The Cold War was a long period of tension between the democracies of the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe. The west was led by the United States and Eastern Europe was led by the Soviet Union. These two countries became known as superpowers. Although the two superpowers never officially declared war on each other‚ they both sided with different countries in proxy wars such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War. They also fought each other in the arms race and the space
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World War II and the Cold War The world was left unhappy after World War I and another war broke out‚ World War II. This was followed by yet another war‚ the Cold War. The aggression of European and Asian dictators led to war. These dictators were totalitarian dictators. Totalitarianism is a political system in which the government exercises complete control over its citizens’ lives. One of the most infamous dictators of all time‚ Adolf Hitler‚ was the despot of Germany. Hitler created Nazism
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The decade after the Second World War saw Communism spread to the Far East‚ eventually dividing Korea. The Korean War lasted three years and peace was only achieved when the use of the atomic bomb was threatened. The problem in Korea In 1945‚ Korea was split along the 38th parallel between a communist north led by Kim IL Sung‚ and a non-communist south led by Syngman Rhee. But communism was growing in the Far East. In 1949‚ the Communists had taken power in China. The US developed the ’domino
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WHY AND WITH WHAT CONSEQUENCES DID WAR BREAKOUT IN KOREA IN 1950? The division between North Korea and South Korea forever leaves a mark of the Korean War which happened on the 25th June 1950 and lasted until the armistice agreement signed on 27th July 1953. During the war‚ both antagonists attempted to re-unify the country under their own regimes and ideology. The Korean War has also brought several major powers in the conflict‚ including the United States‚ the UN forces‚ the People’s
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The War of 1812 was a major turning point in American history in that it moved America from Jefferson’s Republicanism‚ as well as any signs of Federalism‚ and towards Jacksonian democracy. The War of 1812 has been called a Second War for American Independence because it changed America politically‚ diplomatically‚ and economically. America was changed because it became less dependent on Europe economically‚ American politics moved toward a new era‚ and America had more diplomatic respect from other
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“The Korean War was essentially regional‚ but the superpowers made it personal and therefore‚ global.” Discuss. The Korean War‚ 1950 can be argued to be a civil war which was and later evolved to become a proxy war. Here‚ “regional” can be defined as the civil war between North and South Korea whereby the two had their own conflicting aims and ideology‚ “personal” can be defined as the proxy war between the two superpowers – USA and USSR where the objective and aims of the civil war between North
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The issue of war pose to us a question on if war is just‚ wrong or holy. These three questions can be answered after critical analysis on the purpose of the war. These question gives us possible views on ‘Wrong War’ being violent and the perception of killing being wrong. This is the pacifist view. Some wars are supposed to be interested in justice and should henceforth be conducted following the just rules. Such wars are referred to as termed as ‘Just War’. ‘Holy War’ belief suggests that the Supreme
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The entire story of The Metamorphosis is filled with the concept of dehumanization. In a literal sense‚ when Gregor wakes up and realizes that he is turning into in cockroach‚ he is the definiton of being dehumanized‚ as he is literally no longer a human. When I first read the story‚ I thought that Gregor was literally a cockroach in the story. The more I read the story and the more research I did‚ I realized Kafka uses Gregor turning into a cockroach as a metaphor of technology taking over peoples
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Despite the total victory and unconditional surrender in the recent World War II‚ the Korean War was not along the same lines whatsoever. The Korean War began when the North and South were divided at the 38th parallel; suddenly‚ the Communist North invaded the south and most of it was consumed except for a final southernmost city. There‚ General MacArthur was sent my President Truman to Korea for a “police action.” With U.N advancements up near the Chinese-Korean border‚ the Chinese sent their
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Since 1945 History/135 Ellen Rendle March 23‚ 2014 Brandy Edmondson Outcomes of the Korea War In 1950‚ Truman administration responded quickly to the invasion to help South Korea to expanse American foreign policies and protect it. Since Truman was trying to avoid conflict with china‚ because he feared it might lead to a new world war. Truman’s response to the North Korean invasion in June 1950 wasn’t justified for he set in motion for the United States to
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