The Cold War Era Lizette Martinez Kaplan University SS310 Sec.25 Exploring the 1960s: An Interdisciplinary Approach Ion Motkin August 16‚ 2011 The Cold War Era The cold war era was a depression period of time for the American families. The Soviets sent the first satellite‚ sputnik‚ into space in 1957 using soviet superiority in the space as a crude threat against the American people due to lack of understanding and constant provoking between the democrats and the communist (David‚ 1994)
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While the texts in this elective cover a wide diversity of form‚ they all engage with the personal and political concerns of the Cold War era and the associated social‚ philosophical‚ and moral issues As CS Lewis states “Literature adds to reality‚ it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect‚ it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” Literary representations are to be valued as they arise from
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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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1st paragraph Role of the war of 1812:Battle of New Orleans (united the nation because) (talk about the war‚ how Jackson was able to defeat a strong British force in a vital location‚ which bring pride to country) ● The War of 1812 was a catalyst for American manufacturing ○ focused more on factorys because needed supplies ○ due to embargos → needed to catch up ○ Intercourse Act ○ As a result‚ the Market Revolution occurred ● However‚ once the war was over new threats to the nation’s economy had to be
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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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War Powers FRQ A. Congress has the power to declare war while the President is commander in chief. This creates an ever-lasting battle for power when it comes to military action. Many times in history‚ the President has deployed troops without the approval of Congress‚ thus inducing wars/conflicts that Congress then has no choice but to back. It also goes back to Congress’ power of the purse. They determine the amount of funding that the Department of Defense receives. This leads to stark
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Family Threats During the Cold War Era Chakita Cameron Kaplan University February 10‚ 2012 Cold War Era America During the years of the Cold War‚ the American people were living in fear of Communist takeover. Almost every American family believed that the threat of World-Wide control by the Russians was real. Russian influence was being spread across the countries of Europe and into Cuba‚ the people of the Unites States felt that this was getting too close to home and felt that the only
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The civil war created a big rift between the North and the South that was not easily mended. After the decisive union victory the government had to create an ingenious plan for reconstruction. After Lincoln’s assassination‚ Johnson tried to carry out many of the former plans. Sectional tensions surrounded the civil war‚ and the role of the federal government was greatly impacted in terms of race relations and western expansion during the period between 1861 and 1877. The post-civil war role of the
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There were multiple milestones for Women’s Rights during the Cold War Era. The first of which included twenty years of substantial economic growth which resulted in numerous opportunities for women in the workplace. At the end of World War II women comprised a fourth of the American workforce (Brief American Pageant). Although things were changing culturally for women in the 1950’s‚ legislative protection from discrimination did not occur until the 1960’s with the advent of the Equal Employment Opportunity
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Scholarly visions of the post-cold war International system 1- Francis Fukayama’s vision of The End of History: - He wrote the 1st versions in an extremely optimistic atmosphere during the collapse of the socialist regimes symbolized by the pulling down of the Berlin wall. His thesis is simple. The failure of communism and the disappearance of the Soviet Union have resulted in the victory of liberal democracy and capitalism. - He declared the ultimate victory of liberal democracy & argued
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