HIS 1111 Prof. Thomas Boogaart October 8‚ 2014 Throughout the 20th century‚ humanity has witnessed monumental historical events. From the great depression‚ to the devastation of two world wars‚ to the Holocaust‚ all the way to the creation of a superweapon. However‚ The Cold War was a different and unique concept on its own. So unique‚ that humanity has entered a new chapter never discovered before. Throughout history‚ there was always conflict‚ but never before has a conflict of this magnitude
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and Soviet Union were embroiled in the Cold War. A war that only involved the build up of arms and no actual fighting between the two sides. Although‚ proxy wars did take place such as the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The Cold War came to a turning point during the 1980s. At the time the United States was led by Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union was led by Mikhail Gorbachev. Both leaders came into power with foreign policy ideas that radically changed the Cold War. Reagan used the Strategic Defense Initiative
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The Cold War Effect on Mexico The reasons for the Cold War-related influences in Mexico in 1968 were multiple‚ but foremost of all was the fact that communism occupied a prominent position in the struggle between Mexican youth and their government. A local understanding of communism won out over the global characterization advanced by the United States. In addition‚ US anti-communist influence failed to have the desired effect in Mexico‚ and pro-communist positions resided throughout Latin America
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The Cold War happened between the years of 1945 and 1991‚ it was a time of military‚ political‚ and economic tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. Just after the second World War had ended‚ complications came up around the area of international power‚ who would gain more power and who would lose power. The main thing the Soviet Union attempted to do during this shifting of power was they tried to gain more territory in order to solidify their spot as a world wide power‚ while the
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United States and the Soviet Union. This conflict was the Cold War‚ and it affected many regions of the world‚ including Europe‚ Asia and Latin America. One example of how the Cold War affected a region was in Europe where it was divided into two regions; communist and non-communist.(doc 1) This seemed to be a question with countries whether they’ll be run as a communist country or non-communist. Berlin was an immediate victim to the Cold War. Berlin was shared amongst 4 powers‚ the French‚ British
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A single decision can lead a peaceful nation to turn to a bloody nation. During World War 2‚ Japan wants to take over the Philippines and the Pacific. Japan‚ taking over other nations‚ was at least successful at first due to an excellent military tactics. But later as United States‚ rival of Japan‚ found out the pattern of Japan’s movement‚ United States were able to attack Japan‚ causing lose of Japan’s newly gained territories in 1945. In this idea of Japan invading other countries successfully
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than that of Stalin that brought the cold war to a start? Throughout the whole cold war‚ there were never really trust between the western allies and the Soviet Union‚ even when they were working together to put the Nazi movement to an end. This mistrust started way back in 1917 when the united states were refusing the Bolshevik government. The acts of Truman and Churchill were a major part of the beginning of the cold war for many reasons; however the cold war was always down to both sides Soviet
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Let’s go back to the Cold War‚ when tensions between NATO and the USSR where incredibly strong and the world was threatened by a nuclear-bomb war. During this period of time‚ the United States was part of a group of western allies called the NATO‚ which was supposedly interested only in winning the war against communism. To win the war both the NATO and the USSR established military bases near both Russia and The United States. Even thought NATOS’s interest was only winning the war‚ the United States’
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CHAPTER 1: WHAT WAS THE COLD WAR * Periods of hostility and high tension between two great post-war superpowers‚ the United States and the USSR in the period of 1945 – 1989 * An ideological conflict * A conventional and nuclear arms race * Wars fought on proxy on the battlefields on Asia‚ Africa and Latin America * Economic rivalry * Development of huge espionage networks * Harry S Truman: “the war of nerves” COMMUNISM VS. CAPITALISM THE WEST | THE USSR |
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is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then‚ and misremembered now.” This quote by Richard Nixon reveals the intensity and difficulty of the Vietnam War which spanned for almost two decades and still is greatly discussed even today. Throughout the generations‚ many historians and common people have questioned the decisions and ideals of our nation’s involvement in the war and the causes leading up to United States action. The Vietnam War is a largely debated topic‚ especially
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