At the end of World War II the effects were everywhere. ... From the actions of World War II the Ukrainian nation had to rebuild their economy, population and find a way to still maintain their culture under the influence of the Soviet Union. Ukraine was the country who had suffered the most material damage in World War II, meaning that they were left in an economic crisis. ... Ukraine had a population of 41.9 million in the beginning of World War II and after six long years their population had decreased by 25%, making Ukraine have the greatest human losses in the War. ... Ukraine suffered th...

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However, due to his poor decisions and leadership skills, there were numerous events such as Bloody Sunday and World War I that played a key role in the fall of Nicholas II and the Romanov family. Tsar Nicholas II was a firm believer in autocracy and orthodoxy due to the way his grandfather, Alexander II, ruled in the 1800s. ... The Russo-Japanese war was a strategic move by Nicholas II to distract his people from the domestic problems that existed within the nation during 1904. He believed winning the war would regain trust between him and his people and recreate that forgotten sense of nati...

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-Walter Cronkite The origins of the Cold War have been debated since 1945 when, at the end of World War II, the allied countries of Great Britain, The United States, and The Soviet Union had to decide how to map out the fate of Europe. ... Revisionists challenged the orthodox idea that U.S foreign policy after World War II was anything but righteous and compassionate; on the contrary, revisionist scholars saw eagerness by the US to promote its own securities abroad. ... As would be expected, the period during the 1960's and 1970's, the debate over the origins of the Cold War between ...

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Was Russia a Prosperous Country During the Rule of Nicholas II? ... Nicholas II became the first Tsar to lose a war to an Asian nation. ... The mounting pressures of World War I, combined with years of injustice, toppled the rule of Tsar Nicholas II in March 1917. ... People wanted Russia to stop the war. ... Nicholas II was forced to give up, but he was replaced by a Provisional Government committed to continuing the war. ...

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The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in March 1917, was a result of numerous significant factors. ... Tsar Nicholas II lack of leadership and poor decisions was an underlying cause of his abdication. ... As shown above Tsar Nicholas II was not a popular form of government among Russia. ... On the 15th of March 1917 Tsar Nicholas II abdicated from the throne. ... War communism was during civil war in 1918. ...

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Was Nicholas II, the last Tsar to rule Russia responsible for the uprising of the Russian Revolution? The causes of the Russian Revolution can be traced back even before Nicholas II acceded the throne. ... The following paragraphs will explain my reasons why Nicholas II was partially responsible in causing the Russian Revolution. In 1894 Nicholas II took helm of the throne from his father Alexander III, who died at an early age on Nov 1 1894. ... The icing on the cake that caused people to have a revolution was the First World War which took place right on Russia's western doorstep. ...

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Question What role do you think Canada played as a Middle power during the Cold War and how did this shape our relationship in the Global Community? Response After World War II, Canada emerged as a world power, and ended up with a strong sense of pride and nationalism felt by the citizens. Our role as a "middle power" in the cold war shaped our relationship in the global community. ... Our soldiers were sent to keep peace while negotiating was happening in areas where war hadn't broken out yet. ... We do have nuclear power, just no weapons, as we side on America for the weapons...

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Importance of War: It is undeniable that the Russo-Japanese War was hugely significant in Russian history as the defeat in this highlighted the key flaws in Tsar Nicholas II's leadership and invalidated its reputation as a global powerhouse. Reasons for Entering the War It initially entered the War over control of Mancuria and Korea as Russia wanted more power and land expansion. ... The Effects of War The more profound effect of the War was the shift in Russia's, and most importantly the Tsar's, reputation. ... Aside from this, many aspects of Russian life were affected ...

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Nicholas II was the Czar of Russia from 1896-1917. ... During World War I, when the Allies bullied Russia to get back into the war after their first retreat, they seemed to think of Russia as cowards. ... If losing a war isn't enough to give people of a nation an inferiority complex, nothing is. ... No one believed the war was a noble cause to fight for. ... Russia had been torn apart politically by a weak Emperor, festering with indecision, and socio- economically with World War I, class wars, and the increasing state of industrialization's unrest and bread lines. ...

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The United States and the Soviet Union became the two superpowers of the post - World War II era. ... The most popular view on the origins of the Cold War would be considered to lay in the policies of the World War II, others would say that the mistrust between the two started with the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and communists gaining power. ... Although, I personally would agree that the policies of the World War II played a significant role in shaping the international politics of the post - war world, and possibly could be blamed for the beginning of the Cold War. ... Nevertheless, som...

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The first major reason motivating Alexander II to emancipate the serfs were Russia's experience in the Crimean War and the rising number of peasant revolts. . ... By the end of the war in 1856, Russia's losses totaled 600,000 men. The war showed Russia could not seriously contend with the other European powers. ... When the serfs heard the document Alexander II drafted, they were crushed. ... Alexander II was known as "The Liberator" among the grateful serfs. ...

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Nicholas II was Czar from 1896-1917, and his rule was the brute of political disarray. ... From the day Russia coronated Nicholas II as Emperor, problems arose with the people. ... Nicholas II did not want foreign affairs with Russia's industry. ... At this time, war with Japan was impending. ... The defeat in this war and the expense it incurred were direct causes of the revolution which occured just a few weeks later. ...

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In an attempt to bolster the economy (through the gain of ice-free sea ports into the Pacific) and expand into the Far East, Russia, under the reign of Nicholas II, waged war on Japan in 1904. ... Like in the 1904-5 war against Japan, Russia's army was again poorly equipped. Nearly a million men started the war with no rifles and many more had no boots. ... During the course of the war, the Duma was also in turmoil. ... On the 11th of March, Tsar Nicholas II sent orders for the military forces in Petrograd to forcibly repress the protestors. ...

