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102 Communism Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports


A Balanced Economic State
Two main economic systems have been developed since the Industrial Revolution, these are Capitalism and Socialism. Both systems have advantages and disadvantages, this essay will explain these, and also give my proposals for a mixed system for the whole society of the United Kingdom.CapitalismCapita....

Adversity Gives Birth to Healing
Adversity Gives Birth to Healing As wars go, Vietnam is the one that will always stand out. Because of its enduring service as a mark in international government communication and the movies and books it set off, the Vietnam War still dwells in the psyche of Americans. (Wintle) Perhaps the ma....

Analysis of “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” by Walter Benjamin
The article “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” by Walter Benjamin examines the meaning of art at a time when it can be easily manipulated and distributed to the masses. He mentions art and its aura. According to Benjamin, this aura does not consist of the artwork itself. But i....

animal farm
The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell was a very interesting, complex, and informing novel. In the novel, George Orwell uses farm animals to portray people of power and the common people during the Russian Revolution. The novel starts off with Major explaining to all the animals in the fa....

Art Criticism using the frames - Chinese and Japanese Art
4 x Art Criticisms - Frames Chinese and Japanese Traditional and Contemporary Art Art Criticism and History – Subjective + World The “Realisation” exhibit now showing at the AGNSW is designed to open Australian people’s eyes up to the variety, magnitude and powerful meaning that contempor....

Australias Response to Communism in the Post-War Era
In the 1950s the biggest threat to Australia both democratically and physically was communism; a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership, freedom of speech and in theory unequal pay and religion. Communism went against the basis Australian rights and threatened the democracy that many men....

Bay of Pigs
The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion, in 1961, had caused great humiliation towards the United States. The newly inaugurated President, Mr. John F. Kennedy, had started many events that tampered with the relationship between our nation and Cuba. This conflict had soon led many other countries int....

Beliefs and values in The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
The Time Machine is a futuristic novel written by the end of the second half of the XIX century by H.G Wells. In this novel several social topics are implied with a futuristic touch. The main theme in which focus will be taken is social order change and its ability of deforming beliefs and values in....

Berlin Wall
"The deprivation of human rights which the Berlin Wall represented had twisted and perverted the lives in striking ways" (Heller 212). The Berlin wall was built to keep citizens of East Berlin from leaving their country in search of a better life for themselves and their family. The Communist b....

Berlin: A City Divided
Berlin: A City Divided Name Class Professor Name Date Berlin, Germany, once a great city, and its people went through years of hardship as a result of the outcome of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War. Germans referred to ....

Bolshevik Consolidation of Power
How were the Bolsheviks able to maintain their power in 1924? The Bolsheviks were able to maintain their power to 1924 by pragmatically applying policies to suit the circumstances they found themselves in. By using decrees, force, foreign policy, terror and economic policy as required, the Bols....

Brave New World
A World of Stability: A World of Fear “People are happy; they get what they want; and they never want what they can’t get. They’re so conditioned that they practically can’t help behaving the way they ought to behave” (Huxley 236). Mustapha Mond, one of the ten World Controllers argued the le....

Causes of War
History Essay The main causes of war are militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Militarism is a strong military spirit or a belief that you have the best miliary force and can defeat an opponent. Alliance is the merging of efforts or interest by two or more groups. Imperiali....

Child Rearing Practices in Cuba
Geography When most individuals think of Cuba they think of cigars and a very hot climate. Cuba has a lot more to offer. Cuba is the largest island of the West Indies and make up the Greater Antilles archipelago along with Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. It was discovered in 1492 by Christ....

Chinese communism
Jordan Kembel 4/12/06 Thesis Paper WC I Honors Period 1 Causes of Communism in China Through out history China has been what could be called an introvert country. They have kept to themselves and seen other civilizations as inferior. They have had a fear towards progress through out their h....

cold war
The Cold War is the term used to describe the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, where it seemed like there could be a nuclear war at any time. An actual full-scale shooting war never broke out, so they called it a “cold war.” It was “fought” on “economic, philosophic, cul....

