Leila Pithey History discursive essay Grade 11. In response to the growing threat posed by the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II‚ the United States developed a policy of containment as a key strategy to prevent the spread of communism. Between 1945 and 1949‚ this policy proved highly effective‚ largely due to the United States’ implementation of several critical initiatives. These included the Truman Doctrine‚ the Marshall Plan‚ and the Berlin Airlift. Notably‚ just a month before the
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Why did the Truman Administration decide to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945? There has been much debate as to why Truman elected to drop the atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945. Historians have long debated the true purpose to which the atomic bombs were designed to fulfil upon there deployment. The Alperovitz thesis of the 1960 was accepted for many years. The thesis revolved around the idea that the atomic weapons were deployed as diplomatic tools to intimidate
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A universal health care has been talked about. there are many benefits to universal health care but too many blockades. this health care program could benefit everyone‚ even the government. this could change many lives and even save people. this program could benefit the everyone. there are many people who struggle with health and cant afford to pay for the insurance they need. some children don’t get insurance because their parents cant afford it. this could save these poor peoples’ lives. this
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The Arab-Israel conflict is a story which has taken place over a century. In order to understand the conflict between these two cultures their collective histories must be taken into consideration. It was a long and hard path for the Jewish population to get a piece of land they can call their own. A land free of religious persecution. I think that history has shown that these two states can not and will not be able to sustain peace over any period of time. The story between these two countries
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What was supposed to last 90 days‚ now dragged on for more than two years. It was apparent‚ now more than ever‚ that little was being accomplished but the taking of hundreds of thousands of lives. The war between the Union and Confederacy had been in a sort of deadlock where each side could claim victories as easy as defeats. By this time the south had the upper hand "militarily wise‚" just coming off a magnificent tactical victory at Chancellorsville in May. General Lee headed the Confederacy’s
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The Cold World and U.S. Diplomacy The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy On April 12‚ 1945‚ Harry S. Truman‚ the Vice President of the United States‚ was elevated by the sudden death of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency of the United States. During Harry S. Truman’s time in the Presidential office he faced many obstacles‚ yet formed many doctrines as solutions to these obstacles. His most notable contribution to date is the Truman Doctrine‚ which focused on containing the expansion of communism
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following. In the early of 20th century‚ Germany was under the threat of a famine and food shortages‚ ever since it increased its dependency on Chilean nitrates. In spite of this‚ Germany needed more nitrates to supply the growing population. The naval blockade made things even worse and the Haber-Bosch was the apparent solution to this problem within the
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a sea of communism. For decades Berlin was the political‚ social and cultural centre of Germany and thus considered a great prize to capture and control‚ to the extent that it seemed as if whoever controlled Berlin‚ controlled the war. The Berlin Blockade in 1949 already established Berlin as a site of conflict‚ however the Vienna Summit in 1961 took the question of Berlin to a higher level. At the Vienna Summit Khrushchev’s ultimatum from 1958 resurfaced from desperation – West Berlin’s thriving
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The Napoleonic wars remains to be one of the most significant and influential periods in history‚ an era where the concept of the decisive battle the causes of which bear a great importance in the further evolution and later development of warfare and which resulted in a dramatic shift in the international relations in Europe. This essay will analyse the sole driving factor in the inception of the battles which is the factor of Napoleon’s unique and formidable personality. However‚ it could be argued
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their large manufacturing of cotton. This resource was so desirable that France stationed itself in Mexico (1861-1865) to barter with the Confederacy. The Union did not advocate this because they had created a blockade on all Confederate ports earlier in the war. The Union hoped that these blockades would trigger a response from Great Britain and would create international instability with the Confederacy. This was not the case as Britain passed a proclamation of neutrality on April 1861 but it still
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