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the war. Russia was by far the biggest country extending all the way to Austria Hungary, Germany, and Sweden. Europe After World War I: This map shows all of the changes that happened after World War I. The biggest changes were Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland were created as independent countries from land previously owned by Russia. Also, Austria-Hungary was split up and had to give land to Italy, Romania, the new independent country of Czechoslovakia, and the new…

Marx’s. Here is the list of the all countries that the Soviet Union had under control and the date they joined at that time. Azerbaijan formed in 1936, along with Armenia 1936, Belarus 1922, Estonia 1940, Georgia 1936, Kazakhstan 1936, Kyrgyzstan 1935, Latvia 1940, Lithuania 1940, Moldova 1922, Russia 1922, Tajikistan 1929, Turkmenistan 1924, Ukraine 1922, and Uzbekistan…

or passed biased. Citizens from selected Asian nations told the news service that they would not want a neighbor of a different ethnicity. Europeans countries had mixed results. France was moderately racist, with Soviet satellites like Belarus and Latvia having opposite views. The United Kingdom proved to be one of the most tolerant nations, ranking above many of its neighbors. Former British colonies had adopted many of these values as well. This is clear proof as to why globalization is so…

The Tehran Conference was held from November 28 to December 1st. It was a meeting between 3 countries to strengthen their ability to win World War II. The United States was represented by the current president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The USSR was represented by Joseph Stalin and Great Britain by prime minister Winston Churchill. This conference was held in Tehran, Iran and they strategize against countries like Japan, Germany, and France. Getting all 3 parties together was not easy because…

Power, in the international arena, is used to protect a nation’s interests by influencing potential competitors or partners. The most important instrument of power available to a nation-state is military power. The role of the armed forces is to protect and defend the country from the threats and enemies. Armed forces’ missions and tasks are written or derived from the Constitution and can slightly differ from country to country. For example, in the Preamble to the Constitution of the United…

1. Introduction Gazprom is a Russian energy company that is operating worldwide and is a natural gas provider for Russia and for more than 30 other countries. Gazprom was founded in 1989 by restructuring the USSR Gas Industry Ministry (Gazprom, n.d./2015). In the following years, Gazprom became a global company for gas supplies. The company’s share in the global gas reserves is about 17 per cent and the share in the Russian gas reserves makes up 72 per cent (Gazprom, n.d./2015). The company has…

Vaccinations save people from various diseases and sicknesses so why wouldn’t you use a resource that could possibly save your child’s life? Vaccinations started to become prominent in United States society around 1809 when Massachusetts required a vaccination for smallpox (Martindale-Hubbell). Now, laws about vaccinations are up to the jurisdiction of the state. Some examples of common required vaccinations in the U.S are for Diphtheria, Haemophilus Influenza B, Hepatitis B, Pertussis (whooping…

Member states must produce reports on strategies for social inclusion regularly. Social services and welfare ‘given by local governments are one of the most important support elements’ (Dobelniece, et al. 2008: 46) for those facing poverty due to SE in Latvia, presenting that SE context specificity allowed the governments to be empowered to reduce poverty for their own…

Joseph Stalin was born on December 18,1878, he was born into a poor family and was an only child. His father was a shoemaker, an his mom was a laundress. As a young child he contracted smallpox, which left him with many facial scars.When Stalin was in his teens he got a scholarship to a seminary in a city called Tblisi to study priesthood, in the Georgian Orthodox Church. In his free time there he secretly started reading the Communist Manifesto, by Karl Marx. He shortly got expelled for not…

Islamophobia, an irrational hatred or fear of Islam and prejudice against Muslims, has been manifesting itself in several parts of the world especially in Europe. This phenomenon dates back to the 1980s, but has been more commonly used after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. Recently, Islamophobes has a perception that Islam has no common values with other cultures, so they have a belief that they are only protecting their values and cultures. The main problem of this perception is that most Europeans…