Cold War Conflicts
The Cold War as intense rivalry that developed after World War II between the Soviet Union and their allies who supported Communism and the United States and their allies who were against Communism. This war was none as the “cold” war because no fighting had actually occurred. Many people descri....

Communism and Capitalism
Capitalism vs. Communism In our economy people are either Capitalism or Communism; sometimes agree with ideas from both branches. However, these two branches are quiet different. Capitalism being a economic system in which the means of production are mostly pri....

Communism and Socialism
Communism and Socialism are types of governments that try to keep people equal. These governments grow in popularity when human society is split into the two classes of have and have-nots; thus, a struggle in social classes cause a reformation in the government. Communism is a type of government w....

Communism and the Failure of the Social Contract for Karl Marx
In 1848 Karl Marx finished writing The Communist Manifesto, a set of ideas that attack capitalists, oppressive regime. The main argument of this work is that class struggles are the driving force behind the development of history and that a revolution is needed to rid the society of its classes. Acc....

Communism vs Democracy
Communism vs. Democracy The United States of America is a country that believes in democracy and has unfavorable ties with communist countries. The United States has tried for decades to improve relations with the countries that don’t practice democracy. History shows disagreeme....

Communism vs Democracy
Communism vs Democracy Written by: blissweet Communism is an original system of society, quite different from Democracy in many ways. While total democracy is not widely spread, many forms of it are prosperous throughout the world today. One of the first and major differences between a Communist....

Compare/Contrast Fascism vs. Communism
Democratic governments depleted as poor conditions ran across the world. The great depression forced many people to be frustrated with a democracy. They wanted change and a new era. A quick way out of the economic problems that they faced. This would be accomplished with the new governments of n....

Contending Visions of the Middle East
Contending Visions of the Middle East Zachary Lockman’s book, Contending Visions of the Middle East, provides a thorough examination of Western ideological perceptions of Middle Eastern policies as well as scholarly positions in reference to this topic. Lockman refers to “the age of ignorance”....

corporate governance in Russia
Introduction Russia is considered to be an emerging market, a fact always connected to creating an economy from scratch. Therefore, after going through a complete restructuring in the Post-Soviet era, the country for the first time encountered the topic of contemporary corporate structure. ....

Crisis of communism in China: factors causing it
The crisis of Chinese communism was a result of the pressure which was contributed by the various policies implemented by the Chinese government under Deng in the 1980s. The policies that Deng implemented in the 1980s had failed to satisfy the masses and thus created discontentment towards the Chine....

Criticisms and Commendations of Bill Clinton’s Foreign Policy
Jeffrey Rogerson Dr. Kilroy POLS 3144 5 April 2007 Criticisms and Commendations William Jefferson Clinton entered office as the third youngest president to ever serve as the nation’s Commander in Chief (Wikipedia). Bill Clinton exited the presidency with the highest percentage of public appr....

Cuban Missile Crisis
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS The Cuban Missile Crisis might have lasted only a few days but it was a turning point in peace or an all out nuclear holocaust between world powers or even a potential third world war. If the world has ever had an event that had the potential to make Earth a horrible wastelan....

Cultural Genocide in Tibet
On March 10, 2008 Tibetan monks commemorated the unsuccessful revolution in March of 1959 and marched peacefully through streets of Lhasa. A wave of protest spread from the capital to surrounding provinces with dense Tibetan population. Police and armed forces were put in place by the Chinese cent....

Cyber-Communism: The New Threat in the New Millennium
My expedition into cyber-communism began when I read Brock Meeks' "Hackers Stumble Toward Legitimacy"[1]. The article addressed a recent hackers' convention. Interestingly, the keynote speaker was Eric Boucher[2] (alias Jello Biafra[3]), a rock star with no technical background. Numerous question....

