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    HOW SIGNIFICANT WAS BOLSHEVIK ECONOMIC POLICY DURING THE RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR FOR THE SOVIET UNION? The Bolshevik Economic Policy during the Civil War was significant for the Soviet Union as it helped to win the war and was the first implementation of Communist ideology anywhere. In addition, it affected many people, led to the Tambov Revolt and the Kronstadt Mutiny and had long-term political consequences. The Bolsheviks’ aim was to dismantle the outdated structure of Tsarist regime and create a new

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    of October 1917, and in the Russian Civil War. Without Trotsky’s impact in the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks would have been defeated. His own beliefs on Marxism combined with his intellect made Trotsky a target and influential leader in the Soviets. From his studies on Marxism, he created Trotskyism, a Marxist ideology based on the theory of permanent revolution. Also, his organization-building skills and revolutionary military ideas made him a great military leader. However, Leon Trotsky was

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    The Causes Of The Cold War

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    predict that the Cold War era would have largely affected the region, which was hugely influenced by his future descendants of Hispanic origin. The Cold War was an indirect confrontation between the two superpowers - the United States of America and the Soviet Union in the period of 1945 to 1991. Moreover, it was a struggle between two world systems: liberal capitalism and communism. The conflict never escalated into a direct war between the superpowers but both countries have been involved in numerous

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    Carrot or the Stick or Neither? If I was drafted to fight in the next World War what would be the best way to motivate me to fight and the worst way? It is a hard question to answer without being in the situation, but after thinking about it and researching historical methods I think I know. I would not fight for patriotism or glory I would fight for the guy next to me and for my own life. More towards fighting for the men around me. The best way to motivate men has always been important throughout

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    in society today. Reagan, like many leaders exhibited positive and negative attributes, most often dependent on one’s political affiliation. My main point is that the vilification or glorification of Reagan simplifies the historical narrative into partisan, ideological silos. I focused on this point while reading the documents because of the perturbing events transpiring in politics today. A dialogue between liberal host Bill Maher and neoconservative writer David Frum on the most recent Real Time

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    rivalry that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, a war fought on political, economic, and propaganda fronts, with limited recourse to weapons, largely because of fear of a nuclear holocaust.1 This term, The Cold War, was first used by presidential advisor Bernard Baruch during a congressional debate in 1947. Intelligence operations dominating this war have been conducted by the Soviet State Security Service (KGB) and the Central Intelligence

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    Throughout the twentieth century, the city of Kiev was occupied by various governments, notably the Soviet and the Nazi regimes, during the Second World War. The German army successfully conquered Kiev on September 21st, 1941, after Soviet forces withdrew. Immediately upon German occupation, the planning for eliminating the Jewish population from Kiev began, and was shortly after conducted at the Massacre of Babi Yar, where it has been estimated that any number between 33,771 to 150,000 Jews were

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    majority of the dollars to purchase American items and Europe 's financial recuperation made new markets and open doors for American venture. Questions Notes • Truman’s foreign policy experts sought American-Arab friendship as a barrier against Soviet influence in the Middle East and as a means to secure access to Arabian oil. o Uncharacteristically defying his advisers, the president responded instead to pleas

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    are three times as likely to be unemployed. Violent crime against women, including rape and spousal abuse, has also increased. Women's participation in paid labor outside the home was one of the defining features of economic life in the former Soviet Union. Levels of women's employment

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    Most of books especially those written by survivors about the experience of holocaust have mainly two purposes. The first one is to record the full horror of the historical crimes such as holocaust, labor forced camps, and etc. The second one is detailed explanation and description of the causes and historical origins of that experience. The Gulag Archipelago is a three volume non-fictional book written by a famous Russian historian, novelist, story writer, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn between 1958 and

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