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To what extent were the superpowers committed to détente?

In the period 1972-1979 the superpowers were reconciled to but never committed to détente, in the sense of a comprehensive relaxation of tensions. Crucially neither superpower intended détente as settling Co...
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“Eisenhower’s New Look policy marked a fundamental shift in Cold War policy away from Truman’s approach”- assess the validity of this statement.

Eisenhower’s “New Look” Policy, advocating “massive retaliation” and the “rollback” of Communism appeared to diverge from Truman’s approach, yet essentially maintained the basis of the Containment policy. Wh...
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Given y = 3x^(1/2) - 6x + 4, x > 0. 1) Find the integral of y with respect to x, simplifying each term. 2) Differentiate the equation for y with respect to x.

When integrating remember the general rule: x^n --> x^(n+1)/(n+1). Now look at each term separately. 3x^(1/2) --> 3x^(3/2)/(3/2) = 2x^(3/2)-6x --> -6x^(2)/2 = -3x^24 = 4x^(0) --> 4x^(1)/1 = 4xCom...
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What is meant by 'dissipated energy'?

In a system, we can transfer energy from an energy store into one or more useful forms of energy, however this process is not 100% efficient and some energy is wasted as heat or sound - this is known as diss...
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Which articles exist in the German language and how do I decline them?

In the German language, there are three articles, namely der (male), die (female) and das (neutral). These articles have to be changed according to the 4 different cases which might follow from various verbs...
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