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First, you have to read the source. After the first reading, ask yourself whether this a primary or secondary source? A primary source is an orignal source from the time - a newspaper article, a speech, or a...

Domino theory was an idea in the US, popularised during Eisenhower's time in office, that stated that if a country fell to communist forces, then other countries around it would also fall in succession, as a...

Trotsky’s responsibility in achieving victory for the Red Army in the Civil War was not rivalled by the role of any other individual. By having absolute control of the Red Army, Trotsky was responsible for r...

The period of the purges (1936-38) involved the widespread surveillance, imprisonment, and execution of ‘counter-revolutionaries’. This was often used as a smokescreen for Stalin to kill his personal politic...

To structure a convincing argument, it is easiest to follow this plan to answer your question. First of all, ensure that you are actually answering the question directly, An easy way to do this is to rephras...