Potsdam Conference‚ meeting of the heads of government of the United States‚ the USSR‚ and the United Kingdom‚ following the unconditional surrender of Germany in World War II. It was held in Potsdam‚ near Berlin‚ from July 17 to August 2‚ 1945. The purpose of the conference was the implementation of decisions reached previously at the Yalta Conference. The U.S. was represented by President Harry S. Truman and the USSR by Premier Joseph Stalin. The United Kingdom was represented at first by Prime
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5500 CRICOS Provider number: 02048A Assessment Details Qualification Diploma of Business Term 2014 03 AICL Subject Code DBB03 AICL Subject Name Conference Management Assessment Type Conference Folio (A1) Time allowed 4.0 Weeks Date Aug 11th 2014 Location Room 803 Units of competency National Code BSBADM503B Name Plan and manage conferences Student Details Student Name JIAE KIM Student ID 130353 Student Declaration: I declare that the work submitted is my own‚ and has not been copied or
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The Wannsee Conference On January 20‚ 1942‚ at a villa in a suburb of Berlin called Wannsee‚ 15 men‚ all high-ranking Nazi Party officials and members of the German government‚ met to discuss what they called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." The head of this conference was a man named SS General Reinhard Heydrich‚ the chief of the Reich Security Main Office (Reichssicherheitshauptamt-RSHA) and one of SS chief Heinrich Himmler ’s top deputies. (ushmm.org) Heydrich had two main goals in
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The Congress of Berlin was an international peace conference convened by the European great powers in Berlin‚ Germany in June and July 1878. Following the recent conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877‚ the Congress of Berlin aimed to divide the perennial no-man’s-land of Europe‚ the Balkans‚ along lines more reflective of the then-current balance of power. The ultimate effect of the Congress was effectively to reverse Russia’s territorial gains during the war‚ returning some seized territory
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Berlin Wall opened (1989) The opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 emanated from a complex combination of factors. Such causes include the intensification of new liberal leaders‚ vanishing of communism and economic uncertainty in Europe as well as the escalation of nationalism in East Germany. The fall of the Berlin Wall meant liberation and amalgamation of Germany. The aforementioned had global significance as it showed the unification of entire Europe therefore ending the cold war. All these
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Assessment Task 2: Conference Planning Portfolio Submission details Candidate’s Name Student Number Submit this document via my.TAFE with all required evidence attached. See Procedure below for details. Performance objective Candidates will need to conduct individual research of available materials and local resources (web‚ phone book‚ etc.) and show initiative and problem-solving skills to develop a conference concept; a full conference plan that meets the needs of the organisation; and
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What Was the Berlin Wall? The Berlin Wall was both the physical division between West Berlin and East Germany from 1961 to 1989 and the symbolic boundary between democracy and Communism during the Cold War. Dates: August 13‚ 1961 -- November 9‚ 1989 Overview of the Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was erected in the dead of night and for 28 years kept East Germans from fleeing to the West. Its destruction‚ which was nearly as instantaneous as its creation‚ was celebrated around the world. A Divided
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The Charlottetown Conference By the early 1860s‚ the British colonies of North America were considering the benefits of a union. The American Civil War had created a new military power and a renewed threat to the small‚ divided colonies to the north. And British public opinion had been in favour of reducing‚ if not eliminating government spending in North America‚ especially for defence. In September 1864‚ British North American politicians met in Charlottetown‚ Prince Edward Island
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Wannsee Conference The Wannsee Conference was held in order to explain the Nazis’ plan to carry out the “Final Solution”. The “Final Solution” is a euphemism to make their plan sound better than what it actually was. There was nothing good about this plan; the main goal of it was to get rid of the Jews by any means possible. It was estimated that around 11‚000‚000 Jews in Europe will be involved in the "Final Solution”. During the movie it was evident that not a single one of the officials at the
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The Berlin wall caused much strife during its existence. It started with the conflict between the USSR and the Allies and quickly escalated from there. The long years it stood were full of separation and conflict. The story of the Berlin wall is not one easily forgotten. During WWII the Soviet army captured the German city of Berlin. The U.S.‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ and the Soviet Union all occupied a sector of Berlin. The United States‚ Britain‚ and France occupied sectors in West German and Berlin
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