The Fall Of Communism
.... Lenin’s government made many achievements. It ended a long civil was against the remains of old Czarist military system and established institutions in government.
Lenin died in 1924, and was quickly followed by Joseph Stalin as head of the soviet Communist Party. Stalin became the most powerful man in Russia. He controlled the bulk of all the political power and with that he started a ruthless campaign of removing all opposition to the communist rule. During this period called the “Great Purge” Stalin systemically executed anyone who stood in his path. Millions of people were arrested and either harassed or killed. .....
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Nuclear Power For All
.... Mao Zedong, “The atomic bomb is not so big, but if you do not have it, you are not counted. OK, let’s make some such bombs”(Huaqui). China’s nuclear testing site is considered to be the world’s largest at over 100,00 square kilometers, capable of handling underground, atmospheric and live missile tests. With this capability, it is interesting to see that as of 1995, China only conducted 41 tests starting in 1964, as compared to that of the United States where 1030 tests were conducted. In recent years, though, China has been increasing the number of tests being made. This increase directly relates to the increase in the numb .....
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To What Extent Is Canada’s Election System/Process Democratic?
.... play an important role in election. The Boardcasters have the power to determine which political parties to get shut out or not.
· A party who has 42 per cent of the votes only has the second most seats in the legislature. Meanwhile, a party who has 39 per cent of the popular vote, formed the major government. This is not a sign of democratic.
Democratic:
· On the other hand, the election system or process in Canada is democratic because the citizens have the choice to vote for their parties. No one will force the citizens to vote, it is not compulsory, only if the citizens like to vote.
· The election system or process is .....
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Ghandi's Influence On India
.... opportunity to go to England and study law, were he met many Indian anarchists. He thought methods were to brute and would not be sufficient, he came up with his idea of “hind swaraj” or Indian home rule, swaraj alone means self rule or independence. This was an idea that Ghandi felt extremely strong of, with that in mind
Ghandi wrote a pamphlet describing his ideas for India and how with the use of “swaraj” the goals could be achieved. Ghandi like Vivekenanda also opposed western culture, but he was a bit extreme. Ghandi wanted the people of India to become fundamental and do away with all luxuries and material wealth because h .....
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A Reborn Nation By A New Democracy (Mao Tse-Tung)
.... different than any other ideological and social system, and exemplifies many characteristics. It is a progressive, completed revolution that stands as a rational system in human history.
Tse-tung agreed that China is carrying out a revolution in the social system, as well as in technology. More public ownership is currently beginning to replace the traditional Chinese private ownerships. Also, large-scale modern machine productions, rather than manmade handicrafts are making many industrialized products. Because so many old Chinese traditions still exist, no industrial process can override the other (Socialism, 2).
It is acce .....
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The National Institute Of Standards And Technology
.... the scientific community, industry, and commerce. In 1972, for example, agency scientists developed a helium-neon gas-laser technique that for the first time gave the precise measurement of the speed of light as 299,792.45 km/sec (186,282.396 mi/sec).
The NIST also cooperates with public and private organizations to develop technological standards and test methodologies by conducting research on the properties of materials that are needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and government. This research leads to improved methods of standardizing measurements and collecting data. One of the agency's activities is t .....
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The Rise Of Democracy
.... Aristotle. All of these men were teachers and gave some valid contributions to the idea of democracy.
After both the fall of democracy in Greece and in Rome, democracy was put on a long hold, and did not come back into power for many years. During this time Kings became very powerful under the idea of divine right. Divine right was the belief that Kings had power to rule under the grace of God. After this long dormancy along came the first big step in the rebirth of democracy. This step was known as Feudalism and it lasted from 400 AD to the year 1200AD, a total of 800 years. Feudalism was a simple type of government t .....
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Facism And Patriotism
.... be learned, the connotation, the shared meaning within the current cultural setting, demands that there be an element of free agency to patriotism that is not part of the shared definition of the totalitarian policies of either Fascism or Nazism.
This element of choice is the difference between pledging one's life to fight for the love of their country and being coerced and intimidated into obedience. There is also an element of equality associated with patriotism, as opposed to submission and sycophancy that is inherent to social systems that build on intolerance towards one's peers, such as Nazism, and Fascism to a certai .....
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Castro’s Screw Up And Cuba's Economic Crisis
.... Colombia, Mexico, Spain and Venezuela.
Although Cuba's revolutionary leaders had intended to pursue a policy of economic diversification, they quickly had to abandon this approach. Instead, the government emphasized increased sugar production to garner essential foreign exchange earnings and Soviet subsidies. Sugar products represented 80% of Cuba's exports between 1920 and 1959 and amounted to 82% of total exports by 1986. Some 78% of Cuba's sugar production went to the former Soviet Union in barter trade with one percent kept for the domestic market and the remainder sold for hard currency on the world market. Bad idea!
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The Politial Parties Of America's History
.... aound the 1850s. There were against slavery in the South. Their nominted President achieve 2nd place in the Presidential Election. Since this was a very new party, they called this the “Glorious Defeat.” The reason is that this party now gain recognition.
The Whigs dies out. The Know Nothings come around and begins to die out. After the Kansas-Nebraska act and the incident that took place in Kansas which gave the nick name, “Bleeding Kansas,” the Know Nothings completely died out.
Now there was mixed feelings in the Democratic party. Some were for the South, some were for the North. The party splitted and out comes two more part .....
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Flaws In America’s Legislative Branch
.... of power in Congress itself. In order to protect the individual, the founders had to allow for decentralized powers that included “weak leadership, rules allowing for delay and discussion, and many opportunities for committee activity” (pg. 286).
The influence of the electoral system also brings about a conflict within the legislative branch. By the end of the nineteenth century, the Senate was given the nickname “Millionaire’s Club,” due to the rich businessmen and party leaders. It seemed like legislatures were selling seats into the Senate. Finally, the Seventeenth Amendment came about and required the popular election of t .....
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The Supreme Court Decision Of Roe Vs Wade
.... #1).
The court voted 7 to 2 for the rights of Jane Roe. Justice Blackmun was the one to write the opinion formally for the court. He said that a woman’s right to decide whether or not to terminate her pregnancy is a fundamental right, part of her right to privacy that the Court had granted in earlier trials. He stated that this right of privacy came from the 14th Amendment, which prohibits one to be denied liberty without due process. The rest of the 52-page report that Blackmun wrote was based on medical terms. He made these rules:
-During the first trimester of pregnancy,
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