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The 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 2007.
A discussion of the book "The Bridge at Andau" by James A. Michener.
1,622 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 37.95
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The paper relates that "The Bridge at Andau" served to inform the world of the situation behind the Iron Curtain and was a call for action for the world's assistance to Hungary. "The Bridge at Andau" is a compilation of stories from Hungarian refugees who crossed the bridge during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The paper discusses their life before and after the Soviet rule and their hopes and dreams which remain despite their loss. The paper relates that the book is a historical account in essence, but the stories remain thought-provoking and touching, an insight into the plights of a country that succumbed to severe Communist idealism. The paper contends that Michener has the talent of depicting the drama behind the facts, thus the suffering and emotions endured by those he interviewed were reflected well in the pages of the book.
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"October 23, 1956. What began as a student demonstration quickly turned into a bloody revolution, when thousands of Hungarian students, teachers and concerned citizens who marched the streets of Budapest to demand their freedom from Communist oppression under the Soviet reign were met with gunfire by the Allamvedelmi Osztag or AVO (Hungarian State Protecting Organization) as they called for government reform over the radio. One of these young revolutionaries was Josef Toth, a factory worker who got swept up by the infectious enthusiasm and bravado of the crowd of protesters. Among the students who started the revolution were two bright communist prodigies, Istvan Balogh and Peter Szigeti."
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?The Viennese Revolution of 1848?, 2002.
This paper is a review of John Rath?s ?The Viennese Revolution of 1848?, which chronicles both sides of the Austrian-Hungarian revolution from its onset to its conclusion.
835 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper explains that the Viennese Revolution of 1848 took place with the backdrop of liberal-conservative squabbling throughout Europe; poor living conditions and constant warring left the upper and middle classes wanting an end to the aristocratic regimes of most European nations and an increase in the people?s liberties. The author points out that the original cause behind the revolution was the broad idea of liberalism, but,once the revolutionaries came into power, this broad idea took on different interpretations by different ethnic groups.The paper concludes that this polarization ultimately created problems for further unification of the revolutionaries and might have led to the final fall of Vienna.
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"The ruling regime was split on whether or not to make concessions. Metternich, Archduke Ludwig, and his cabinet were insistent that the revolutionaries be granted none of their demands, while other some of the archdukes that were more sympathetic to the cause were willing to grant reforms. The disagreements in the imperial government led to inactivity of government, and progress revolutionary activity by the liberal-leaning populace. Rath notes the proliferation of political and social calls for reform, ?As the populace became more and more agitated by the ever increasing reports of revolutionary disturbances, various liberal elements in Vienna summoned courage to demand reforms from the government, and many individuals and groups hastened to draft petitions, obtain signatures for them, and send them to the authorities.?"
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1956 Noble Prize Winners in Physics, 2005.
This paper discusses the work of the 1956 Nobel prize winners in physics: William Bradford Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain.
2,140 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 47.95
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This paper explains that William Bradford Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain were given the 1956 Nobel prize winners in physics for their research on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect, which started the development of presnet-day communications. The author points out that William Shockley's speech at the giving of the Nobel Prize stressed that some important segments of United States industry, such as Bell Laboratories from where two of the three Nobel Laureates came, believed in the theory that research of a fundamental character is important from a practical aspect. The paper describes the process of research that led to these discoveries.
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"In his own life, he had been asked many times whether the experiment that he had planned was pure or applied research. At the same time, for the research scientist it was probably more important to know whether the particular piece of research will provide some more useful and lasting knowledge about nature. According to his opinion, if any such knowledge was possible, then the particular research should be classified as fundamental research and it did not matter whether the reasons for undertaking the research was purely personal motivation or with any other view."
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The Reasons for the Fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 2000.
An analysis which concludes that the Austro-Hungarian Empire fell due to a lack of real power.
4,662 words (approx. 18.6 pages), 7 sources, £ 85.95
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This essay argues that the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was due to a lack of real power. The paper demonstrates how, after 1848, the Empire?s strength was derived from alliances with other nations, and then explains the consequences of such a reliance.
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"The existence of an empire over many centuries, or even into relatively modern times, often supposes great intrinsical power associated with such an empire. The task of expanding, dominating and controlling resources from which such power is derived is an enormous task. In the case of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, however, much of the power associated with the monarchy was present due to reasons other than a monopolization of resources or violence. It is said that the pen is mightier than the sword, and in the case of the Habsburgs, this proverb is easily proven. The military and diplomatic alliances forged, stumbled on, and generally experienced by Austro-Hungary were, to a large degree, responsible for the maintenance of the central European power. Of course, no monarchy wishes its power to be derived from the associations it has with other states, but for the lack of any other source of power, it does have its benefits. These benefits are sometimes more than outweighed by the obligations such alliances impose, and the consequences of breaking such alliances. The Habsburg monarchy was no stranger to these consequences, as they had a great deal to do with the eventual dissolution of the empire."
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Socialist Construction in China 1956-1958, 2002.
