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Brazilian Economy in the Kubitschek Administration
The JK government modernized and industrialized Brazil but left a poor legacy for its successors.
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Imperialism: Causes, Factors, Characteristics
Imperialism was the expansion of European territorial dominance around the world, especially in Africa and Asia, in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 15 – America Re-enters the Arena
This chapter discusses the role of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in turning World War II in favor of the Allies.
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Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 14 – The Nazi-Soviet Pact
This chapter discusses the beginning of World War II, focusing on Stalin’s failed attempt to appease Hitler.
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Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 13 – Stalin’s Bazaar
This chapter discusses the maneuvers of Joseph Stalin’s USSR in the lead-up to World War II.
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Brazilian Economy in the Café Filho Administration
Café Filho first adopted economic contraction, then expansion, and facilitated the importation of capital goods to Brazil.
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Brazilian Economy in the Second Vargas Administration (1951-1954)
This period was characterized by successive economic problems, by the inability to adopt contractionary policies, and by commercial protectionism.
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Industrial Revolutions: Summary, Causes, Consequences & Inventions
Since the 19th century, beginning in Britain, a series of inventions have profoundly revolutionized the world economy.
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Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 12 – The End of Illusion
This chapter discusses the failure of the Treaty of Versailles, which enabled the rise of Hitler’s Nazism and Mussolini’s Fascism in Germany and Italy.