expansions during the rise of communism in China. By a geopolitical standpoint‚ this ideology could easily spread across neighboring countries that would in effect lower American influence in Asia. Aside from a rising popularity in communism‚ anti-colonial and nationalistic movements would also be an ideal answer to foreign influences these countries. It is not surprising that a number of Asian countries would be a part of this movement because of the history of a number of Asian countries being colonies
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Nicholas Powell Dr. Reinhold Wagnleitner Fall 2014 American Power in a Globalizing World How has globalization impacted American power following the Cold War? Since I am not only a History major that has been focusing on both American and European history‚ I am also a Global Studies minor. One important conclusion that I have come to is that the events in a particular location‚ usually have global ramifications. Ramifications normally present themselves in the form of changes in policy‚ research
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the incoming sound. Even though it was pitch black with the occasional fire of a gunshot in the distance too far to be close by them. He was certain he had heard the slight tap of shoes across the pavement. “Private Smith‚ stand down. Private!” Barked the Commander‚ but it was already too late‚ the enemy was headed straight towards them‚ gun raised and pointed directly at his heart‚ and all Private Smith could think of was either pull the
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the development of the Cold War in the period to 1953 Intro: In march 1947‚ President Truman announced the Truman Doctrine to the US Congress. The Doctrine contained the principle of containment. It was of the utmost fundamental importance after its introduction as it proved to be the basis of US foreign policy for the next forty years. In the period to 1953‚ the Truman Doctrine was to have a major impact on events in Europe and Asia‚ and in the general conduct of the Cold War. IT ensured a period
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After the destruction of World War II‚ all major powers accepted tanks as a main part of their arsenal notably the soviet union. The Cold War had started a few years after World War II. Tanks had been an importance form governments to restrain their own people. The iconic picture of eastern Germany‚ or the communist control over eastern Europe; Tanks struck fear into the minds of many citizens (Tucker 137). The structure of the tank began to undergo many changes during the Cold War. As the 1950s
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2: The Great Patriotic war Breakdown of wartime allience Cold War Policies toward Germany Berlin Eastern European statelite states Warsaw Pact The Great Patriotic War: The great Patriotic War is a term used in Russia or previous parts of the Soviet Union when referring to a part of the Second World War. It had originally been used first under the French invasion led by Napoleon and when referring to the First World War‚ before it again was used. The name represented fighting
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The Cold War dominated the second half of the twentieth century and resulted in the collapse of communism. This war occurred due to a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1940 and 1980‚ was called Cold War because the war between the two countries was triggered by fears of a nuclear scale. The main cause that led to this war occurred because the Soviet Union wanted to spread its communist ideology to everyone‚ which alarmed the Americans‚ who hated the ideology
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The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy The Cold War was the dominant conflict of the Twentieth Century. More than any other event‚ it defined the roles that virtually all nations played for almost 50 years. It was a truly World- Wide War‚ a content between two rival superpowers between the U.S. and the Soviet Union which for many years held the entire planet hostage to the threat of nuclear annihilation. By the time it was over‚ its players had spent the staggering sum of $15 Trillion (Windle‚ 2011).
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THE COLD WAR WAS UNAVOIDABLE DO YOU AGREE? 43 years had passed by ‚ but there was no conflict amongst the two superpowers of the United States and the USSR ‚ their relation well before was hostile ‚ i.e . nothing was as such in a situation to be declared or called a cold war‚ in fact situations were pretty good ‚ but as it is said good things always have an end and cannot last forever ‚time passed by ‚ things changed and then began a phase of clashes
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The Cold War was a shocking and controversial event‚ which is still being discussed today. It is necessary to search the many reasons why it started and how. While the ’why’ or ‘what happened’ is still being argued out over time the ’what’ is very clear. One of the main reasons of the Cold War was that there were huge differences in the way that the East and West were led and as many know disagreements usually lead to conflict. The Truman Doctrine of 1947 is believed to be the start of the Cold
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