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    end the Cold War that effectively brought down the Iron Curtain. The split between West and East not only partitioned the world into two parts‚ but also divided the European family for over 40 years. With the fall of the Soviet Union came many changes that affected much if not all of Europe. At the end of the Brejnev era ‚ the socialist bloc was severely outdated and far removed from the contemporary world. The economy was in a shambles‚ independent civil society was largely in exile‚ and corruption

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    Changes in Europe since the fall of the Soviet Union Since the fall of the Soviet Union 1991 many changes have been brought to Europe. After the fall of the Soviet Union newly formed countries of Eastern Europe found themselves brought into a new era‚ many of the people had relied on the Soviet Union’s system of socialism to help them with every detail of their lives and to dictate their lives but with this newfound freedom citizens had many changes forced upon them. All they once knew had been

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    THE  DREAM  THAT  FAILED:   THE  FALL  OF  THE  SOVIET  EMPIRE     Research  Question:  What  factors  contributed  to  the  collapse  of  the  USSR   in  1991?       Paper  Word  Count:  3‚982                   The  work  contained  within  is  my  own  –  unless  otherwise  cited     _________________________________________

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    The fall of the Soviet Union brought about the largest social change in the 20st century. The dissolution of the Soviet Union has been formerly enacted on 26 December‚ 1991. As a consequence many former soviet countries converted their economies from the communist centrally planned economy model into the market-dominated economy mod-el. This transition results in a large social shift for the citizens of the former Soviet Un-ion‚ as capitalist ideals took hold in the general populace‚ despite the

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    Savannah McCombs Mr.VanMeter March 21‚ 2014 What is the Soviet Union? The Soviet Union is a former country that was the modern day Russian federation. The USSR was a major world power during its existence‚ which began with the Russian Revolution of 1917 and continued until its collapse in 1991. The Soviet Union and the United States were major rivals from the end of WWII until the late 1980s‚ creating a conflict known as the "Cold War" where the superpowers fought each

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    The fall of the Soviet Union resulted in a major collapse of many countries. Bulgaria and Romania were two countries that had ties and many distinctions. They both consisted of a strong‚ violent communist leader that resulted the demolishment of communism at the end. Each of these leaders was cruel and harsh on the people of their country. Injustice played a big role between the two countries that led to war and inhumane actions. Ethnical and race feuds became an eye opening event for the citizens

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    Gorbachev‚ Perestroika and the Fall of the Soviet Union In the late 1980s‚ the Soviet Union was undergoing massive changes in its policies‚ both domestically and internationally. More and more it seemed that the Cold War was coming to a close‚ and the Soviets were certainly not winning. The exact ending of the Cold War is a matter of some contention between several historians‚ but the certain absolute end would be the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The events leading up to this

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    Russia. Communism did call for a role of socialist dictatorship to help control any form of protest. Through persuasive tactics this new government seized power and in 1917 Vladimir Ilich Lenin came to power. Under his control the Soviet Union underwent many radical changes that led to the development of NEP (New Economic Policy). This policy called for some private ownership of the means of production and business. Still the government controlled the majority of production. Throughout Lenin’s government

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    The command system‚ which is also described as Marxism‚ socialism‚ or communism‚ is both a political and economic philosophy. In a communist economy‚ the government owns most of the firms‚ subsequently controlling production and allocation of resources. One of the most well-known and well-documented cases of a communist government took place in the Soviet Union‚ beginning in 1917 and eventually falling in 1992. Idealistically‚ communism eliminates social classism and provides equal work for all

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    Political institutions in western Europe‚ went through many changes from the fall of Rome to the late middle ages‚ such as‚ church and state relations caused problems as the church participated in politics too much‚ feudalism supported and made the monarchy stronger‚ which led to political fragmentations. Feudal monarchy provided a stable management for the heirarchy. This was first created by William from Normandy. The political conflicts were borought to an end by the signing of the Magna Carta

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