The Time Period of A Distressed Society Without history‚ I cannot imagine what our world or society would be like. Many events‚ revolutions‚ wars‚ and reformations have taken place throughout the course of history‚ but the era that stands out to me is the World War II and the Cold War era that lasted from 1929-1991. This was the time period where communism fell‚ big economic and social changes were happening‚ opportunities for women increased‚ and civil rights of racial minorities group expanded
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The fall of the Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall symbolized the Cold War in Germany. Before the wall was created in Berlin‚ people could freely cross the East and western borders in Germany. Once the Wall was created cities‚ people‚ and the world were separated‚ tearing apart families and friends for decades. However‚ there would be a series of events that lead to the people to rebel‚ creating the historic moment. Once the wall was destroyed‚ the people from east and west Germany were reunited‚ causing
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The cold war led to the success of America during the space race. “The competitive nature of the Nations involved in space exploration.” (Dictionary.com) that is the definition of the Space race that occurred from 1957-1975. The United States and the Soviet Union were the two Nations that competed in the race‚ Space became another dramatic arena for the competition‚ as each side competed to prove the power of their technology‚ their military firepower and by extension their political-economic system
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People saw the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan as one of the final crucial events in the cold war.1 It was Dec of 1979‚ when the Soviets 40th army invaded Afghanistan. At the time‚ America was charming countries like Pakistan‚ Israel‚ and others‚ therefore Russia sought to spread their reign of Communism throughout Afghanistan. It all started when the PDPA (Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan) which was a communist party that had close ties with Soviet Russia‚ was close to being vanquished so
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The Truman Doctrine‚ The Serviceman’s Readjustment Act‚ Keynesian Economics‚ and the Marshall Plan were all intended to either boost the economy at home or help foreign economies abroad. The Truman Doctrine was aimed to stop the Soviets during the Cold War. This effort provided political‚ economic‚ and military assistance to Greece and Turkey. This Doctrine is considered the foundation of American foreign policy. The Marshall Plan is similar to the Truman Doctrine in the economic aid of foreign countries
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Project: U.S- Cuban Trade: When does a Cold War Strategy Become a Cold War Relic? Able to weather a variety of political leaders‚ economic events‚ and historical eras‚ the U.S. embargo of Cuba is the longest and harshest embargo by one state against another in modern history. Following Castro’s overthrow of the Batista government in 1959 and threats to incite revolutions elsewhere in Latin America‚ the Unites State cancelled its trade agreement to buy Cuban sugar. Then‚ following a series of
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To What Extent was the Korean War a Part of the Cold War? The Korean War‚ that began on the 25th of June 1950 and lasted until the 27th of July 1953‚ was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). It was initially the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. American administrators divided the peninsula along the 38th
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To what extent was the Vietnam War part of the Cold War? The Vietnam War was a cold war-era military conflict in Southeast Asia. Conflict officially began on November 1st in 1955 and ended on April 30th 1975 with the fall of Saigon. With that it lasted nearly 20 years‚ which makes it one of the longest military conflicts ever in human history. The war was fought between the Communistic North Vietnamese and the Anti-Communistic south. The north was supported by various nations‚ including the Soviet
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Annotated Bibliography 1). Debose‚ C. & DeAngelo‚ E. (2015). New Cold War: Russia’s Ban on Adoptions by U.S Citizens. Children’s Issues‚ 28(1)‚ 63-76. Retrieved from http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/HOL/Page?public=false&handle=hein.journals/jaaml28&page=51&collection=journals This journal article discusses in detail‚ the proposed solutions for improving American and Russian inter country adoptions without specifically banning American adoptions. It also examines the controversy over the
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In what ways was the Cold War a long-term conflict‚ and in what ways can it be thought of as long-term peace? Which do you think best describes the period? Why? During the 1947-1991‚ The Cold War was known to be one of the longest standoff feud between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States and Soviet Union was sworn allies when fighting the Nazi Germany. However‚ the aftermath conferred to political powers and struggle of influence became a factor after the United States‚ Great
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