Yale Political Union

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…

Government: European involvement in Africa was unbeatably imperialism. Once can be so certain of this due to the manner in which Europe interacted with the African people and their endowed resources. This profound interaction can definitely be described as imperialism especially because European powers created an incredibly disparate economic situation in Africa through striking fear into African lives—making them obey by force, or die. Although European powers reasoned their motives in…

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…

social welfare, political equality and classless society of socialism and communism are going to eliminate the differences and inequalities found in Capitalism. As a result, the final stage of human nature will be reached, bringing about an egalitarian society of true freedom. Every great idea and invention has its opponents and skeptics. For Socialism and Communism these are generally Capitalists, or other members of a “free” democratic society. To them Socialism and Communism…

Africa’s reaction to the colonization of European nations was very successful when viewed by the 21st century because they acquired their independence. Africans stayed strong throughout the colonization period and with the words of Kwame Nkrumah, “A union of African states will project more effectively the African personality. It will command more respect from a world…” (qtd. in Kwame x-xii). Therefore, with unity a group of people or a nation can overcome any dispute no matter the size. Africa…

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…

reforms, called Perestroika and Glasnost, gave the Soviet-controlled countries more free will, which led to chain events resulting in countries pulling away from communism one by one. On December 25 1991, the world watched on in amazement as the Soviet Union officially disintegrated into 15 separate countries. Mikhail Gorbachev 's reforms, namely Perestroika and Glasnost, ultimately eased tensions between the USSR and the USA. These reforms gave the USSR a more capitalist society, enabling Boris…

However, the Vietnam War and the Cold War go hand in hand. Immediately after World War II, tensions between the Soviet Union and the United Sates were beginning to boil over. Decisions regarding the future structure of Eastern Europe required collaboration, however mistrust between both powers could not bring forth unanimous affirmation. The Atlantic Charter, signed in 1941…

termination and redundancy pay, &c. TRADE UNIONS Trade unions are groups which advocate for the rights of their members and try to get higher wages and better working conditions for them. They also affect other areas, such as working safety, organizational changes, and training. Although trade unions aim to assist their members with all of these areas, Australia, like many developed countries has seen a great decrease in percentage of workers involved in a trade union (from 35% to 18% for women…