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Nobel Peace Prize Concentration Camp
902 words
The Night by Elie Wise is a non fiction
auto-biography. His special qualification for
writing this is that he lived through it. He has
won the Nobel Peace Prize, and he has written
Dawn, The Accident, and The Town Beyond the Wall.
He won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts
in improving the living conditions and promoting
the understanding and acceptance of Jews around
the world. I am not sure if this is a recent
publication or a classic, but it was copyrighted
in 1960. The book is organiz...
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Soviet Union German Forces
1,426 words
... of their coal production, 38 % of their grain,
and 84 % of their sugar (Hasler, p. 174). As much
as possible was removed from the west and brought
east, primarily to Siberia. Over 1, 000 factories
and plants were removed and brought east, and
millions of families relocated deeper into Russia.
The Russian system was able to respond well to the
need for production caused by the war. In 1942,
they were able to produce twice as many weapons as
Germany, everything from automatic pistols to
tanks ...
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One Hundred Thousand Back To France
1,011 words
... the time he had allotted. This unplanned delay
forced Napoleons troops to march great distances
under the extreme temperatures of the summer. All
of Napoleons troops were issued wool uniforms. As
a result of the hot and humid weather conditions,
soldiers striped from the wool jackets and pants
to just there undergarments (Eating, 22). Although
rewarding at the time, it would later prove to be
a fatal mistake. Prior to reaching Moscow, there
was another major battle. The battle of Borodino
wa...
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Josef Stalin Soviet Union
490 words
On June 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa took the
Soviets by surprise. By blitzkrieg tactics, the
three million Germans strong force struck deep
into Russia, capturing whole Russian armies.
Though expecting the raid, Russian president,
Josef Stalin, was forced to sacrifice huge numbers
of troops to stop the Germans' approach. The
Germans were quick in forcing Russia to surrender
due to the harsh conditions of the approaching
Russian winter. Operation Barbarossa was the
codename used for the invasio...
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Taking Advantage Napoleon Made
1,425 words
... attend Prussia's absolute control over German
affairs. The final straw was Napoleon's offer of
Hanover to Great Britain in return for peace.
Napoleon went too far this time. Prussian honor
was at stake and the army was mobilized on August
10 th, 1806. So, began the Battle of Jena. The
French "battalion square" formation swung 90
degrees westwards towards the Prussian
concentration. On 13 October, Lannes V Corps
discovered 30, 000 Prussian troops around Jena.
Napoleon sent orders for all Corp...
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Weapons Of Mass Destruction Balance Of Power
1,064 words
Atomic Diplomacy Register: U. S. Nuclear Security
Policy, Kennen to Kissenger The emergence of the
United States as a dominant party in balance of
power equations is a relatively new phenomenon in
world history. New military technology coupled
with increased global integration has allowed the
United States to reinvent the fundamental
assumptions of international diplomacy while
propelling itself to the top of the hegemonic
stepladder. This positioning was achieved peace
meal during the course of...
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War Of 1812 Russian Armies
991 words
There is no doubt that Napoleons life left a huge
impact on Europe. People have called him The
greatest man of action born in Europe since Julius
Caesar (Winston Churchill) The campaign of 1812
was more frankly imperialistic than any other of
Napoleon's wars; it was more directly dictated by
the interests of the French upper class. The basic
purposes of the war were to subject Russia to the
economic interests of the upper class and to
create an eternal threat against her in the shape
of a vassal...
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Britain And France Eva Braun
1,509 words
... imitator, he made Eva Braun, a clerk, his
mistress, but refused to marry her in order to
preserve his image as a self-denying public
servant. In 1932, with Germany close to anarchy,
Hitler's career approached its crisis. He narrowly
lost to the incumbent Paul von Hindenburg in the
presidential elections in April, and the Nazis
polled their highest vote (37. 2 %) in the July
elections. In the November elections, however, the
Nazi vote decreased to 33. 1 %. Hitler had lost
prestige through his...
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Greece And Turkey Spread Of Communism
1,688 words
The Cold War, which lasted from the mid- 1940 s
until the end of the 1980 s, was a battle for
longevity amid democratic and communistic
governments. After WWII the western powers
attempted to curtail the spread of communism but
faced fierce opposition from Eastern Europe which
sought to prevent the expansion of democracy. The
origins of the Cold War can be traced through the
motives of the US and USSR, containment policy,
and the division of Germany. Americas emergence as
a world power was a sal...
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Bomb Was Dropped Eastern Europe
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During the war, once the Allied powers from the
west joined forces with Stalin's Red Army, trouble
was inevitable. Luckily for the world, America had
a great leader and foreign diplomat in Franklin D.
Roosevelt while England countered with Winston
Churchill. This duo created a steady working
relationship with Stalin, thus creating the Big
Three and the Grand Alliance. Even though it was
far from a perfect relationship, all three
diplomats realized the task at hand, the mandate
of stopping Adolph...