Deceit and Lies: Abigail Williams and Joseph McCarthy
“Fear doesn’t travel well; just as it can warp judgment, its absence can diminish memory’s truth,” (Miller, “Why I Wrote.”) There are many instances in history that warp judgment and common sense. For example, in the 1950s Joseph McCarthy led a hunt for Communists. People were controlled by....

Decolonization
Decolonization Prior to World War II, the European powers enjoyed the many advantages that came with colonial power. These European nations were able to establish important strategic military posts, consume natural resources not found in their respective countries, and help “civilize” oppress....

Democratic Alternatives
I often hear others complaining about the president or showing discouragement in regard to the upcoming election. There is always an opposition on tough decisions in relation to touchy subjects such as; the war in Iraq, foreign policy and immigration. I feel that Americans are taking for granted t....

Development is fundamentally a political process
In this essay, I will argue that development is fundamentally a political process. I will define key terms to put the concept of development in context. I will show how power distribution is ingrained in every aspect of upgrading the capabilities and potential of a nation. Using Marxism and the West....

Edward R. Murrow - Good Night and Good Luck
One of the most unique phenomena of the 20th century is the mass media revolution. Of the many pioneers who shaped broadcast journalism, it is Edward R. Murrow who has been called its founding father. It is even possible to say that Edward R. Murrow made TV journalism what it is today. Edward R. ....

European History: Single party states
The crises faced by the Bolsheviks in the period 1917 to 1924 forced them to be ruthless and blind to human suffering. The charisma Lenin used in seizing power was replaced by terror in the suppression of political, military and economic threats. By the time of his death, the Bolsheviks had control ....

Explain why the Reds were victorious in the Russian Civil War
Explain why the Reds were victorious in the Russian Civil War. The October Revolution of 1917, in which the Bolshevik party, led by Vladimir Lenin, brought about a coup, to overthrow the Provisional Government was a success. They presented the takeover as a revolution in the name of the workers'....

Fahrenheit 451
Imagine a culture where books are prohibited, where the basic rights illustrated in the First Amendment hold no weight and society is merely a brainwashed, mechanical population. According to Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, this depiction is actually an exaggerated forecast for the Amer....

Fahrenheit 451
Imagine a society where books are prohibited, where the basic rights made clear in the First Amendment hold no weight and society is merely a brainwashed, mechanical population. According to Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, this depiction is actually an exaggerated forecast for the Ameri....

fall of Communism in RussiaSoviet Union
Communism in the USSR was doomed from the onset. Communism was condemned due to lack of support from other nations, condemned due to corruption within its leadership, condemned due to the moral weakness of humanity, making what is perfect on paper, ineffective in the real world. The end of this syst....

Fascism Vs. Communism
Fascism vs. Communism During the Great Depression, many people lost faith in democracy. Extreme ideas of many types arose. Two examples of new governments that arose were fascism and communism in many countries. Fascism is a system of government with centralized authority and a dictator ruler....

Fifities (The 50's)
The fifties was a very exciting decade. It was a time of happiness and fun. The end of World War II brought thousands of young servicemen back to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs. With energy never before experienced, American industry expanded to m....

Following Were All Equally Important Problems Faced By the Weimar Republic: (i) French in the Ruhr (ii) Hyperinflation and (iii) Munich
After world war one finished with the signing of the Armistice and the Treaty of Versailles the German people were faced with a number of problems. It started with the German leader and king running off to Holland leaving all the mess and problems of the war to be cleaned up and sorted out by someo....

four types of economic systems
The four types of economic system are communism, socialism, capitalism, and mixed economies. First communism is described as a society in which the people regardless of class own all the nations resources. The people through the government own and operate all businesses and factors of production. Co....

French vs Russian Revolutions
Europe between the years of 1789 and 1989 was a place of revolution and change. With the invention of the steam engine, spinning wheel, and assembly line came the Industrial Revolution, which had a huge impact on European society and transformed it from agricultural to urban. The idea of capitalism ....

