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    History Notes on Cold War

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    History notes Yalta Conference February 1945 Relations between Churchill and Stalin were frosty Greatest source of conflict was over Poland Soviets have established a communist government in Poland Allies did not want communist in Poland and hope for free election Potsdam Conference July 1945 Potsdam= Berlin Suburb Stalin occupied most of Eastern Europe: (Albania‚ Romania‚ Bulgaria‚ Hungary‚ Czech‚ Poland‚ Finland.) America had a new President – Truman Truman was more anti communist

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    Kevin Abley‚ Australian rules footballerKevin Abley‚ Australian rules footballer Kevin J. Anderson (born 1962)‚ American science fiction author Kevin T. Anderson‚ American musician Kevin Anderson (actor) (born 1960)‚ American actor Kevin Anderson (tennis) (born 1986)‚ South African tennis player Kevin Anderson (scientist)‚ climate scientist Kevin Appier‚ American baseball pitcher Kevin Archer (born 1958)‚ English musician and member of Dexy’s Midnight Runners Kevin Ayers (born 1944)‚ English

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    Fritz Jules Roethlisberger & The Hawthorne Studies Introduction: The purpose of this brief guide is to introduce you to the work of Roethlisberger and some of the resources by and about him that are available in the Western Libraries. Although most students of management are aware of the "Hawthorne effect"‚ many of them are not familiar with one of the researchers who was heavily involved in the Hawthorne Project and who is also regarded as one of the founders of the modern "human relations

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    Salem witch trials‚ witchcraft is haunting the village. During the McCarthy era‚ freedom was a very important aspect in life‚ as was religion a very important aspect of life during the Salem witch trials. The Crucible was a play made to symbolize McCarthyism in the 1950’s In the beginning of The Crucible you are exposed to flaws in their religion through Parris. Parris is too drawn up in himself and is only worried about his reputation so when Abigail won’t tell him what happened he yells to Abigail

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    was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism‚ when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists.[1] Miller himself was questioned by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and convicted of "contempt of Congress" for refusing to identify others present

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    Arthur Miller and influence of his life Arthur Miller has been one of Americas best known play writers who emerged in the United States since World War II. He has been writing since the age of seventeen and bases his work on personal experiences while attacking political views. One of his best known works is The Death of a Salesman which is about a man named Willy Loman who tries to emerge in the business industry and present a better image of him in society. Another important play is The Crucible

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    save ones self. Salem‚ a puritan community‚ had god and religion as its number one priority. Therefore the devil was the people of Salem’s greatest fear. In he United States during the cold war‚ people feared communism. Here came the creation of McCarthyism‚ this is almost identical to the events of Salem‚ people were accused in the United States of being communist sympathizers‚ usually without much evidence‚ and people were persecuted. Arthur miller himself was accused of being a communist supporter

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    given me a better understanding of false paranoia and to what extent people can act upon it. By definition‚ McCarthyism is a "paranoid hunt for infiltrators." (McCarthyism) When Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible he used events in the play as symbols for what had been happening to the country in the 50’s. "McCarthy’s false accusations heightened political tensions of the times." (McCarthyism) The group of girls in The Crucible represented McCarthy by making similar false accusations and raising paranoia

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    in 1947‚ it was partitioned into two separate entities: the secular nation of India and the predominantly Muslim nation of Pakistan. Pakistan was composed of two noncontiguous regions‚ East Pakistan and West Pakistan‚ separated by Indian territory. The state of Jammu and Kashmir‚ which had a predominantly Muslim population but a Hindu leader‚ shared borders with both India and West Pakistan. The argument over which nation would incorporate the state led to the first India-Pakistan War in 1947-48

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    would appear to be uncanny and mysteriously specific if unintentional‚ between the Puritan society’s dreaded and rather disgusting witch trials‚ and the more recent issue that was relevant at the time The Crucible was written--the Red Scare and McCarthyism. He uses this parallel to his advantage in several instances‚ unearthing the scandalous actions of Senator Joseph McCarthy. First‚ two topics within the Salem Witch Trials are seen: intolerance and reputation. Miller was attempting to bring America

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