Explanation of how Japanese, German, and Italian aggression acts took the world to World War II. ... At that time, the economy of Germany was capitalist one, 1933. ... That is how the World War II began in Europe. ... Secondly Russian economy suffered because of the cut in military spending that ensured many people who initially employed being jobless. ... Lastly is the economic legacies; the Cold War left a huge fiscal mortgage placed on many domestic economies hence affecting economies of such countries (Cooper, 1996). ...

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Do we still have the unipolar structure in actual world? ... U.S Economics Power In late 80's, the United States faced powerful, competitive economies in Japan and Germany. But with the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union and the unanticipated decline of the Japanese and German economies, the United States has inherited a degree of unipolarity not seen since the high point of the Roman Empire. The explosive expansion of the U.S. economy in the 1990's represented a key moment to the disparities of economic power between U.S and the rest of world. . ... Between 1990 and 1998, the ...

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Germany's condition after the Second World War was harrowing. ... They wanted to re-establish a stable economy. ... Every country in Western Europe was afraid of a Soviet takeover.9 Not even the USA wanted to risk a war with them in 1948 and when it came to the Berlin Blockade the world was in fear of a third world war. ... Berlin seemed to be again reflecting the political world of the late 40's. ... Greece was also in need for help after the Second World War. ...

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A Command Economy The collapse of the USSR came from the poor performance of the country's economy. ... By the 1980s there was no economic growth in the Soviet Economy. ... Their defeat had a detrimental effect on the morale of the Soviet people as the mighty Red Army had been defeated by one of a third world nation. ... The restructuring of the economy included radical changes. ... Thatcher's success in restructuring the British economy impacted on Gorbachev. ...

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His views on a new world order emerging after the Cold War relate to modernism, secularism, and the global economy, and how these have interlaced people from across the world; however, these intersections have not overcome fundamentalist religions, which continue to defy understanding. ... Various conflicts in the world illustrate how religion is emerging above other political ideologies. ... Second, in a world made smaller by technology, there is more direct and indirect interaction with different civilizations, which helps to intensify the consciousness of ones' own corner of the world....

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As well, all of the nations involved shared the common goals of implementing democratic systems of government and moving to market economies. ... Democracy had been spreading throughout the world for the preceding two decades, but with a very important difference. ... Due to their longtime adherence to communist policies, these nations faced great difficulty in making the transition to a pluralist system as well as a market economy. According to Preuss, these problems were threefold: The genuine economic devastations wrought by the communist regimes, the transformation of the...

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Actually at the beginning of the 1980s the USSR seemed to be in a strong position in the world, but as R. ... But that was not the main problem, it also led to the hostility between the USSR and much of the Muslim world. ... The economy was in a very bad shape in the 1980s. Not only the domestic economy couldn't meet the needs of the population also alcoholism played a huge role. ... But also the west was steadily moving forward with their economy and so it seemed difficult to catch up with the west and stop the drift out of the situation. ...

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The state is pursuing broader interest that have little to do with the economy, and more to do with the state becoming globally engaged and increasing its" social capital. ... A strong economy also gave the state security to a large extent. ... Kitchie decided that if Japan were to survive, the states" economy had to grow. ... The states" economy flourished. ... The state is no longer only driven by foreign policy focusing on the economy as it was in the past. ...

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As the world watched in amazement, the most successful communist country, the USSR, collapsed and disintegrated into fifteen separate countries. ... Economy stagnation was one of the reasons that caused the collapse. In the 1980s, after several years of economy growth, USSR struggled in an economic stagnation which was considered as an inevitable result of a long-term command economy. ... After World War II, people increasingly sought for a much variety of goods which should not only fill their basic needs, but also satisfy their personal demands. However, the command economy, which the USSR h...

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Under Lenin's rule, the Soviet Union underwent radical changes in its economic doctrines by adopting a mixed economy, known as the New Economic Policy (Harris). ... After World War II, miraculously national unity was strengthened, as well as the Soviet Army. ... This was the organizational restructuring of the Soviet economy and government apparatus. ... And finally, by the end of 1993, energy prices would be allowed to move to world levels. Exchange restrictions were eliminated totally to introduce Russia into the world economy. ...

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The Second World War left Europe in hunger, misery, unemployment and a housing crisis. ... At the war's end, not only did the economy of the countries lie in ruins; the entire framework of the European economies had been upset by the war and its aftermath. As a result of a decline in production in Europe, and the disruption of normal trade relations, 1947 saw the threat of world-wide economic crisis (Hemmling, H D). ... There is no doubt that the world's economic and political appearance would be substantially different if there had been no Marshall Plan. ... An immediate consequ...

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Moreover, Nye explains America's challenges as a major player in an ever-changing world. ... In today's ever-changing economy, a communist bureaucracy is far less flexible than markets that are responding to rapid change. ... Japan boasts the second largest economy in the world and ranks second in the amount of Internet users, which plays a big role in today's information age. ... Also, the presence of soft power helps India to be considered a world power. ... The European Union is a very attractive country in terms of world power. ...

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The Cold War started in the closing moments of World War II in 1945. ... "World events were dominated by a great struggle between the democratic and capitalist countries of the west, led by the United States, and the Communist nations, led by the Soviet Union " (Kort). ... However, jobs were lost in all different branches of the economy. ... The Cold War was such a rough time for everyone all around the world, however it hit the hardest for the Germans. ... All of these things combined, put Berlin's economy and relationships with one another in a twist and left them struggling to bring th...