This paper explores the years of 1956-1958 in China, years that have come to be known as the period of ?socialist construction?.
3,329 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 17 sources, MLA, £ 68.95
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The paper examines how these years in China marked a transition from what had proved a reasonably stable and successful period of ?socialist transformation? between 1953 and 1956, to the gradual dawning of a greater impatience with the pace of revolutionary change, culminating in the relative disaster of the so-called Great Leap Forward in 1958.
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"The Chinese Communists, however, had not only the theories of Marx, but also the legacy of Soviet interpretations of that theory. By the 1930s, Soviet Marxists were beginning to regard this principal theme in Marx?s work as no longer relevant to their society. Once the fundamental material pre-conditions for a socialist economy had been established ? and they argued that this was the case ? then contradictions between productive forces and relations of production would be a thing of the past. Contradiction would be replaced by correspondence. Some conservative elements within the Chinese leadership in 1957 were perhaps motivated by this same sort of conviction that base and superstructure corresponded in some essential way, and that a harmony of development rather than contradiction would exist between the two. The history of the development of such an orientation begins in the Soviet Union in the 1930s. During these years, completion of the construction of a new fully socialist economy was announced by Stalin, together with his well-known fabulous claim that there were no longer any exploiting classes in Soviet society (3)."
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Film: Don Siegel's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956), 2005.
This paper discusses Don Siegel's film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) as an example of the films of the 1940s and 1950s.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, £ 50.95
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This paper reviews Don Siegel's film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956), which became the formula for this type of film. The author points out that the film has been copied and imitated hundreds of times and identifies specifically several variations. The paper argues that the original version was the best film of this group and gives three reasons.
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"Few films have been as influential as Don Siegel's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956). The formula created by Siegel has been copied and imitated hundreds if not thousands of times over the years. In fact, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) inspired two remakes, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1979) directed by Philip Kaufman and "Body Snatchers" (1994) by Abel Ferrara. The fact that "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" has been made and remade so many times leads to the question of, which of the films is best? This question is complicated by the fact that each of the films is essentially a different story and a different type of film."
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The Federal Highway Act of 1956, 2002.
This paper discusses the role that the Federal Highway Act of 1956 played in helping to determine what shape America would take over the last half of the twentieth century.
2,165 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper examines the largest public works project of its time, the Federal Highway Act of 1956. The paper looks at the the historical events that led up to President Eisenhower's signing of the Act. It then goes on to discuss the positive impact that it would have on the U.S. economy, looking at such topics as employment, land development, travel, retail competition and lower consumer prices and freight prices. The paper then examines the negative impact the Act would have on the economy looking at such areas as mass transit, mass migration, travel and air pollution. The final are that the paper deals with is the cultural impact. The author feels that based upon their analysis of the Act, it had a fundamentally positive affect in shaping America over the past fifty years.
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"The construction of this system has provided Americans with access to valuable land, which encouraged construction and development of real estate including residential, industrial and commercial. Residential properties created as a result of the interstate system most often comes in the form of single-family homes. All over the country residential areas run alongside interstate highways. The system has created a variety of commercial development including roadside businesses, such as hotels and restaurants. The interstate system also aided in the development of industrial properties including nuclear power plants."
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Hungarians in Slovenia, 2001.
Discusses issues of ethnic identity, history and the current status of Hungarians in Slovenia. Demographic make-up of Slovenia.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, £ 39.95
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"One of the great questions facing any people who are an ethnic minority in their own society is whether they should try to preserve their sense of ethnicity, their sense of apartness, or if they should attempt to merge their own sense of ethnicity into a greater sense of nationality. This paper examines the status of Hungarians in Slovenia, how they have maintained their sense of self amid a larger population that is not always sympathetic to the ethnic identity of its subpopulations.
In order to understand the position in which Hungarians in Slovenia Hungary find themselves, it may be useful to understand more broadly the history of Slovenia itself. It is important to note that a very large measure of ethnic identity comes from understanding how one is different from one?s neighbors. People not only define themselves as like their families and other ..."
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The Austria-Hungarian Empire, 2002.
This paper discusses the Austria-Hungarian Empire from 1867 - 1918.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 69.95
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This paper defines the strengths and weaknesses found in the alliance of the governments of Austria and Hungary prior to the First World War. The author shows that while the strengths found within this unification were unique and powerful, the weaknesses found within the political, economic, and social areas of this alliance proved to eventually destroy the Empire.
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The Hungarian Gas Turbines Industry, 2007.
A strategic assessment of the microeconomic strengths and weaknesses of the gas turbines industry in Hungary.
1,203 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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The paper relates that the gas turbine industry is considered by many to be one of the most dynamic segments in the power generation industry. The paper examines the Hungarian energy market and discusses its strengths and weaknesses. The paper concludes with a recommendation for direct investment in Hungary in this industry, given the potential of the market and the perspectives for its development in the future.
