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    During the years of the Cold War‚ the main focus to all tension throughout the world along with any combat revolved around differing ideologies in between world powers and supporting countries. The world was in a battle in between the Democratic/Capitalist states led by the United States of America and the Communists states led by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Samuel Phillips Huntington believed that the source of conflict in the world was going to transition from the battling of ideologies

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    Essential Question: How did the spread of Communist ideals and power affect American policies during the Cold War? During the 1900’s‚ American’s witnessed the largest growth of Communist ideology in Europe‚ Asia‚ and finding a new way to seep itself into our government after the fall of totalitarianism in Europe. Americans had only just defeated the rule of totalitarianism in Japan‚ Germany‚ and others. The citizens of the United States were prepared to protect our home by employing new policies

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    To what extent did events in the final year of World War Two turn wartime allies into Cold War enemies? Wa’ays Hassan 11C There were several events in the final year of World War Two that turned wartime allies into Cold War enemies. The main reason being the ideological mistrust between the US and U.S.S.R. On the part of the Soviets‚ their communist ideology stated that capitalist countries would surely try to destroy them. They believed this even more because of

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    Communism‚ weather people say it or not was the main cause of the Cold War. The Cold War started because Russia and China wanted to spread communism to every country of the world. The U.S wanted to stop this from happening. Even though it was considered a war it didn’t actually have any fighting between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The U.S. decided we did not want to have communism in our country. Karl Marx‚ the “creator” of communism created a pamphlet called the communist manifesto which explained

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    at the End of the War On Christmas Day 1991‚ at 7:35 p.m.‚ the Soviet flag flying over the Kremlin was lowered and replaced by the new Russian Federation flag. The USSR officially ceased to exist on December 31‚ 1991. The fall of the Soviet Union signified the end of the Cold War (Nye 2). Obviously‚ this was a huge moment in our world’s history; a 44-year-old tension between two of the most powerful countries in the world‚ which almost brought us to a combative warwas destroyed. But how

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    To What Extent did the Cold War bring about Significant change in U.S Relations with Latin America? The Cold War period for the United States meant a shift in foreign policy‚ prioritizing ideological and anti-Communist issue. U.S policy towards Latin America notably changed in this respect to incorporate a heightened sense of hegemonic and interventionist power over the Americas differing from earlier U.S sovereignty in the region. This new change in policy mainly manifested itself in the area

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    How is King Lear presented in the opening scene? In act 1 scene 1 we are immediately introduced to the character of King Lear‚ our instant impression of Lear is someone with authority and power‚ this is how Shakespeare evokes his protagonists at the start of most tragic plays. However as we read on into the latter part of act 1 scene 1 we see an aggressive character whom is becoming decrepit and weak evoking that Lear is a capricious and an unpredictable character. Our understanding of Lear is enhanced

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    “Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.” John F. Kennedy September 25‚ 1961 The Cold War‚ which took place between 1945 and 1989‚ has been the event in which the two superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union directly threatened each other with nuclear weapons‚ almost bringing “an end to mankind”. All those that offered explanations during and after the Cold War have been classified into two groups: the traditionalists and

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    <center><b>Impact of Disarmament Talks on Cold War Tensions from 1963 to 1991</b></center> <br> <br>Disarmament talks between the two powers during the period of 1963 to 1991 improved the relationship between Soviet Union and United States by providing the necessary spirit of cooperation. The two most significant examples of arms control talks positively impacting the superpower relationship are the SALT I and INF treaties. Negotiations for SALT I played a part in bringing the two countries from

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    Most Responsible For the Cold War The Cold War was a war that was fought after the end of WW2. It was between two countries that were considered “superpowers” because they were the two strongest countries left after WW2. The Soviet Union was the country that provoked the Cold War by invading the surrounding countries to its west. According to document one three reasons why the Cold War was fought was because of Spheres of influence‚ Ideology‚ and Military factor. During WW2 both the Soviet Union

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