From Cold War Liberalism to Modern Conservatism
From Cold War Liberalism to Modern Conservatism For many decades, liberalism was the biggest factor in politics, and the largest force in changing America. Liberals believed in government that was active in the nation to provide “economic prosperity, security, and social justice. Liberalism str....

How does Arthur Miller show that dancing in the woods can lead to the deaths of innocent people?
In The Crucible, Miller shows that in the 17th century puritanical and theocratic society, mere 'dancing in the woods', by few young girls, had the power to cause paranoia, mass hysteria and moral degradation, and ultimately lead to the death of many innocent people in Salem, Massachusetts. In order....

How does Arthur Miller turn a family argument into an exciting, dramatic, and theatrical event?
In this essay I am going to discuss how Arthur Miller transformed a family argument into an exciting, dramatic, and theatrical event in the play “A View from the Bridge.” I will talk about characters, events and dramatic devices used to create such a dramatic event. The protagonist of the play ....

How is The Time Machine representative of the late victorian era?
The Time Machine is a classical novel written by a very famous short story and novel writer, H.G. Wells. This was the book that launched H.G. Wells’ literary career when published in 1895. The story is about a middleclass man who develops a theory about travelling through time and tells his friends....

Immortal Hopes of Animal Farm
Communism is supposed to be a system under which all property would be held in common. The dignity of the poor workers oppressed by capitalism would be restored, and all people would live as equals in communism. This book, Animal Farm by George Orwell is an amusing story of allegory of the early his....

In what ways and with what results, was Germany the key focus of the early stages of the Cold War?
During WWII, Germany was a common enemy to Allied Forces which started with Great Britain and France and ended up with the Soviet Union forming part of it together with the United States of America. After defeating Nazi Germany ruled by Adolph Hitler, the Soviet Union got to Berlin and afterward the....

Italo Calvino - Nonexistent Knight: A Defense of Marx
Italo Calvino is considered one of the most important Italian fiction writers of the 20th century. Among his more famous works is the Our Ancestors trilogy which is comprised of The Nonexistent Knight, The Cloven Viscount, and The Baron of the Trees. The Nonexistent Knight, written in 1959 is the ....

Its A Jungle Out There
Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle (1906) gives an in depth look at the lives of the immigrant workers here in America. In fact the look was so in depth that the Pure Food and Drug Act was created as a result. Many people tend to focus purely on the unsanitary conditions instead of the....

Jes Grew- Mumbo Jumbo
Ishmael Reed, through parody, allusion, and satire, manages to convey the meaning of Jes Grew without once explicitly defining it in his novel Mumbo Jumbo. There is a good reason why he never defines it; Jes Grew has no true definition. Even those infected by this “anti-plague” that evokes the jum....

JFKEssay
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917, the second son of financier Joseph P. Kennedy, who served as ambassador to Great Britain during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He graduated from Harvard University in 1940, winning note with the publication ....

Joseph stalin
Joseph Stalin (1927-1953) led the Soviet State through the challenges of World War II. Although the war was a terrible drain on the already impoverished and exhausted society, it resulted, paradoxically in strengthening the Soviet dictatorship. The war distracted the Soviet people from Stalin's exce....

karl marx
Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx was born May fifth 1818, in a middle class home in Trier on the river Moselle in Germany. Marx came from a long line of Rabbis who where influenced by Voltaire and Rousseau. Karl was educated at home until the age of thirteen, he was sent to college at an early age o....

Korean War
The Korean War lasted from 1950 - 1953. It was not just an internal war but it was an important war in the event of the Cold War. The USA fought against the Soviet Union, or better: Caitalism against Communism. It resulted in the division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea at the 38th para....

Lenin, A New Biography
Lenin’s life in Lenin, A New Biography reflects on his family’s ancestry and his childhood along with the childhood of his immediate family. Dmitri Volkogonov, the author, focuses on the theories Lenin had, where he drew them from and how he executed the philosophies that were proposed by hi....