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"The Hungarian energy market is continuously growing to keep up with the diversification of the economy and with the constant increase in the level of industrial modernization. One of the threats for Europe and Hungary in terms of the gas turbine market is the high dependency to Russian energy sources. Indeed, as the recent energetic crisis have shown, the countries in Central and Eastern Europe are depending on Russian gas transports, as well as on the prices that Gazprom, the large Russian energy holding, sets."
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The Suez Crisis of 1956: A Victory against Imperialism, 2002.
An examination of how the Suez Canal crisis impacted the Egyptian people.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 50.95
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This paper explains how the Suez crisis of 1956 marked a decisive military defeat, yet it was a great political and economic victory for President Nasser, Egypt, and the entire Arab world. It shows how the nationalization of the canal provided the Arab world with the hero it so badly needed. Nasser provided guidance for his people and also provided an end to the period of Western imperial dominance in Egypt.
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"With Nasser?s nationalization of Suez, the Western powers were furious regarded the nationalization as ?theft.? What came to be known as the Tripartite aggression in the East, the collaboration of Britain, France, and Israel all began to deploy troops for Suez immediately.10 All of the involved nations had their concerns with Nasser?s nationalization of the canal, but the four nations most chiefly concerned with the affair were Britain, France, the United States, and Israel.11 The Western powers of Britain, France, and the United States were much more concerned with the economic aspect of its nationalization, rather than the physical usage of it. For the West, Suez represented the quickest, most economical means of shipping to India and the far East. Both Britain and France had major economic interests in the canal12 and British ships represented seventy percent of the canal?s daily traffic. As Terrence Robertson put it, the Suez canal was ?the spinal cord of the British Empire.?13 With respect to the United States, the only reason that they did not take immediate military action is that of the ramifications it would have had on the Cold War and their already tense relationship with the Soviet Union.14 Other reasons for hostility among the Westerners include the fact that Nasser had been aiding the Algerians in their movement against the French, Israel was angry about their banishment from the gulf of Aqueba and perhaps from Suez altogether upon total Egyptian control."
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Moscow Spring and Sino-Soviet Winter, 2005.
This paper discusses the impact of the death of Stalin and the Hungarian uprising on Sino-Soviet relations.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 13 sources, £ 50.95
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In this article the writer discusses the great importance played by the division between Communist China and Soviet Russia in the field of global geopolitics in the second half of the 20th century. The writer looks at factors involved in this split in the Sino-Soviet alliance and maintains that the main roots appear to have occurred between Stalin's death in 1953 and the Hungarian uprising in 1956. This essay examines the events in this period with a particular focus on this impact on China's internal politics.
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"In the arena of global geopolitics in the second half of the 20th century, few events were of more significance than the split in the Sino-Soviet alliance that fundamentally transformed the Communist world. While historians have noted many contributing factors to this division between Communist China and Soviet Russia, the ultimate origins seem to be rooted in the period between the death of Stalin in 1953 and the Hungarian uprising against Soviet rule in 1956."
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Matyas Rakosi, 2003.
Examines the life and career of the Hungarian Communist Party boss.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 17 sources, £ 73.95
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Discusses Matyas Rakosi's early life and connections with Soviet Russia, the inception of the Hungarian Communist Party (HCP), the subversion of Hungarian democracy in 1945-1948, and Rakosi's strategies and brutal activities.
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" This essay summarizes the life and career of Matyas
Rakosi (1892-1971) (Rakosi). After experiencing the harsh privations of life as a professional revolutionary between 1917 and 1944, Rakosi served as Hungarian Communist Party (HCP) boss ..."
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Empires in the First Half of the 20th Century, 2008.
A comparison of imperial China and the Austro-Hungarian empire during the first half of the 20th century.
1,760 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 40.95
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This paper examines the transformations in political structures that took place in the first part of the 20th century in China and Europe, in particular the area of Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was territorially-reconstructed after World War I. The paper points out that China was an Empire for two thousand years and Austro-Hungary was Europe's oldest great power. The paper argues that nationalism was the leading cause of the changes that took place. While imperial China stayed territorially more or less the same, its political structure changed significantly. The Austro-Hungarian Empire on the other hand ceased to exist, and the Empire collapsed, much like most European Empires at the time, giving birth to new nations and various forms of governments. Noting the general trend of change in both China and Europe, the paper concludes that, as empires crumbled, they were replaced by several forms of governments ranging from democracies to totalitarian regimes.
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"There were many consequences of World War I, including the ten million casualties in the armies (Esler, 2004). Also, this war significantly changed the map of Europe. The Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed and in its place several new nations were born. The Slavic nationalists were somewhat appeased by the treaty of Versailles. Yugoslavia was formed, unifying Southern Slavs, with its core in Serbia. Czechoslovakia too was a Slavic country formed with the break up of Austro-Hungary (Sontag, 1971). The Russian Empire crumbled and was replaced with a communist revolution and regime. The treaty of Versailles also significantly weakened Germany. It was stripped of its colonies, disarmed and forced to pay reparations. Parts of it were given to Poland and the Czech Republic."
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