The Cold War is often thought of a war only between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of America‚ however that is not the case. There were proxy wars in countries like Vietnam‚ Korea and Pakistan. The Cold War itself is a complicated subject that was seen as “good (capitalism)” vs. bad (communism)”‚ which in itself was a bad idea that wouldn’t allow for a case by case analysis of the conflicts around the world. But in a time of “Domino Theory”‚ President Eisenhower’s
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What caused the Korean War? The Korean War started in 1950 and took place in a time that was very known to war. The war ending in a peace treaty singing between USA and North Korea‚ the South Koreans never actually signed for peace. This is often said by the North Koreans as an excuse to carry on the so called war by having army troops all along the border. This may not be a surprise to many due to North Koreas well known extremism and overall lack of connection the rest of the world. This is an
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Iraq. However‚ in 1920 the Treaty of Sèvres established Iraq as a mandate of the League of Nations under British administration. The delay in attaining independence provoked a revolt in 1920‚ which was subsequently suppressed by the British. The containment of the rebellion was costly to the British‚ who soon realised the expediency in terminating the mandate‚ and promoted an interim government in 1921 headed by King Faisal I. In 1924 Iraq reluctantly agreed to a treaty with Great Britain whereby Britain
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but vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.” This telegram was secretly sent to US State Department officials on February 22‚ 1946. It was written by George Kennan‚ an American Foreign Service officer who was stationed in Moscow‚ at the time. He is saying that the US needs to stop the Russians‚ who are going to try to expand their territory. The United States believed in the policy of containment and the Russians thought communism was the best way to live. Containment is the action
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more superior when it came to decision making. This new socialist state was a part of the Eastern Bloc and it soon became the most successful state within it. The USSR had a very big influence on East Germanys policies and there economy‚ due to the communal beliefs in socialist and communist ideas. In addition‚ I believe that the USSR did control the GDR as East Germanys markets and resources were managed for the benefit of the Soviet Union‚ not for the benefit of the Citizens of the GDR. In 1949
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The abdication of the Tsar Nicholas II brought light to ideologies that were present in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Sentiment towards that Tsar was negative as the USSR was ruled by a small nobility with a population that was composed of mainly peasants. The main groups trying to cause revolution in the USSR were the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. Both groups had ideologies that were based on Marxism‚ and they were anti-Tsar with the Mensheviks having a longer-term plan and the
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that the USSR had the opportunity to change everything‚ although many scientists‚ still cannot find an answer to this question. For example‚ the Republic of China at that time could prevent the crisis of the socialist system‚ it was just necessary to find the right approach. In my opinion‚ the USSR was blinded by all that was happening around at that time. For the USSR it was very important to surpass all the republics and countries that surrounded them and because of this‚ the USSR was drawn
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Stalin’s Foreign Policy Joseph Stalin rose to power in the USSR by 1928. His foreign Policy means how the USSR interacted with other nations such as France and Germany. Historians interpret Stalin’s foreign policy in two different ways: One side describes his foreign policy being aimed at manipulating the western nations (Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany and the US) into a destructive war between them‚ making it easier for Stalin to expand towards the west. This view describes Stalin as being
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questions the motives behind the hidden agenda of the USSR. The truth behind the massacre was hidden for more than fifty years‚ while the USSR upheld the guise that the Germans were responsible for the massacre. It is theorized that both the USA and Great Britain were aware of the massacre at the hands of the USSR‚ however‚ they protected the USSR as she was an allied force and they needed her aid. This poses the question of whether the USSR was protected because they were an Allied Force. During
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To what extent was the Cuban Missile Crisis the product of American paranoia? Done By: Justine‚ Umi Amirah‚ Myraa (3DG/3DY) The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States‚ the USSR‚ and Cuba in October 1962‚ during the Cold War. The Cuban and Soviet governments placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. When her military intelligence discovered the weapons‚ America sought to do all it could to ensure the removal of the missiles. This incident became closest to a nuclear war.1
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