African Union

Stalin increased his military and strategic planning to additionally secure his borders by moving more troops in Eastern Europe, took political measures to solidify communist efforts, attempted to establish an economic recovery plan for the Soviet Union (COMECON/Malatov Plan), secured his home bases with the purges and imprisonment of ‘traitor enemies,' and succeeded in testing his own first atomic bomb by 1950. Soviet expansion seemed at the foot of America's door; several events like the 1948…

Leon Trotsky RESPONSIBILITIES/IDEOLOGIES/CONTRIBUTION Leon Trotsky’s responsibilities varied during his lifetime as he assumed many different positions in the different factions of the Revolution. Trotsky became a Social Democrat in 1903, resulting in his joining of the Mensheviks at the Second Part Congress. He would split with them not long after. In 1905 Trotsky become the chairman of the St Petersburg Soviet, which would later be raided resulting in exile. Trotsky would then return to Russia…

economics or trade, as exemplified by the European Union. When NATO was created, it signified a change in how the dynamics of the world would be adapting for the present time. Instead of relying on ones own strength as both a diplomat and military power, countries were uniting to create a more formidable force against any potential aggressors. The Warsaw Pact was a response to the underlying threat of what the NATO countries could threaten the Soviet Union…

So instead she holds the union meeting at her own house with both black and white employees. Her husband is appalled that she would have blacks in their home, but she ignores him and continues on with the meeting. At the meeting the other workers voice their own opinions and complaints…

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the national peak body for all Australian Unions and it advocates both domestically and internationally for the rights of all workers. The ACTU has been highly effective in promoting the rights of workers, especially throughout the 2007 Federal election, where it actively…

is what happened to the red giant, the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union, the soviet giant that Ronald Regan referred to as the “evil empire” spanning across about a third of the world, was forged in the fires of revolution and ultimately going from the tyranny of the Czar system to the red communism that Vladimir Lenin introduced. Even with decades of the Soviet Union in a power struggle with America and capitalism, on December 25, 1991 the Soviet Union seized to exist and broke apart into…

outlying possessions’ so that certain territories such as Malaysia would not ‘fall into less friendly hands.’ The phrase ‘less friendly hands’ used in the text referring to one of America’s and Britain’s most feared enemy; Communism under the Soviet Union. It is very surprising to see America, a country that successfully broke away from British colonialism, to condone such action, having said this, the fact that they have asked this of Britain just shows the extent of importance placed by…

The Cold war was a misunderstanding that grew, tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States. Leaders Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev were currently in charge when the Cold War ended. Reagan and Gorbachev both wanted the same for their country, but were scared that they would turn against each other. I believe that Ronald Reagan was the one to influence more of an effort to “end” the Cold War. Reagan created the first treaty to reduce the number of nuclear power, Gave his famous…

Labor unions, Government Health Care, and Minimum Wage are just a few examples of Socialism found in America. In 2014 about 35.7% of all public sector workers were members of labor unions; the majority of these people worked within or around the education system as teachers, librarians etc.(Bureau of Labor Statistics). Socialism, to most Americans…

A long, six year conflict sparked the creation of several leaders who went down in history. This was World War II, one of the most widespread and deadly wars. Involving over 30 countries, World War II ended with a lot of change. Many people were forced to step up and make decisions for their countries. This is what helped produce the leaders we know from the war today. Germany was both politically and economically unstable before the war which led to the rise to power of Adolf Hitler. As the…