Yugoslavia

destructive manner (Convictcreations – Thieves of The Night, 2016). However, the Germans failed to identify that although propaganda would demoralize their people, it would only motivate and enhance an Aussie digger. Also, after the loss of both Yugoslavia and mainland Greece, the Allies were dejected, demoralized and on the brink of defeat. (Owens, 2016). But instead of withdrawing from Tobruk, they “doubled the German military expenditure” (Playfair, 1974). Despite being outnumbered, the…

communist world. The purpose of de-Stalinization was to weaken his enemies in the Communist Party and to strengthen and solidify his position as a leader. Khrushchev wanted to end Stalin’s anti-Tito campaign. He believed that “a rapprochement with Yugoslavia would bring this country back into the Soviet sphere and enhance Moscow’s geopolitical positions in Southern Europe and the Balkans” (Zubok, 99). In addition, he also acknowledged that it was important for the Soviet Union to strengthen its…

The Barbie Doll Theory What is a Barbie doll? Why is she called Barbie? This Barbie Doll, aka Barbara got her start in society and flocked into the hearts of every little girl when she was first commercially released several years ago. It’s no wonder that many little girls saw Barbie as a person that they wanted to be. Barbara the Barbie doll was smart, beautiful, loved by everyone and could fulfill and succeed in any and every thing that she was made for. In the eyes of a little girl she was…

Understanding today’s international order is a challenging mission since key actors and relations can influence the world in which we live. Throughout a changing environment, the rationale of state actors, combined with the behavior of non-state actors, willingly or unwillingly creates and modifies the international order because these actors want to change or modify the actual order. Therefore, international orders emerge through the establishment of organizing norms of power and stability…

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1928 to Vivian Baxter and Bailey Johnson. When her parents divorce, Angelou and her brother were sent to live with their grandmother, Annie Henderson, in Stamps,Arkansas. Angelou’s grandmother, who she called “Momma,” was the stable force in Angelou’s early life. Annie Henderson was a strong religious woman who made sure that the family went to church every Sunday. Religion and spiritual music were important in the Johnson…

(1) Self-determination A group within a state does not have a right to become a new state, even if the majority of its inhabitants desire that. Because of the lack of express provisions in international treaties, the sovereignty of a state is based on the right to dispose a state’s territory. If a group within a state has a right to become a new state if the majority of its inhabitants desire that, there will be a violation of a nation’s sovereignty rights and will cause instability, which…

Warsan Shire’s poem “Home” describes the atrocities of abandoning a person’s homeland, for reasons like takeover and danger, to the point that the emotions inspired by a homeland become unrecognizable, this cause many to become refugees seeking safety. This can correlate to many real-world events in which people lose their homelands and none is better known than that of the Jewish Holocaust during World War II. In particular, this is true for the case of the Bulgarian Jews during World War II…

Prisoners of Geography: Western Europe and Russia Although technology is increasingly advancing and shaping the way our world works, the bottom line for the human geography of a region is its physical geography. Prisoners of Geography, a book written by Tim Marshall, takes this idea and further applies it to the various regions of the world. The book discusses the diverse environmental features in the world’s regions and their impacts, which can both resemble and differ from impacts in other…

“Outstanding Issues with Implementing German Reunification” Germany has had a tumultuous history and inspiring rise to international prominence over the last century. This political anomaly is referred to in German as “wirtschaftswunder” which translated is the phrase the “wonder of economics.” This eminent rise has been recognized by the leadership role the German government is currently playing in the European Union, in relation to monetary policy that is intended to alleviate the Euro-zone…

Everyday there are more and more people that suffer from the conditions in their countries and have to become refugees. The refugees suffer from the events that have transpired in their countries and the tragedies they have seen and been through on their way to a better life. The refugees suffer both physically and mentally and the one issue that is often overlooked in physician evaluations of refugees is the state of their mental health. The main focus in mental health care is whether or not…