The period following WWII was a period of tension characterized by conflict at diplomatic, economic and all levels short of actual armed conflict between the principals on either side. The origins of the Cold War can be traced to conclusion of World War II and the disagreements between the USSR and the Western Powers. It was a direct result/consequence of the inability of the left and center to co-exist after the disappearance of the right. Beginning with the Yalta Convention in 1945, and continuing with the Potsdam Conference later that year, the United States and the United Soviet Socialis...

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When thinking of World War One, the pictures that often come to mind are trenches, stagnant warfare and other items that are associated with the Western Front. When one thinks of War in Africa, items that generally come to mind are old tribal wars, or General Rommel's Afrika Corps, General Montgome...

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Due to its quick success in the early 1950's, the Cinerama was a big reason why large numbers of people returned to the theatre after World War II. ... Alfred Hitchcock in a prime example of an auteur who heavily influenced and was influenced by the French New Wave Cinema. ...

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The Big Four negotiating it were President WIlson, Premier Clemenceau, Prime Minister Llyod George, and Premier Oralndo. ... This brings us to the main point of this article; Wilson had to get his armed forces up in numbers without breaking his campaign promise to his people. ...

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Introduction Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili in the village of Gori, in the Russian province of Georgia, on Dec. 21, 1879. His father was a shoemaker with a penchant for drunkenness, who left Gori when Stalin was young to seek employment in the city of Tiflis. Thus Joseph's...

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Only four year later, in 1924, Mussolini had risen to power to become Prime Minister of Italy and then in 1925 he had become Italy's new dictator. ... He threatened a march on Rome unless he was not appointed Prime Minister of Italy and the King of Italy at the time, Victor Emmanuel III who would not dare back the current regime quickly supported Mussolini and his Fascists...

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It worked brilliantly as a metaphor combining with Churchill's alarming tone as well as the former Prime Minister's ability to captivate an audience and led to a change, almost overnight, in opinion.22 Truman also followed with his own speech talking of "perilous times" showing a seemingly unified opinion between the two, and thereby a seemingly unified opinion between the two nations against the Soviet Union. ...

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History Coursework 2, Question 1. In 1928, the newly empowered Stalin embarked on one of the most ambitious industrialisation programs in world history, leading to the establishment of the U.S.S.R as a pinnacle world superpower in less than half a century. Industrialisation was the primary goal o...

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