The Cold War was a rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States that lasted for about forty-five years. The war began as a distrust between the two nations involving the United States concern of Soviet Union communism spreading and their leader‚ Joseph Stalin’s‚ rule. Numerous European and Asian countries were struggling in their fight against Soviet Union communism‚ including Greece and Turkey. President Harry Truman feared that the fall of Greece and Turkey to communism would lead to
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The fear of communism extends into the US‚ Over 80‚000 communists in the US after WWII‚ Some members of the government turned over documents to a pro-communist magazine. Loyalty review board for government employees created by Truman from 1947-1951 3.2 million were investigated‚ 212 were fired as a result‚ and 2900 quite to avoid being investigated. HUCA- House Committee of Un-American Activities: Developed a committee to search out disloyal Americans before WWII. In 1947 they began investigation
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His ruthless heart on the ruby-splattered blade of its guiltless bearer‚ he dropped like a stone to the bloodstained turf‚ letting a cry of anguish blend in with the rapidly retreating footsteps of his cowering soldiers. He knew he would survive‚ but they didn’t‚ and at that moment in time them not knowing was what really mattered. He stared through his supposedly closed eyelids at his killer. A girl‚ this time‚ with blonde‚ wavy hip-length hair and startling cyan eyes. That was what got him that
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GEOPOLITICS AND BUSINESS GLOBALIZATION & THE POST COLD WAR ERA Professor: Prof. Univ. Dr. Claudia Popescu Student: Cristiana Muceanu BUCHAREST‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM AFTER THE COLD WAR 3. BASIC TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 4. NEW THREATS 5. CONCLUSIONS 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY 7. 1. INTRODUCTION The end of the Cold War in the early 1990s has had a dual impact on international relations
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measured in power. To better understand how war acts as a means to this end‚ scholars have proposed many theories. The three most plausible theories are offensive realism‚ the power transitions theory‚ and defensive realism. After applying these theories—offensive realism‚ power transitions‚ and defensive realism—to World War I and the Cold War‚ this paper examines them in the context of the present climate of Eastern Europe‚ and argues that while great power war will occur in the next fifteen years‚
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The Cold War was a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from the late 1940s to early 90s. It was primarily a result of the ongoing dispute between Democracy and Communism. Its name stemmed from the lack of direct‚ large-scale fighting between the two main powers. Although these two countries were the primary offenders‚ many other regions all over the world were affected by the political and militaristic tension. During the Cold War‚ the ongoing battle between Democracy
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unnecessary most of it ended up being. The Vietnam War‚ which was the longest war since the Cold War‚ was a war between Southern Vietnam and Northern Vietnam in which the United States became involved in on South Vietnam’s side. It was originally fought because Vietnam wanted to declare its independence from France stating‚ “Vietnam has the right to be free and independent country and in fact is so already‚” but the conflict quickly converted to a civil war between North and South Vietnam (Doc. 1- Declaration
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The Cold War was characterised by the tension between the two contending superpowers the United States and the Soviet Union. Yet the position of Communist China under Mao Zedong in the Cold War‚ in many respects‚ was not minor but of great importance especially with regards to its relationship with the Soviet Union. China’s importance in the Cold War was primarily determined by its enormous size. With the largest population and occupying the third largest territory in the world‚ China was a factor
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following World War II was based on a long ideological power struggle between the Soviet Union. This heated period between the two superpowers was given the name Cold War because it never resulted in military engagements between the two countries and was more of a competition over military superiority and political influence. The U.S. embarked on a policy of containment to stop the spread of communism‚ and fought numerous proxy wars to prevent new communist governments from forming. The Cold War simplified
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produced a play known as “The Crucible” which was performed on January 22‚ 1953. The play betrayed communists as being stereotyped and categorized. The content in the production created and analogy to the historical event in 1945 known as the The Cold War (pbs). Accordingly‚ Arthur Miller wrote the drama play reflecting on culture and political hysteria. The United States government sought to suppress communism and racial activity. To create his play‚ he traced With McCarthyism to Salem
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