in March 1947 that the USA would “support free peoples who are resisting subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures”1. This announcement made it clear that the USA had no intention of returning to isolation as she had after First World War‚ she was committed to a policy of containing communism‚ not just in Europe‚ but throughout the world‚ including Korea and Vietnam. After the Truman Doctrine was announced‚ Secretary of State General George C.
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Madi C. The division of Berlin among the allied forces after World War II was a compromise that provided the United States with their primary weapon in defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War conflict. Victorious‚ the Allies began to divide and occupy the battered and weakened Germany on June 5‚ 1945. Areas in the western portion became American‚ British‚ and French zones‚ whilst the east was given to the Soviet Union. They will be more commonly known later as the eastern and western zones‚
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THE COLD WAR in the 1960’s * MAD Theory (Mutually Assured Destruction) * The Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct. 1962) * Why the crisis happened? (Khrushchev‚ Fidel Castro & Cuba) * Was JFK a hawk or a dove? * Impacts of the crisis: flexible response & trend toward détente * Missles out of Cuba * Missles out of Germany * Can’t invade Cuba with force. THE WAR IN VIETNAM * It was America’s longest war * Some numbers: $ 150 billion ($600
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why not? No I have never heard of it but yes it looks fun D. Freedom Tower 1. What is the Freedom Tower? Why can it be compared to Ellis Island? Illustrates the important story of the Cuban exoduses to the USA and resettlement during the cold war 2. What does freedom mean to you? Living the way I want and not someone telling me what to do all the time Part II (14 points) After viewing the translator presentation‚ include your answers to these questions for your 1.02 assignment.
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Cold war containment and the red scare As the strength of the Soviet Union grew and the fear of its potential capabilities mounted in the 1950’s‚ coupled with the fear of communism as a whole in the US reaching an unprecedented point‚ the effects on the social development of the US as a result of the red scare and growth of communism showed in several ways. As a result of the Red Scare that developed in the 1950’s‚ American politicians often held strong concern for soviet espionage and as a result
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Chapter 17 The Cold War Begins (1945-1952) Postwar America Fear: Americas were terrified the U.S. would fall into another depression and economic hard times would return Problem: Finding jobs and housing for returning soldiers became a large issue GI Bill of Rights/ Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 * Stated that returning soldiers can now go to college at the governments expense * Each veteran could receive a low interest loan to buy a home‚ a farm or start a business
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The Cold War may have officially ended‚ but‚ as Visson shows‚ the battle lives on in the culturally dysfunctional marriages made by Russians and Americans. Throughout the 20th century‚ and often against serious odds‚ Russians and Americans have been falling in love and marrying. Visson‚ an interpreter and writer‚ herself married to a Russian‚ has interviewed some 100 of these cross-cultural couples and researched the lives of couples in the earlier part of this century in an effort to understand
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Cold War: Cuba The Cuban Missile Crisis Worksheet 10 Extended Writing Essay Amber Fox-Martin Planning Timeline 1945 – Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing 1949 – Soviet Union develops atomic bomb 1959 – Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba via a Coup 1960 – US places trade embargo on Cuba 1961 – US break diplomatic relations with Cuba (Steps taken by America ‘declared war’‚ Cuba ready to revolt) 17 April 1961 – 1500 Cuban exiles land on Bay of Pigs; intention overthrowing Castro September 1962
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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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