After the War

Introduction a. The term “Iron Curtain” - definition, origin and ambiguity Of the many definitions of the term “Iron Curtain”, a typical one reads as follows: “After World War II, communist governments were set up in Eastern Europe, based on the Soviet political model. From 1945 to 1990, military, political, and ideological barriers dramatically divided the Soviet bloc nations from western Europe. This division was referred to as the "Iron Curtain".In August of 1961, the East German government

1878[1] – 5 March 1953) was the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. While formally the office of the General Secretary was elective and was not initially regarded as the top position in the Soviet state, after Vladimir Lenin's death in 1924, Stalin managed to consolidate more and more power in his hands, gradually putting down all opposition groups within the party. This included Leon Trotsky, the Red Army organizer, proponent

THE WESTWARD EXPANSION Introduction: In 1783, the United Kingdom declared the American independence. And six years after, in 1789, George Washington became the first president of United States of America. At the same time, the constitution was voted. The westward expansion consist of an appropriation through force of an huge territory, whiwh stretched out in North merica, between Mississippi and the Pacific Ocean. This land, with a progressively colonisation of her estates, the purchases of

6G The Civil War The Civil War, also known as the “War Between The States”, was a war that lasted for 4 years (1861–1865). Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy). Led by Jefferson Davis, they fought against the United States (the Union), which were all the free states and five slave states of the border. The North states were led by Abraham Lincoln. It caused many deaths and wounds. The Main

Paris at the College Stanislas. Since his childhood, he had been interested in reading and studying history. He chose a military career and spent four years studying and training at the elite military academy of St Cyr. In 1912, he joined the 33rd infantry regiment of French Army. While serving during World War I, he reached the rank of captain but was wounded several times. In 1916, he was captured by the German Army at Douaumont in the Battle of Verdun. He was released after the Armistice

I’m going to talk about The US economic history. Since the creation of US in 1776, the US economic has grown faster, to become the first world economy. An economy which have a huge impact of all different economy in the world. COLONIZATION As we know, the economic history of the US started with European colonization in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Thanks to that, the US has opened to the word and he has traded with different developed countries (that is to say the most of countries colonization

Independence. The second continental congress takes action. In May 1776, a few weeks after Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia as planned. When the group convened, delegates' attitudes toward Britain was mixed, many still felt loyalty toward King George III, blaming his ministers and Parliament for bad policies. All delegates rejected Parliament’s authority to tax the colonies, but only a few actually wanted independence. During the next months they

been under a lot of pressure since the terrorists’ attacks of September 11th. In fact, the kingdom’s foreign policy is being constantly challenged by events like the war on terrorism, Afghanistan, Middle East conflict and the war on Iraq. The international interest in Saudi Arabia made the ruling family change its restraint in its foreign policy and have a more active position regarding regional issues. Its main priority remains to guarantee the stability in the region and to maintain a status quo

History The name Poland comes from the tribe Polanie who settled near Gniezno. In the 9th and 10th century Polanie managed to unite most other Slavic tribes living in the area. They established the state reigned by the Piast dynasty. The first prince of the Piast dynasty mentioned by historical sources was Mieszko I. He was baptized in the year 966, starting Christianization of Poland. The son of Mieszko, Boleslaw Chrobry, was the first king of Poland. The first capital of Poland was Gniezno. In

This marked the turning of the American National Security State apparatus against its own leadership. After having overthrown, assassinated leaders, and orchestrated coups around the world, the moment its growing power was threatened by the civilian leadership in America, the apparatus of empire came home to roost.     The “Secret Government” and the Bay of Pigs   In January of 1959, the Cuban Revolution ousted the military strong man and American-ally Batista, and installed the Communist government