Mao Tse-Tung¡¯s Individual Dictatorship is the Root of China¡¯s Backward Economy after 1949
Mao Tse-Tung, a former chairman of Chinese Communist Party, had ruled China for 27 years. Mao had always struggled for his individual power and autocratic rule in his life. All his theories and policies, to some extent, were strictly concerned with dictatorship. The Chinese Communist Party was a mai....

Marxism Vs. Law: applied to the situation of aboriginals in Canada
The quest for justice has been one of the ultimate motivators and accelerators of various historical reformative movements in the world. The struggle of freeing the slaves, supporting the rights of women, ending poverty, and liberating the oppressed – to name a few - has always been incited by th....

Marxist Policy: Lenin vs. Stalin
The 20th century was marked by an era in which all parts of the world felt the pervasive impact of Communism, a movement that was initiated by the German philosopher Karl Marx. Marx’s ideas and theories became known as Marxism, which proposes a classless society to promote equality and the dictato....

McCarthyism and the Media
The Cold War ushered in a new era in the American society that would change the way in which everyday life was carried on by the public. Men, women and children were convinced to fit the average mold that was promoted through propaganda issued from the American government and media. Events, such as....

Nazi ‘Race Policy’ in consolidating Hitler’s power in Germany in 1938
Hitler’s consolidation of power began with his appointment to the post of Chancellor of Germany. Naturally this would be a strong factor towards any consolidation of power. However, due to the constant feuding of Kurt von Schleicher and Frank von Papen for the chancellorship, and Papen’s deal with....

Nelson Mandela
Profile of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Nelson Mandela's greatest pleasure, his most private moment, is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky playing. Locked up in his cell during daylight hours, deprived of music, both these simple pleasures were denied him for decades. With ....

Nelson Mandela
[intro] Nelson Mandela is one of the most revolutionary figures in South African history. Since the beginning of his involvement in South African politics he has been changing and re-establishing the ideologies of the South African community continuously improving and helping to create peace betwee....

Nelson Mandela, a man before or after his time?
Word count: 3500 Content: • Nelson Mandela’s life • A short history of South Africa. • Nelson Mandela, too late? • Nelson Mandela, too early? • What has changed? I’ve always been very interested in politics, especially when it comes to Africa, and if there was one person I....

Origins and Conflicts Contributing to the Second World War
Origins and Conflicts Contributing to the Second World War Between the years of 1939 and 1945, most of the world was engulfed in what would be the largest and deadliest war in history. World War II was a global military conflict which was fought between The Allies and aggressor nations of the ....

Origins of the Vietnam War
In most Southeast Asia the anti-colonial movements wanted to achieve independence either through peaceful negotiation or through fighting for it. Vietnam was special in that way; Franc's policies were firm and uncompromising towards the national movements, which eventually brought Communist....

Outline the aspirations of the United States, Cuba and the Soviet Union at the outset of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Each of the countries involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis had different aspirations that they wanted to achieve for the outcome of the situation. The USA was seeking to remove the missiles from Cuba whilst avoiding any military conflict and therefore eliminating the threat of nuclear war. Russia, o....

Pigs and Politics: An Analysis of Animal Farm
A utopian society is one of literally “no place,” an existence which is not possible and a lifestyle ridiculed by George Orwell in his literary work Animal Farm, a novel that dissects the meaning of such a society. Orwell writes in the Modernist literary era, a time when authors make an effort to ....

Rise to Power of The Nazis.
Higher History: Rise to Power of the Nazi's Essay Q: "'A lack of a strong central government in Germany was the main reason for achievement nnnof power by the Nazis in 1933' Discuss." A: Following defeat in the First World War, the Weimar Republic was formed as one of the most democratic....

Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pl....

