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…-Russian War in 1905, Russia acknowledged Japan's interest in Korea. Korea was annexed as a colony of Japan in 1910.         Up until 1937 Japan gave the Koreans a considerable amount of room as to how they wanted to run their country. In 1937, when…

…to The League of Nations for settlement. Strong nations reserved the right to settle their disputes by threats or, force. In the Soviet Union, the Communists, led by Lenin, had seized power in 1917. Lenin had set up a dictatorship that firmly controlled…

…they wanted through force. In one part of the book Napoleon charged the dogs on Snowball, another animal representing Stalin's No.1 rival Leon Trotsky. Stalin became the Soviet Leader after the death of Lenin. His opponents who always underestimated him became his…

…The book that I have read that has really stayed with me is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I really enjoyed reading it, which is unusual, because I usually don't enjoy reading too much. There was something about George and Lenin's friendship that really…

…communism its philosophical meanings, to Lenin, who gave it power after the October revolution in 1917, until today, communism hasn’t changed its primary meaning and ideology. World War II, the Cold War, the war in Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, and the most…

…to accept that Stalin was in fact ultimately in some kind of control and wasn't acting under complete causation from Lenin and the structures put in place by Lenin etc. Or the idea that brutal dictators like Stalin are a guaranteed product of history in Russia…

…the centuries. Unfortunately for this country, the last decades were definitely no the best times in Russian history. Of course, the economic situation of the country will always have a huge effect on the population. Today, the population of Russia is steadily…

…into the war by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941. The Russians had also been forced into the war by the German surprise attack, Operation Barbarossa, in June earlier the same year. The British, Russians and Americans now faced common enemies…

…against him. Although he continued to fight, the odds he faced were impossible. In April 1814, Napoleon’s own marshals refused to continue the struggle and stepped down from their positions. During the actual Russian campaign, there were many key factors…

…. The majority of the vast inland receives little or no rain, but approximately four feet of snow during the winter. Russians, like Americans, enjoy watching television, and reading. They also love to play chess; visit the movie theaters; soak up the culture…