Estonia

side originated in Sweden. Nels Ofelt was the actual person who emigrated from Sweden to Minnesota. As for the Strenke on my dad’s side (Charles Ofelt), I traced back to Prussia. Prussia was a nation of modern day Poland, East Germany, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia. The Marlow side came from England in the 1700’s. The Strenke side on my mother’s side (Brenda Ofelt) originated from Germany. Turns out my family were incorrect with our ancestry. My ancestors did not…

Cold War Response Children ducked under desks awaiting a nuclear explosion that would never come, adults spent time constructing shelters that would never be used, and militaries fortified for a war that would never shed blood. Constant tension hung in the air for countries all over the world facing the fears of communism and nuclear war. The United States was built upon the principles of freedom, the nation’s fate depends upon the decisions of three Presidents. As the looming threat of…

During the first half of the 20th Century, numerous countries were attracted to communism in various parts of the world. Two such countries are the former Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. Due to historic and geographic reasons, they have played important roles in the economy and politics on a world scale. In terms of area, the USSR was the world’s largest country and it occupies almost one-sixth of the Earth’s land surface. China occupies almost the entire East Asian landmass…

1. First of all I would like to say not one single event soley caused the war the train of corrupting events did. On June 28, 1914 the serbian Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz-Ferdinand cause of this Kaiser Wilhem and his fellow germans sided with Austria. Within weeks of the assassination there was a series of uncontrolable rampage amoung the military and other government leaders. Most diplomatic leaders thought war would be a better option rather than peace because the wanted to…

is considered murder in every country. Voluntary euthanasia, where explicit consent from the person is gained, is legal in a few countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces. Voluntary euthanasia is currently legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Albania, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and…

The Britain leaving the European Union after 43 years’ membership, there are a lot of reasons that let Britain took this decision. One of them is refugees, further fixing internal problems which are jobs, health care, Education and that opening the door to other countries to think about leaving the E.U like Sweden, France, and Greece even though they have a crisis in their economy for the same reason (refuges) (First of all, Greece won 't go down. We 're talking about a country that is capable…

Transcendentalism was an American movement in the 1800’s suggesting a move back to nature and away from a strict societal structure. It paired Romanticism with reform, and championed individualism, emotion, nature, intuition, and the spiritual over groupthink, reason, mankind, institution, and the physical, respectively. Ralph Waldo Emerson subscribed to this way of thought, as did Henry David Thoreau (“Henry David Thoreau”). Henry David Thoreau was one of the most influential Transcendentalist…

The secret agreement determined how the Germans and Soviets would split up eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influences. In addition, Germany would give the Soviet Union the eastern half of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latria, and also the Baltic Sea. Then, Germany would acquire the land they desired. Germany would gain Poland. On August 23, 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union officially started their friendship by signing the Nonaggression Pact. With Ribbentrop…

For Eastern Europe, the 20th century was nothing short of tumultuous; two world wars and stints with totalitarianism troubled the continent. Because of all that happened, it is hard to encompass the breath of the 20th century in a single work. Therefore, it seems that the question “What work best represents the turmoil in Eastern Europe during the 20th century?” does not have an answer. How can one work encompass the mess that was the 20th century? Is it possible to represent the varying…

The first one was made by Russia. They attacked Estonia with the purpose of threatening national security. Some banks, media and servers were severely affected. The second one was produced by an unknown hacker against the social media called Twitter. This individual wanted to silence blogger Georgy Jakhaia…