Ronald Reagan and Clinton foreign policy
Ronald Reagan was appointed into office in 1981 and brought a much refreshed vision into the office. There was some debate whether the success of his term was based on luck, or an inventive and ingenious foreign policy. Regardless, there were many great tactical decisions made by Reagan that led to ....

Russia
Russia did not exist as a nation just seven years ago. It was formed from the ruins of a greater nation. Russia's current troubles are based on problems it found, or created, during the years it operated under socialism. This theory, which proposes equality and the means of achieving it, has been sc....

Salem/European Witch Trials Compared to the McCarthy Hearings
The evidence of witchcraft and related works has been around for many centuries. Gradually, though, a mixture a religious, economical, and political reasons instigated different periods of fear and uncertainty among society. Witchcraft was thought of as a connection to the devil that made the victi....

Stalins Success in fullfilling Bolshevik ideals
The Russian Revolution in 1917 was a Bolshevik push for Communism and equality but the years that followed the overthrow of the Provisional Government were not in line with the original views of revolutionists. After the 1917 Revolution in October there was famine and poverty as Russia struggled to ....

The Cold War
The Cold War was the open rivalry that developed after World War II between groups of nations practicing different political systems. On one side there was the Soviet Union and its allies, often referred to as the Eastern bloc. On the other side were the United States and its allies, usually ....

The Cold War
The Cold War was a period of confrontation between the two superpowers, the USA and the Soviet Union. The conflict lasted from the end of World War Two (1945), to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The main reason for the Cold War was based upon the differences in political beliefs The US....

The Cold War fears
In the aftermath of the second world war, American people had many fears of the Cold War. The most common fears were, bomb shelters, civil air patrols, the red scares, the red ideas, communism in the government, and the Soviets, the Soviets being the most important. President Eisenhower and his adm....

The Conflict in Vietnam
The Vietnam conflict began in the late nineteenth century. The French conquered Vietnam and made it a protectorate. For nearly forty years, Vietnam had not experienced settled peace. The League for the Independence of Vietnam ( Viet Minh ) was formed in 1941, seeking independence from the French. On....

The Consequences of World War 2
World War II was important because it shaped our world into what it is today. In discussing the consequences of WWII, I shall examine the massive destruction and loss of life, the War Crimes Tribunal, the creation of Israel, the spread of Communism, the Berlin Crisis, the Cold War, the Korean War, ....

The Life of Richard Wright
Deep in the southern states of America, when this country struggled with changes, people not only suffered from poverty, hunger, and illnesses, but people endured racism and violence. These experiences colored people's lives forever. Richard Nathaniel Wright was no exception. Out of the hardships an....

The Rise of Communism in Russia
Unless we accept the claim that Lenins coup dtat gave birth to an entirely new state, and indeed to a new era in the history of mankind, we must recognize in today’s Soviet Union the old empire of the Russians—the only empire that survived into the mid 1980s (Luttwak, 1). In their Commun....

The Rosenburgs
Were the Rosenbergs really guilty? Thomas C. Reeves once said “Numerous people felt that the Rosenbergs did not get a fair trial or that their sentence was too harsh” (Thomas Reeves). Many people believed that the Rosenbergs were innocent and the convictions against them were not enough to prove t....

The Time Machine
Herbert George Wells was born in 1866 in Bromley, Kent, a few miles from London, the son of a house-maid and gardener. Wells died in 1946, a wealthy and famous author, having seen science fiction become a recognized literary form and having seen the world realize some of science fiction's fondest dr....

Three Economistis
T h r e e E c o n o m i s t s Three very important economists were Joseph Schumpeter, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes. Each was a highly original thinker, who developed economic theories that were put into practice and affected the world's economies for generations. Karl Marx born in Trie....

U.S involvement in Vietnam
U.S. Involvement in Vietnam The Vietnam War was an armed struggle between the Communist military of North Vietnam and the Democratic government of South Vietnam. The conflict started between the two nations after French colonialism ended in Indochina. The United States became concerned about the e....

