Europe. ...

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Instead, communist governments were established in all those countries, noncommunist political parties were suppressed, and genuinely democratic elections were never held. ... Poland's western boundary will be moved to the Neisse River, a territory containing approximately nine million Germans. ... These ethnic groups view the decisions made at Yalta as a political betrayal of their respective nations. ...

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Russia is a nation that has gone through many hardships and reformations to get where it is today. After the Tsarist regime over the country disintegrated, many leaders arose with plans that included radical reforms to change Russia from where it stands, as well as one that attempted to stabilize th...

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But these religious persecutions gradually faded as most people in Europe became more politically sensitive with strong political affiliations and tenacious resistance to their new revolutionary style governments. ... Their attempts at radically revolutionize their various countries led to the emergence of new kind of political upheaval that produced political refugees of the 19th century. ... Also, the inordinate ambition for violent territorial expansion of nation states which replaced the collapsed empires in these regions meant that political opposition alliances to such ideals were crush...

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Stalin's first political pseudonym was "Koba" (a fictitious hero in Georgian literature). Such pseudonyms were quite common among the Russian revolutionaries of that period; Lenin often published under the name "Tulin" (note that even the names "Lenin" and "Stalin" were political pseudonyms). ... It was during this period that Stalin ordered his first executions (mostly of captured Whites and other various political prisoners). ...

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Roosevelt had hesitated to discuss the Polish issue in detail for political reasons. ... Some members of the exile government in London to be integrated into the communist Lublin government Stalin promised to hold free elections at the end of hostilities The main issue surrounding this provisional Polish government at the Yalta Conference was its status in determining the country's political future The Soviet Union had occupied parts of Poland ever since 1944. ... These terms recognized the government that Soviet occupants had imposed upon Poland, as legitimate and left no basis for h...

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The Soviet Union placed a military and also political barrier between the east and the west. ... Finally the boundary line between North and South Korea was drawn at the 38th parallel . ... In the south, the U.S. backed right-wing political leaders while the Soviets supported the left-wing side. ... Political conflicts spilled over into a war that was a fight to determine Asia's future. ...

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I quickly learned I was researching something that spanned political, historical and religious backgrounds and tapped into the heart of the American attitude most recently seen in Obama's election victory speech of "yes we can".1 Despite this, the president recently appeared to be hesitant to proclaim views of support for exceptionalism. ... As James Ceaser states "It is probably a truism of political speech that if one has trouble defining immediately what a term means, someone else is using it a different way.... I shall then move onto the Cold War itself, identifying the...

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The Soviet Union used the Warsaw Pact to erect a facade of collective decisions and actions around the reality of its political domination and military intervention in the internal affairs of its allies. ... The parallel was not intended to be a boundary. Since the parallel became a boundary, the country was divided with the Communist North and the non-communist South. ...

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• Grade Level: High School