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Spy Planes Soviet Union
1,076 words
The United States and the Allied Powers faced many
challenges at the end of WWII. America's policy
was one that contained the spread of communism in
Eastern Europe. Russia, under Lenin's rule called
for a world revolution and brought the United
States into it. It was not until after WWII, that
the cold war really began, when the political
power of the world shifted from the center of
Europe to Moscow and Washington. The Cold War
began after the collapse of Germany in May 1945
(web). The creation...
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Shock Therapy Economic Reform
1,310 words
Macroeconomics 4 / 25 / 00 Formerly the preeminent
republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics, Russia has been an independent nation
since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Because of its great size, its natural resources,
and its political domination, the Russian
Federation played a leading role in the economy of
the Soviet Union. In the years preceding the
disintegration of the union in 1991, the economy
of Russia and the union as a whole was in decline.
In 1992, immediatel...
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Shock Therapy Economic Reform
1,313 words
Thomas J Milone-Clapp Macroeconomics 4 / 25 / 00
Formerly the preeminent republic of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia has been an
independent nation since the dissolution of the
Soviet Union in 1991. Because of its great size,
its natural resources, and its political
domination, the Russian Federation played a
leading role in the economy of the Soviet Union.
In the years preceding the disintegration of the
union in 1991, the economy of Russia and the union
as a whole was in declin...
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Hampton Roads W W
2,139 words
The Battle of Hampton Roads changed the course of
naval history. This battle marked the first time
that two ironclad warships engaged in ship to ship
combat. However the USS Monitor and Popov and the
Novgorod. These circular monitors were impossible
to control and just drifted around (Greene 351 -
356). The civil wars in South America also saw
widespread use of ironclad warships, especially in
Chile and Brazil. The revolutionaries of Peru
purchased unfinished Confederate ironclads from
England a...
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John F Kennedy President Kennedy
310 words
A popular misconception is that President John F.
Kennedy s assassination was an isolated event
perpetrated by one man. This could not be farther
from the truth. Instead, it was the result of a
complex combination of domestic and foreign
events. When President Kennedy was in office, he
had to deal with many issues, ranging from
business and finance to crime-fighting and war
issues. Perhaps it is not as important to decide
who it was that killed him, but why. President
Kennedy s decisions and cou...
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Peter The Great Country In The World
3,166 words
When the Soviet Union fell in 1991, due to many
pressures both internal and external, the
ex-soviet satellites were given their
independence, much to Russias dismay. A new trend
towards sovereignty made it difficult for the
largest country in the world to deny its former
members the right to separate. However, even with
the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent
States (CIS), Russia is still heavily involved
with the matters of its former soviet members.
This then leaves the question, are t...
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Tsarist Rule Total Control
443 words
Lenin's Impact on Russia Vladimere Lenin was a
very critical character in Russian history. He
might have freed the Russian civilization from
Tsarist rule. The question that you must
contemplate most is, did he really make Russia
better at all? I would say no. Lenin promised his
people peace, land, bread along with many other
atrocious false promises. He took them out of
world war one, but at what expense? For the
peoples freedom from war it cost the Russians
scarce factories, much needed money, ...
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Concentration Camps 000 Jews
1,212 words
Lodz Lodz Ghetto LODZ GHETTO Lodz Ghetto, the
second largest ghetto in Europe, and was often
referred to as the garrett. It was considered the
central ghetto in the Wartheland, Poland area.
Lodz was unique in one aspect. The Jews of the
Lodz Ghetto were privileged to see the Jewish
nation crumble before them. From Lodz they found
out about many of their fellow Jews being killed
in the concentration camps and others being killed
right in thier own homes. They were one of the
last ghettos still st...
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Consumption Of Alcohol Alcohol Problem
1,217 words
One of the most dramatic and revolutionary changes
in Russian history is the restriction of the
consumption of alcohol. Mikhail Gorbachev
instituted his anti-alcohol campaign on May 16,
1985 in order to decrease alcohol consumption by
Soviet citizens and instead teach them the rewards
of moderation. Some such rewards were a better
life at home with their families, more advancement
in their jobs, and better overall health. Although
Gorbachev's anti-alcohol campaign was effective in
generating som...
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Carry War Loads Effort Into Helping Kosovo Nato
457 words
If NATO continues to bomb Serbia, they will be
causing serious trouble. They should just mind
their own business before any other altercations
occur. NATO is just a big act, because their not
even putting their full effort into helping
Kosovo. This is just a big stunt to make NATO look
good. But theyre not looking good for they are not
just killing the Serb leaders but many civilians.
NATO should discontinue bombing. Why does NATO
even bother bombing? Ill tell you why; They want
to look good. Th...
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