Cold War Research Paper The Cold War was a competitive rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. It lasted from the late 1940s until 1991‚ which was the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Berlin Airlift and the Vietnam War altered the worldwide bond between the Western Powers‚ Soviet Union‚ and Vietnam. These two historic conflicts that occurred during the Cold War impacted the nations involved. The Berlin Airlift was one of the greatest aviation engagements in history; while on the
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private steel factory owned by Electro Steel Casting Ltd. 40 kms from Bokaro. All 500 workers employed in the plant are local workers. 100 workers’ services were terminated for participating in union formation activities. JKMU organised a dharna and blockades with the help of local villagers and forced management to reinstate all workers. The Deputy Labour Commissioner also put pressure on management to take back the workers or else the factory license would be cancelled. The newly formed union held meetings
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throughout Europe. 2) During the rule of Napoleon‚ there were some challenges his empire had to face. Napoleon intended the Continental System to impact the British economy greatly. This was a system in which Napoleon ordered his empire to set up a blockade to discontinue trade with Britain. He hoped this would lead him to victory but it did not. Although‚ Napoleon was successful in plummeting Britain’s economy‚ it resulted in affecting the economies of the European Continent. Not only did the economy
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This cartoon was published on October 30‚ 1962 immediately after the thirteen days of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Edmund Valtmun. After 13 days of being on the brink of war‚ Khrushchev finally agreed to remove the nuclear missiles from Cuba. This cartoon depicts Khrushchev doing just that by way of dentistry in the mouth of Cuban leader Castro‚ saying “This Hurts Me More Than it Hurts You‚” revealing that the removal of missiles in Cuba ultimately meant that Khrushchev had lost the non-combat
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the two cities with many deadly long-term effects. Dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not the only option that the United States could have pursued in the war. There were other tactical options such as‚ negotiating‚ using a naval blockade‚ or continuing to fighting. Negotiations could have happened in the ceasefire that took place in 1945‚ but Harry Truman never pursued it. Douglas MacArthur who was the chief of staff of the United States Army‚ advised against the use of the bomb
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A. Main Idea: The United States and the Soviet Union became political rivals after World War II. 1. Where did the Soviet Union set up pro-Soviet regimes? Answer: The Soviet Union set up pro-Soviet regimes within Poland‚ Romania‚ Bulgaria‚ and Hungary because of the higher potential of positive response from those areas. 2. What was the Truman Doctrine? Answer: The Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy set up by President Harry Truman during the Cold War that regulated for the US to provide financial
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Hawks of the sea The Pirates of Barbary‚ Corsairs‚ Conquests‚ and Captivity in the 17th-century Mediterranean by Adrian Tinniswood is an interesting book that details the ventures of the many Barbary Pirates. This book explains the effects of the often forgotten but highly important Barbary Pirates. Tinniswood explains the workings of the maritime cities‚ whose economies depended on the piracy that was engaged by the Anglo-Turkish pirates. He first discusses the famous raids and affects the pirates
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Following the Second World War‚ the US was engaged in the Cold War primarily against the Soviet Union‚ with many American presidents adopting the policy of containment to prevent the spread of Communism around the world. There was an active arms race afoot between the two superpowers with both of them focusing on nuclear capabilities. President John F. Kennedy pursued one of the largest peacetime expansions of the US military arsenal and capabilities. That expansion included the placement of Jupiter
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with Britain obtaining 38 total warships and 28 dreadnoughts.; Germany obtained only 24 total warships and 17 dreadnoughts. Britain still had the edge on their naval fleet. Another conflict that arose during the naval race was the naval blockade. The Naval Blockade lasted from 1914 to 1919. It was conducted by Britain to fend off Germany by reducing trade. As a result‚ Germany’s economy and people went to ruin. Gemini people
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After the First World War had ceased on the 11th of November 1918‚ there were a lot of negotiations on the issue of how to sustain peace‚ and how to treat the Central Powers‚ which consisted namely of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Turkey and Bulgaria. France wanted urgent reparation for the damages Germany had caused‚ and did not consider giving her a “mild punishment”‚ such as the one Britain had suggested. There are several important reasons as to why the Central Powers lost World War One. During this
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