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As a result, Poland held its first competitive elections since before World War II, and in 1989, Solidarity formed the first non-Communist government within the Soviet bloc since 1948. ... The Soviet economy had long-term problems because of its lack of integration into the world economy, in particular it had fallen behind in areas of technology and research Together with a rigid command structure of economic decision making this made the Soviet economy structurally weak and uncompetitive. The Soviet Union had, since the 1917 revolution, taken an isolationist position with the rest of the w...

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Did it produce a stable and orderly world? ... After World War II, the U.S. ... The U.S. knows this and sees the opportunity to come out on top in the world. ... The Marshal plan was a huge success in it's effort to rebuild Europe's economy. It opened up trade and investment opportunities for the U.S. as well as stabilizing Europe's fledging economy. ...

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When Franklin Roosevelt went into office, in 1933, he was determined to stay out of world affairs. ... He was strongly influenced by advisers, who had no faith in European central bankers and felt that there was nothing to be gained by tying the U.S. economy to a hazardous international agreement. ... But most Americans believe it is not realistic for the country to withdraw from world affairs. ... economy, culture, and technological advancement is greatly rooted its relationships with other countries. Indeed, our nation is the world's center of transculturation. ...

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It's quite honestly the closest we got to an actual war in the cold war, and it tested the lines drawn by the two colliding superpowers of the world at that time, the United States and the Soviet Union. ... Palmer, Joel Colton and Lloyd Kramer, in their textbook A History of the Modern World, discuss how Fidel Castro overthrew the 1959 regime of Fulgencio Batista, after returning from exile with his band of guerrillas. Afterward, Castro assured the Cuban people that he would stop relying on the American economy. ... And while Castro did help out with the anticolonial movements in Africa (...

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New technologies initially meant for mass destruction filter down into the civilian world, making current lives easier. ... This fact is evident in the world's participation in the 1991 Gulf War. 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. ... The particular crash that disables the economy is quite commonly called a virus. ... As the face of world politics change, it is evident that the works of Tom Clancy will change as well. ...

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Japan ruled Korea from 1905 until the end of World War 2. ... Korea was divided into North and South, after World War 2. ... World War 2 ended in 1945 and the Korean War started in 1950. ... With Korea's knowledge of how to expand economically, educated population, expansion of territory and resources, and eventual total control of the economy by big-business in Korea's group-oriented culture, Korea would eventually become a world power. Korea would then most likely replace either Japan or Germany amongst the world's top four economies. ...

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The First World War actually began friendly British/American relations similar to that of today. ... Obviously, the German economy was nearly destroyed after having spent so much in hopes of victory and thus was very incapable of repaying the victors of whom included England. ... The Dawes Act was the US" attempt to solve this problem, by filtering American dollars into the devastated German economy in hopes of boosting German GDP. ... In the fall of 1939, Adolf Hitler with his 3rd Reich and Blitzkrieg tactics once again brought the world into war. ... This was a collective security measur...

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In addition, the wide spread proliferation of nuclear warheads has created a worldwide nuclear deterrence. (3) The risk of world destruction is more emphasized now, despite the fact that it existed during the cold war. ... The mutual deterrence that existed during the cold war, because instead of two parties fighting for the world you now have numerous parties trying to defend their own interests inside of their own area. ... For example, India is building a wide variety of new missiles with a range of 90 miles to 1,300 miles. (2) And Iraq refuses to let United Nations teams in to inspect ...

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Reagan realized this was devastating to the American economy, so he called for a change. ... Once the taxes were lowered, economy boomed, the quality of life improved, and the American people were happy. ... These two projects allowed the United States to regain their place as a world superpower. ... Communism had been on a conquest for world domination since the end of World War II in 1947 until the collapse of the USSR in 1991. ... 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 p...

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All of the major cities of the world were destroyed by atomic bombs in this chilling work of fiction set in 1956. ... Other nation states used them as symbols of their place in the world pecking order. ... The world obviously survived nuclear weapon use in Japan and the hundreds of above ground and underground nuclear weapons tests that were conducted during the 30 year period following the end of World War II. ... South Africa built nuclear weapons and even tested one without cognizance of the rest of the world. ... (4) The world can be rid of nuclear weapons. ...

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Not only did Reagan show concerns for the American people, but also people all over the world. ... Eco Map: Bio In the year 1980, an unstable economy at home, a hostage crisis overseas, and the end of prior administrations that were not trusted at all troubled The Untied States. ... (Grimm, 2013) Reagan was stating that government was holding the economy back of its full potential. ... After being shot this reveled some of Reagan's greatest ideas and strategies in order to make America the strongest country in the world. ... Reagan had upheld all of his promises and more for the America...

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During the last years of the Second World War, the Red Army was moving forward and leaving behind pro- communist governments. ... He found a ruined economy. Marshall suggested that America should provided $400 million dollars worth of aid to sixteen "free world" nations. ... By 1948 West Germany was on the road to recovery, the Western powers had set up a new currency there and had begun to rebuild the economy however much of East Germany remained crippled by war and little was done to improve it. ... This time it was said in public, where all the people of the world could hear it. ...

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