United State's Involvement in the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War is truly one of the most unique wars ever fought by the Unites States of by any country. It was never officially declared a war. It had no official beginning or an official end. It was fought over 10,000 miles away in a virtually unknown country. The enemy and the allies looked exact....

Vietnam
During 1954 to 1965, America became more involved for several important reasons, the most important one is that America feared Vietnam would expand communism all over Asia. Throughout these years the USA could have retreat and stopped giving aid to South Vietnam, but didn't, as the Presidents wanted....

vietnam war
The Vietnam War The Vietnam War is truly one of the most unique wars ever fought by the Unites States of by any country. It was never officially declared a war (Knowll, 3). It had no official beginning nor an official end. It was fought over 10,000 miles away in a virtually unknown country. The enem....

Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, also known as the American War in Vietnam, was a result of nationalist forces trying to unite the country of Vietnam under a communist government and United States’ and South Vietnam’s attempt to prevent the spread of communism. Of all the wars in American history the Vietnam W....

Western Civilization
During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s communism fell in the Balkan region. Communism collapsed in the USSR and havoc arose. After the collapse of the communist countries, all the different religious groups wanted their own country to live in. They wanted a place to stay where the....

What makes IR a Discipline
Q1. What makes International Relations a discipline, and why did the discipline not develop in the 17th Century rather than in the early 20th Century? Introduction The journey of the modern man, which began in Africa, with a small band of hunter-gatherers, has come full circles, after nearly 8....

What were Castros aims for reform in Cuba? To what extent did the revolution, as it occurred up to 1968, achieve these aims?
Castro and his July 26 Movement aimed to remove the dictator Batista. In 1959, they achieved this by their revolution. Castro wanted Cuba to be liberated from the US and have more independence, as Cuba heavily relied on the US for support. This was achieved to a degree by 1968, although due parti....

What were the political factors which created McCarthyism
Joseph Raymond McCarthy, Republican Senator for Wisconsin from 1947 – 1957, was extremely successful at exploiting American’s fears of Communist infiltration into government in the 1950’s. Investigations into subversive activity within government and elsewhere, generally with little regard to evi....

Who is Nelson Mandela?
Introduction A leader is defined as a person who rules, guides and inspires others. The world is full of individuals who hold the characteristics of a leader; in fact we are all leaders in our own way. When choosing an influential leader, one who has step out on faith and took the initiative to ....

Who was more important- Lenin or Stalin?
Lenin introduced a harsh policy called War Communism. This forced peasants to hand over food so that towns and armies could be fed. He took over the factories of Moscow and Petrograd so thatthey could dupply their armies with equipment and ammunition. If the towns were not fed, then the workers w....

Why did Truman commit the USA to a war in Korea in June 1950?
Why did Truman commit the USA to a war in Korea in June 1950? There are a vast amount of factors that led Truman to take such action in Korea, most of them borne out of the Cold War. Another theme that shaped Truman’s perceptions, was his and the country’s paranoia, of the relentless expansioni....

Why the US became increasingly involved in the war in Vietnam
America became increasingly involved in the war in Vietnam, mainly because of the domino theory, the fear of the spread of communism. If South Vietnam fell to the communist the US feared that communism would spread throughout Asia and to neighbouring countries. The influence of the previous presiden....

“Wild Swans is a story of an Eastern culture yet it is still relevant to the Western world.” Discuss
“[Wild Swans] is basically a human story, people are moved by it and they can identify with the characters. It’s not so much because it’s about China but it’s a story that has universal appeal.” ~ Jung Chang As the author of Wild Swans, the universal appeal Jung Chang speaks of refers to the a....

World War II
Japanese Americans were under suspicion because of acts of sabotage and conspiracy to commit a crime. Japanese Americans served in the military, became spies, bought war bonds, etc. Japanese Americans were seen as inferior because of their small number and the kind of labor that they p....




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