Cominform‚ and hence the Berlin Crisis. This point marks the peak of the Cold War when relations between the USSR and the USA were at their worst. This was because of the Berlin Blockade‚ when America had humiliated Stalin so devastatingly‚ with Stalin on the verge between firing at the airplanes‚ or ignoring them and keeping the blockade up. This is another example of Stalin’s stubborn nature‚ as seen in the Potsdam Conference mentioned in the previous paragraph. Finally‚ the fourth and last reason is
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When the First World War broke out in 1914‚ many new technological developments took place‚ which had a huge impact. They affected the battlefields and sea fights‚ but also the society and many short and long term consequences appeared. There was a great technological development taking place‚ which affected every aspect of life. In World War 1 many new technologies got used in the battlefields‚ which did also lead to new strategies. In the war‚ new rifles as the machine guns were introduced
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President John F. Kennedy: Hero or Villain? For thirteen days‚ the United States’ government and citizens waited with abated breath‚ fearing the nuclear annihilation of their great nation. These thirteen days between October 16 and 28‚ 1962 are now known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. Briefly this crisis can be explained as a confrontation between two of the world’s greatest superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ which nearly instigated a nuclear calamity that could have destroyed both
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Introduction By 1962‚ the Soviet Union was considerably behind the United States in the nuclear arms race. The Soviet Union had limited range missiles that were only capable of being launched against Europe‚ but the United States possessed missiles that were capable of striking anywhere within the entire Soviet Union. As it is often said‚ when it comes to national security‚ leaders sometimes make irrational decisions. In an effort to restore the balance of power Soviet Premier Nikita
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The North and the South grew different way in Civil war. In the South‚ there were mostly farmers. There weren’t many skilled workers that why manufacturing was not much. But in the North there were a lot of manufacturing and wealthy people‚ they had a lot of skilled workers. During the Civil War‚ there were some advantages and disadvantages between South and North. Few advantages in the South were able to fight on it large homeland‚ they had best military leaders‚ they encouraged young males to
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To what extent were the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Aid successful at containing communism in 1948? The cold war was a period of tension between the communist side of Europe‚ USSR‚ and the capitalist side‚ USA and Britain. Although it was called a cold war‚ there was never any declaration of war between the two sides. There were many events during the cold war period that were seen as a policy of containing communism to just Eastern Europe. Some historians believe 2 of the main policies
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History Essay ‘Thirteen Days’ Words: 825 Thirteen Days‚ a semi-bibliography of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the steps the American Government took to avoid a nuclear war. In 1962 Fidel Castro agreed to the placing of nuclear missiles belonging to the Soviets in Cuba. All placing of these missiles was done in secrecy‚ however on October 14th an American U2 plane took photographs of the missile site and the American Government was immediately informed. Thirteen Days follows the perspective of three
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World War II has been the most important historical event ever. The plot of the war is humongous‚ but there are key ideas that make the war so important and significant. To start off‚ the first atomic bombs were used during this war. Devastating damage was caused by such explosives. Secondly‚ Adolf Hitler committed suicide. People may wonder‚ well there were so many casualties‚ so why is this one person’s death important to history. Read on and the truth of Adolf Hitler will be revealed. Lastly‚
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Aside from the economical damage of the blockade‚ the soldiers became short on essential supplies‚ such as bread & horsemeat. When the German troops found out about the tremendous supplies the British were receiving from the US‚ much of them left their troops‚ lowering their numbers daily. “Why
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In 1860‚ the United States of America was split into two groups: the Union and the Confederacy. The Confederacy consisted of 11 southern states‚ all of which were pro-slavery. They believed that without slavery their economic structure would be destroyed‚ as it was at the base of their cotton infrastructure. On the other hand‚ the Union was anti-slavery and wanted to abolish it. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President‚ his main goal was to keep the United States together and would do everything
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