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Image donnée de la France aux colonies La France a toujours voulu être en pleine maitrise de ses colonies, comme tous les pays conquérants d’ailleurs, on le voit très bien dans la bande dessinée de Tintin au Congo où l’on voit Tintin et son chien Milou dicter les règles pour réparer un train alors qu’ils ne font rien pour les aider, et donc on comprend clairement le fait qu’il y a une domination de la civilisation occidentale. On voit aussi qu’ils éduquent les enfants et les adultes des colonies

clearly posed a threat to the Soviet sphere of influence and was a contributory factor to major crises such as the Berlin Blockade in 1948-49. Hence, it could be argued that the USA was the main offender in the development of the Cold War with the USSR’s actions merely in reaction to America’s advancement. However, this argument is compromised by the fact that perhaps the USA acted on perceptions and possible misinterpretations of Soviet intentions; for example where Soviet actions seem expansionist

Order Number 56 of the Soviet Military Administration (9 May 1949) On 9 May 1949, the Soviet Military Administration in Germany specifies the measures concerning the lifting of the Berlin Blockade on 12 May 1949. United States-Department of State. Documents on Germany 1944-1985. Washington: Department of State, [s.d.], S. 258-260. United States of America Department of State http://www.ena.lu/order_number_56_soviet_military_administration_1949-3-16867 Legende: Quelle: Urheberrecht: URL: www

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (18 December 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

-- Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia 1948: June 24 -- Berlin Blockade begins 1949: July -- NATO ratified 1949: May 12 -- Berlin Blockade ends 1949: September -- Mao Zedong, a Communist, takes control of China 1949: September -- Soviets explode first atomic bomb 1950s 1950: February -- Joe McCarthy begins Communist witch hunt 1950: June -- Korean War begins 1951: January 12 -- Federal Civil Defense Administration established 1953: June 19 -- Rosenberg executions

insurrection, avec le passage de la garnison à la révolution. Au cri "du pain", s'ajoutent vite ceux de "paix immédiate' et "à bas le tsar '. Dans la foulée de l'insurrection, les travailleurs font des prouesses d'auto-organisation: formation des soviets (conseils) dans les usines, les quartiers et sur le plan de la ville, ainsi que d'une garde rouge (milice révolutionnaire). Au front même, les soldats élisent leurs comités et ... leurs officiers ! Plus tard, pendant l'été 1917, h paysannerie se met

The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis (known as The October Crisis in Cuba and Caribbean Crisis in Russia) was a confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October 1962, during the Cold War. The documents given are a map showing the location of Cuba and the range of the Cuban missiles, a photograph of Cuban missiles sites taken in October 1962, an extract of Robert Kennedy’s book, 13 Days describing events on Thursday 18th October, and a cartoon

October 16 | Crisis begins President Kennedy convenes his Executive Committee to consider America's options. | DAY 2: Wednesday, October 17 | President Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrie Gromyko and advises him that America will not tolerate Soviet missiles in Cuba. Gromyko denies the presence of any Soviet weaponry in Cuba. | DAY 3: Thursday, October 18 | CHAMA Dominic Airdrop test over Johnston Island area. 1.59 Megaton yield Hydrogen bomb test. | DAY 4: Friday, October

by America and capitalist democracy (though there were exceptions), the other dominated by the Soviet Union and communism. While these powers never directly fought, they waged a 'cold' war of economic, military and ideological rivalry which dominated the second half of the twentieth. Pre-World War Two The origins of the Cold War can be traced back to the Russian Revolution of 1917, which created a Soviet Russia with a profoundly different economic and ideological state to the capitalist and democratic

d'ouvriers+paysans(soviets). N. II commandant armées= déconsidéré par défaites mil. alr qu'impératrice d'origine all= accusée trahison. Fin 1916: dév crise pol. + face grèves N. II répond par répression. Début 1917: 1M déserteurs. II. La révolution de février et ses conséquences A. La chute du tsarisme Hiver rude favorise conflits à Pétrograd 27fév. 1917: face à grève générale soldats se mutinent. Hommes cherchent armes+munitions=début 1ère révol. russe qui va vite s'org. en soviets encadrés