Causes of the Russian Revolution
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This 5 page paper looks at the Russian Revolution and the conditions preceding it that caused the people to embrace Marxism. Details about Marxism and the revolution itself are included. The paper takes an analytic look at the facts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA246Rus.rtf

Causes of World War I
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A 5 page paper weighing Waltz’s (1965) three “images” that he says can be seen as being instrumental in causing war against Tuchman’s (1994) account of the beginning of World War I. Waltz’s (1965) images are International Conflict and Human Behavior; International Conflict and the Internal Structure of States; and International Conflict and International Anarchy. All can be seen as being instrumental in various examples; the thesis here is that International Conflict and International Anarchy was the most important of the three in causing World War I. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSwarCauTheo.rtf

Challenges Faced by a Newly-Independent Nation -- Croatia
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that some of the 21st century world’s newest independent nations are actually nations with some of the oldest cultures. However, for whatever political, economic, or imperialistic reason they were able to escape, they have found themselves facing the multiple challenges of establishing their governments, determining their national priorities, providing the social services their people need, and paying for it all. Croatia is used as an example to illustrate such a process. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWnewind.wps

Changes After Stalinism
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This 10 page paper takes a look at Stalin's rule in Russia. The change that emerged over time after new leadership came about is the focus of the paper. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA510JSt.rtf

Changes in Russia Between 1500 and 1800
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This 3 page paper focuses on changes implemented by Peter the Great. Social and political changes are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA811Rus.rtf

Cold War Arms Control
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7 pages in length. The history of Cold War arms control is comprised of myriad elements, scores of political dignitaries and spans a number of years. With such grand and far-reaching components to the issue of disarmament, it is important for the student to address such topics as the Baruch plan, the principle of Mutually Assured Destruction, SALT I, SALT II, the ABM treaties, "flexible response" and European reaction, the French bid for leadership, Willi Brandt's Ostpolitik, Nixon's China Game, MBFR, Helsinki, the INF treaty and Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: TLCdsarm.rtf

Comparison of Russian Workers to Peasants in the Tsarist Period
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5 pages. This paper is a comparison of the Russian workers of today to the Russian peasants and village life in the late Tsarist period. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGAtsars.rtf

Corruption in Russia
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A 4 page paper which examines why corruption is the worst problem facing the former Communist country, proposes a solution, and discusses why this solution would be the best. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGrusscorr.rtf

Decline Of Imperial Russia
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A 5 page paper on the decline of Imperial Russia. The discussion involves the argument of whether the decline was doomed or merely unlucky, based on pages 528-611 of the book Major Problems in the History of Imperial Russia by James Cracraft. The side that is taken is that of stating Imperial Russia was destined to fail in light of the fact that they refused to make necessary adjustments to the changes that were rapidly occurring throughout their continent, as well as the rest of the world. They ignorantly believed that they could uphold their tradition and follow their individual form of modernization without integrating themselves with anyone else. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Imprussi.wps