World History Essays

Did the Nationalists win the Spanish Civil War because of their strengths or the failings of the Republicans? The grounds that supports the thought that the Nationalists won the Spanish Civil War because of their strength is abundant. The integrity of the Nationalists was obvious and meant that there was both great administration and co-ordination. […]

From 1917 to 1940, Leon Trotsky, a highly influential Marxist figure, experienced a series of significant events in Russia and the Soviet Union. These events included arrests, exile sentences, and aligning with the Mensheviks. However, after Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown during the Russian Revolution, Trotsky returned to Russia in May 1917 and joined Vladimir […]

I. Text research A military officer in the U.S. Armed Forces is responsible for protecting U.S. citizens and has a specific role in national defense.They sign a contract to serve for a designated number of years before retirement becomes an option.The U.S. Armed Forces consist of five branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and […]

When communism was imposed as the incontestable political doctrine at the culmination of the Second World War, many Eastern European nations set upon a new chapter in their respective histories. During the forty odd years as part of the Soviet Union a degree of economic, political and constitutional homogeneity was brought into this region, which […]

Throughout his lifetime, Lenin made numerous significant decisions and implemented policies that had a broad influence on all Russian citizens. Although not all of these actions resulted in positive outcomes, they ultimately proved beneficial for the country as a whole. The impact of Lenin’s policies varied in terms of duration, with some having short-term effects […]

The Cold War, 1949-1963 25.1 American Commitment to Cold War: National Security Council Document 68 1.How NSC-68 influenced America’s response to Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea in June 1950 and to Communist expansion in Southeast Asia in the 1960s. The NSC-68 called for military assistance programs that would meet the requirements of our […]

The process of shedding the Soviet Union and starting anew as the democratic Republic of Kazakhstan is made difficult by the fact that a large percentage of Kazakhstan is not Kazakh. According to the 2009 census there are two dominant ethnical groups in Kazakhstan, they are ethnic Kazakhs (63. 1%) and ethnic Russians (23. 7%) […]

Stalin was in many ways a superb tactician; cool, rational, intelligent and utterly ruthless. However, his grasp of international relations was never the strongest of his talents. On occasions his miscalculations had disastrous implications, both for the immediate and long-term security of the Soviet Union. To begin with the problem was one of ideological rigidity. […]

Stalin’s five year plan was launched and approved by the Communist party in 1928. Visualizing a “revolution from above”, Stalin’s goal was the swift industrialization and collectivization of agriculture in the Soviet Union. Stalin believed that the Soviet domestic policy should stop being driven by capitalism and the New Economic Policy as soon as possible. […]

The cold war dominated international relations throughout the world for over 35 years. It showed political and military tension between the Western and Eastern powers. Some people suggest there was a thaw (improved relations) in the cold war between 1953 and 1960 while others suggest there wasn’t. One the one hand it could be said […]

The Bridge at Andau by James Michener tells the true story of the Hungarian revolution in 1956. A popular historian and novelist, Michener’s account of the Hungarian uprising awakens the reader to the shocking plight of millions who suffered the iron fist of communism and Soviet puppet leadership. The revolution was a rebellion of students […]

Evaluate the view that Operation Barbarossa was the major turning point of the European War. As the European War progressed, early German advances and gains were decreasing by the mid-years of the war as it became evident the tide was turning against the Axis powers and in favour of the Allies. Operation Barbarossa and the […]

The Berlin Blockade and Airlift began on the 23rd of June 1948 and ended on the 12th of May 1949. It was the first major conflict to occur during the Cold War between USA and the USSR. During this conflict Western Berlin who was under the control of the Western Allies was blocked off from […]

Russian nesting dolls or Matryoshka “in Russian” can be described as little dolls made out of wood that decrease in size and stack within one another. One way to think of them is by comparing them to an onion, each layer becomes smaller as it goes. All these dolls vary in size; sometimes they are […]

Leszek Kolakowski, a famous philosopher referred to collectivisiation as ‘probably the most massive warlike operation ever conducted by a state against its own citizens. ‘ Collectivisation aimed to achieve socialism in the countryside by converting privately owned farms into collectivised farms which were to be run amongst the peasants, requiring them to hand over produce […]

Lenin changed his economic policies during the Civil War to introduce communism and to ensure he stayed in power. He enforced these changes using terror from the Cheka and Red Guard Lenin centralized the government because of the civil war as it meant that only one man was approving all orders from the army which […]

“Ich bin ein Berliner,” or “I am a Berliner” is the unforgettable speech that was delivered by John F. Kennedy in front of hundreds of Berliners on the balcony of the Schoeneberg Rathaus (city hall) in West Berlin on June 26, 1963. It is considered one of the best rhetorical speeches ever given. My aim […]

Due in part to the events on September 11, 2001, the United States has taken a vested interest in the government and the people of Afghanistan. Before 2001, only 8% of Americans were incapable of even finding the country of Afghanistan on a map. Now, those Americans who choose to follow the news, are all […]

“Omon Ra”, a novel written by the Russian author, Victor Pelevin, is definitely an interesting and enjoyable story. The story deals with the central character, Omon Krizomazov, who lives up to his dream in becoming an astronaut and flying into space. Omon’s family is broken and absent which leads him in becoming a child of […]

1. Can you identify the genre or nature of this text? Stated differently, what form does this written material take? It is established that this document follows the model of a speech, specifically given by Winston Churchill in 1946. 2. Detail the lineage of this discourse. From where did this text originate, when was the […]

Gorbachev Mikhael Sergeyevich was born in 1931 in a small village in the Stavropol region of Russia. His family lived a hard live during the time of Stalin. His family was forced into collective labour in the farms. However, he was able to survive this live because his grand father was on the Stalin side […]

There has been much historiography concerning the development of the Cold War and its impact on British imperial policy. The Second World War had drained the nation’s wealth tremendously and a led to a geopolitical transformation where instead of Germany challenging the British Empire; the Soviet Union was now challenging America for global dominance. However, […]