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The unpopularity of the Tsar was exacerbated by the humiliation in the Russo-Japanese war, and ultimately the spark that started the active part of the Revolution was the massacre at Bloody Sunday. ... Tsar Nicholas II was not a strong and wise leader that Russia needed and his unwillingness to show change, maintaining Tsarism was the only resolute principle that that the Tsar had. ... In 1904, Japan went to war with Japan, with Nicholas thinking that a swift, decisive victory would boost morale and silence growing number of critics to the Tsar's government. ... This crushing defeat, fa...

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The Romanov Dynasty fell about half way through World War 1, and there were many factors that attributed to this. ... I know nothing of the business of ruling' Tsar Nicholas the II. ... The Tsar saw World War 1 as a chance to restore Russia's faith in him and regain the belief that he was sent from God. ... But World War 1 was a disaster for Russia, with the only thing Nicholas gaining being shame and defeat. ... In conclusion, the Romanovs were destined to fail when Tsar Nicholas II came into power, as he was such a poor leader, as proven in the reasons above....

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Alexander II was the first to recognise this and in 1861 he granted Emancipation to the Serfs. ... This occured under the reign of the last Tsar, Nicholas II. ... When war with Japan was impending, Nicholas saw it as an opportunity to rally loyalty to the empire once more. ... The defeat in this war and the expense it incurred were direct causes of the revolution which occured just a few weeks later. ...

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The decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki put an immediate end to World War II. ... Newman, who believes that Truman had carefully considered all of the options, the bombs were the fastest way to end the war. and that Truman believed the Soviets were not necessary in terms of ending the war. ... Gary Alperovitz's final argument lies in the lack of the support for the bomb after the war. ... Alperovitz's second argument lies in the regrets of World War II military leaders. ... Henry Stimson had been Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Secretary of War during World War I...

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Thesis: While the existing problems with the Tsarist regime and the incompetent leadership of Tsar Nicholas II were key factors of the February Revolution of 1917, the disastrous consequences of Russia's involvement in the First World War in 1914 were what made the uprising inevitable. ... However, Russia's humiliating loss to Britain and France in the Crimean War in 1856 signaled its relapse to a huge but weak nation. ... The peasants' frustration became evident in Alexander II's assassination, which was the last of seven unsuccessful attempts. ... Indeed, he was in clo...

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The threat of a nuclear war is greater now that the cold war is over because, more nations have nuclear warheads, the smuggling of nuclear materials is on the rise, and nuclear treaties are ineffective. ... The war there is not a cold war. ... In 1993 the U.S. and Russia signed the START II treaties, which commits both nations to reducing arms to levels of 3,500 and 3,000 respectively. ... The START II treaty was not ratified by congress until 1996. ... (4) In addition, the START treaties, I, and II apply only to the United States and Russia. ...

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Under the regimes' of Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicolas II to an extent, terror was not used as extremely as the likes of Lenin and Stalin in the later period of 1900-1950. ... The establishment of the October manifesto under Tsar Nicholas II was an attempt to re-establish support from the masses. ... Additionally the defeat of Russia in the World War, increased levels of discontent, reducing the chances of sustainability in regards to the Imperial system. ... Alternatively it can be argued that the Purges in the 1930's just before war are evidence of where terror was used and...

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This set the wheels turning that started the first World War. ... Russia's Emperor, Nicholas II was pressured by Russia's military to defend Serbia. So after much regrets he declared war on Austria-Hungary. ... Then, following its alliance with Russia, France declared war on Germany. And that was the first of the complicated beginnings of World War I. ...

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The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. ... During World War II for the US economy were truly "golden": with the beginning of military operations from Europe to America poured a huge flow of capital greatly stimulated its economic growth. ... In addition, the United States played in the war, and as the largest creditor of the coalition, which after the war proved to be financially dependent on the United States. ... The establishment of the ruined economy of the country also participated huge army of prisoners of war. However, by 1945 th...

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This feud led to the Cold War which didn't really consist of official battles, but more of disagreements and uncompromisable disputes. ... At the end of World War II, Germany was split into 4 zones controlled by the British in the northwest, French in the west, America in the south, and Soviet Union in the east. ... Luckily, the conflict was ended with no war and compromise was achieved quickly. During the Cold War, Americans were terrified of the Soviet Union and left with no knowledge of whether or not the Soviets would attack the US. ... If the Soviets tried to force communist views o...

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As mentioned before General Milyutin was a big supporter of reform and this was because he believed that emancipation could help to create a more professional army as seen by western powers such as Britain who, along with other nations, had defeated Russia in the Crimean war which ended in 1856. ... Alexander had been crowned while Russia was being defeated in the Crimean war and this had shown how ineffective her military was which meant that reform, through emancipation as well as other more detailed military reform, was essential. ...

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However in the 1917 revolution these points and many other factors are reversed against Tsar Nicholas II and he is unable to bring the rising masses of Russia under control and therefore the 1917 February revolution succeeded in forced the abdication of the Tsar and with him the Tsarist regime. ... Even though the Tsar had just being embarrassed in the Russo-Japanese war his armed forces were still loyal to him. ... Even though Russia had lost the war with Japan and there had been shortages of food and poverty the war was now over. ... This was made easier by the fact that the war was fought ...

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