The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States. Stemming from wartime urgency, its progress was slowed by fears of central authority and extensive land claims by states before was it was ratified on March 1, 1781. Under these articles, the states remained sovereign and independent, with Congress serving as the last resort on appeal of disputes. Congress was also given the authority to make treaties and alliances, maintain armed forces and coin money. However, the central government lacked the ability to levy taxes and regulate commerce, issues that led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 for the creation of new federal laws.
From the beginning of the American Revolution, Congress felt the need for a stronger union and a government powerful enough to defeat Great Britain. During the early years of the war this desire became a belief that the new nation must have a constitutional order appropriate to its republican character. A fear of central authority inhibited the creation of such a government, and widely shared political theory held that a republic could not adequately serve a large nation such as the United States. The legislators of a large republic would be unable to remain in touch with the people they represented, and the republic would inevitably degenerate into a tyranny. To many Americans their union seemed to be simply a league of confederated states, and their Congress a diplomatic assemblage, representing thirteen independent polities.
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While West and East Africa Kingdoms grew political power from the wealth provided by trade, the political relationships in Inland Africa grew out of kin-based networks where families would govern themselves.
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The political structure in the Kingdoms of Inland Africa didn´t centralize the power under a single authority. Instead, every city-state had kin-based networks with a male chief who would mediate in social conflicts and represent his network in front of other groups.
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<u>After World War 2 Soviet union immediately assumed control over Eastern Europe t</u>o create a buffer zone between Russia and Europe.
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In 1945, the war ended and Soviets controlled much of Eastern European territory. <u>they wanted to create a buffer zone between them and other powers.</u> By 1948 the taking over was complete.
however in the beginning they did not impose Communism severely and allowed coalitions and free press to exist. this was curbed very soon however and the takeover was owed more to the Red army than diplomacy.
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If your talking about the 1939 classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington starring James Stewart along with the legendary Claude Rains. He was made a fool of by the press when they asked him to take some photos with him and they made him out to be some sort of nut.
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It's a great film I would suggest watching it if you have time.
Black Hand<span>, </span><span>byname of </span>Ujedinjenje Ili Smrt (Serbo-Croation: Union or Death)<span>, secret </span>Serbian<span> society of the early 20th century that used terrorist methods to promote the liberation of Serbs outside Serbia from Habsburg or Ottoman rule and was instrumental in planning the assassination of the Austrian archduke </span>Franz Ferdinand<span>(1914), precipitating the outbreak of </span>World War I<span>. The society was formed (1911) and led by Col. </span>Dragutin Dimitrijević<span>; its members were primarily army officers with some government officials. Operating from </span>Belgrade<span>, it conducted propaganda campaigns, organized armed bands in Macedonia (before the </span>Balkan Wars<span>, 1912–13), and established a network of revolutionary cells throughout Bosnia. Within Serbia it dominated the army and wielded tremendous influence over the government by terrorizing officials; it became so powerful that its authority challenged that of the government. In order to eliminate that rival, Prince Alexander, commander in chief of the expatriate Serbian army, brought the leaders of the Black Hand to trial on dubious charges at Salonika in 1917. Dimitrijević and two others were executed, and more than 200 were imprisoned.</span>