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Section A: Plan of Investigation The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact1, a non-agression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, was signed in Moscow, Aug 23th 1939. This pact included a secret protocol between these two powers to divide Eastern Europe into their spheres of influences. Could it be said that this pact triggered WWII in Europe, if saying that the war began in 1939 when Poland was invaded? This paper will research and analyze ideas considering this pact as an important short-term,…

Smoking can cause autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. In particular, smoking can double a persons’ risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Tobacco use can also be accredited for the periodic flare-ups of particular symptoms and signs of certain autoimmune diseases. Recently, smoking cigarettes has been linked to type two diabetes, which is also known as adult-onset diabetes. Research shows that those who smoke are 30% to 40% more likely to develop type than…

mandate of South West Africa (which also fell under Class C mandates). Class C mandates need to be ruled totally by another nation into the distant future. New Guinea was an Australian mandate, Nauru was a British mandate and Western Samoa was a New Zealand. All Class C mandates were exploited for raw material and farm products. The Great Depression and threats to international peace and collective security What were the economic and political effects of the Great Depression? The economic…

USSR collapsed after the Cold War ended. It broke up because of internal processes and not external pressure. The US and its closes allies hoped that Gorbachev would arrange a voluntary federation of twelve republics-all except Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. Russia could have gained from a reformed, democratized collaboration with other Soviet republics, provided it did not try to command them. This is what Gorbachev tried to set up, and the U.S. and the West European countries supported him in…

stuns the world and launches Hitler on his greatest gamble so far, the invasion of Poland. In secret appendixes to the pact, Hitler and Stalin have agreed to a division between themselves, not only of Poland but of the Baltic countries Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. The Germans had 56 division deployed and disposed in a wide crescent stretching from Slovakia in the south to East Prussia in the north. The Russians meanwhile had six armies stationed along Poland’s eastern border, poised…

Traditionally, literacy is used to mean a person’s ability to read and write. However, scholars have expanded the scope of literacy to mean the capacity to use computers, visuals, language, and arithmetic to communicate. Researchers explain that access to information and knowledge through technology is also part of literacy in the modern society. Roser and Ortiz-Ospina explain that a population 's level of education can be measured by the degree of literacy in the society. The world data…

The flat tax, progressive tax and value added tax are three very different and unique tax systems. All three tax systems have similarities and differences. By comparing these three tax systems we can understand their advantages and disadvantages and see which one is the best for the United States. Currently, the United States uses an income tax called the progressive-rate tax system. This tax rate system is very complex and requires taxpayers to complete multiple forms, compute deductions, and…

Russia is seeking to regain the great power status it once held during its empire and Cold War days, primarily by gaining power from its greatest rival, the United States (U.S.). Russia has revisionist intention in its core. It is not satisfied with the post-cold war international order and seeks its rightful place among great power states. Russia’s intent is to maximize their power and its ultimate goal is to rise again as a hegemon that challenges the current international order. Russia is…

Motives and Concerns affect the trends of consumers’ behaviors towards online shopping and traditional brick and mortar shopping in Jordan Introduction According to Internet World Stats (2015) Internet usage worldwide exceeded 3.3 (Internet World Stats, 2015) This increasing number of users along with e-commerce revolution offers a great business opportunity for economic growth and development, especially in retailing business depending on online shopping. With time, users become more familiar…

For the citizens of Russia, their civil rights were constantly challenged and changed between the years 1855 and 1964. Between the autocracy of the Tsars and the borderline-dictatorships of the Communist leaders, through the 1917 Revolution and the Purges of the 1930s, the civil rights of many were compromised, while others’ civil rights were maintained or increased. For the majority, the actuality was a fluctuation rather than a straight increase or decrease. While equality was claimed at…