Effects of the Cold War on Canada The distrust between the Western World and Communists‚ as well as the conditions after WWII caused the Cold War to begin. From 1946 to 1991 a mass arms race rose and Canada was stuck in between the grudge of capitalism and communism. The Cold War affected Canada through Canadian citizens fear of being nuked‚ sexism against women and the unfair treatment towards communists & socialists. With Canada’s ally the United States partaking in the Cold War with the Soviet Union
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was slavery. The north side was against slavery while the south was for it. This event was called the civil war and it’s crazy to think that the north side v.s the south side of the same country would be fighting against each other! Texas as well fought in this long battle and was part of the south. But‚ why did Texas fight in the civil war? One of the reasons why Texas fought in the civil war was to protect their state’s rights. At the Texas Secession Convention in Austin‚ Texas it was stated that
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to The Civil War lasting from 1861-1865. The Civil War was known as the bloodiest four years in American history. America was split up into two parts which were the North and South. The North was known as the Union and the South was known as the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy and Abraham Lincoln was the president of the Union. Jefferson Davis supported the idea of having slaves‚ unlike Abraham Lincoln who wanted to get rid of slavery. The whole war started when
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After Persian wars‚ Athens and Sparta emerged as Greek strong societies growing their powers and living together peacefully with a truce in place. They had a treaty in place for 30 years. During peace time Athens became a naval power and Sparta developed military land power. Eventually‚ the Peloponnesian War (431- 404 BCE) broke out in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta city-states. It was between Athens and their allies (the Delian League) and Spartan and their allies (the Peloponnesian
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homes and families safety. Having the “home field advantage” and the skills they picked up during the war with the French gave Americans an edge that the British didn’t have. Another thing that gave the American colonist an edge was American men were readily available to fight. The American’s had the ability to replace deceased soldiers when needed. The next thing that helped the Americans win the war was that Britain was 3000-mile across the Atlantic Ocean that stretched between the British isles and
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The Vietnam War The Vietnam War began on November 1st‚ 1955 and officially ended on April 30th‚ 1975. It began because of South Asian countries falling to communism. There was a term called the “domino theory” which states that when one country falls to communism‚ the surrounding countries fall soon after‚ causing a domino effect to ensue. Therefore‚ when Vietnam began to fall into communism‚ the United States was determined to stop the spread of communism in South Asia by stopping the source: Vietnam
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differences between the North and the South led to the Civil War in the USA. The two parts of the country were developing at a different speed in the first half of 19th century‚ leading to a disparity in their economic situations as well as their social‚ cultural and political beliefs. While it is true that the US Civil War was triggered off by the issue of slavery‚ it would still be unfair to say that this phenomenon was the only cause of this war. However‚ slavery was the burning issue and the primary
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form an anti-fascist alliance with countries in the west. Stalin argued that even Adolf Hitler would not start a war against a united Europe. Adam B. Ulam‚ the author of Stalin: The Man and his Era has argued: "Soviet diplomacy sought (in a much more realistic way than that of Britain and France) to avoid war. To do Stalin justice‚ he never made a secret greater than his desire to avoid war‚ or more precisely to avoid Russia’s military involvement in one." On 18th March‚ 1939‚ Maxim Litvinov‚ Commissar
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the Vietnam War The Cold War was a dark time period. Richard Nixon‚ the 37th president of the United States‚ had two wars on his hands. The first war was the fight to defeat the communists‚ and the second war was in Vietnam. The Vietnam War was a difficult war to win because it was against the communists‚ but Nixon found a way to end it. With the help of HUAC he was able to hunt down the communist. A major person he brought down was Alger Hiss. Richard Nixon ended the Vietnam War because of
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Virginia. The U.S. and confederate states held this conference to discuss how to end the American civil war. Abraham Lincoln meets with confederate officials to possibly come up with a peace agreement but refuses to grant any positions and ends the meeting within hours. The topics talked about during the conference are the following: be alliances with France in Mexico‚ slavery involved with war‚ surrendering‚ and about the south and property. Both Lincoln and seaward agreed on the issue of slavery
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