missiles on their island because of protection. There were also many tensions with the USSR and the States with the peace program that Russia wanted to start. Then the U.S.A said that they would be tougher on Russia to end the Cold War. The USSR wanted all the power and so did the United States. Only one could have all of the power so the USSR acted first. In reality‚ both sides were scared of each other. Khrushchev allowed missiles to be installed for a number of reasons. By this time it was
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Cold war was a state of political and military tension after world WW2 between powers in western bloc and eastern bloc. The westerns bloc’s military is so much weaker than the new rising eastern bloc country because of the serious wound from ww2. It seems the western bloc country got no chance to win. But the cold war ends with the instantaneous collapse of Soviet Union. I think there is three reasons that caused Soviet Union lost this war. Frist of all it’s the awful foreign policy of Soviet Union
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Ashley Cross Mr. Haynes World War II Leader Essay World History Period 4 Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill known by the name Winston Churchill. He was born November 30‚ 1874; he then died January 24‚ 1965. Winston was born into the aristocratic family of the Dukes of Marlborough. From the age two to the age six he lived in Dublin where his grandfather had been appointed Viceroy. Winston’s earliest exposure to education was in Dublin‚ where a governess tried teaching
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Vietnam War The Cold War was the base to creating the Vietnam War. The Indochina War contributed create the Vietnam War as well. The Cold War and the Vietnam War were almost the same war. The countries in each war argued over whose way of leading or ruling was right. The Vietnam War did have fighting though. But‚ the Indochina War wasn’t like that. The Indochina war was over who should have power in Vietnam. To fully understand the Vietnam war‚ you have to understand the Cold War and the Indochina
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Winston Churchill had many major influences on Europe and the United States‚ especially during World War II. He served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom two different times. Born and raised in Ireland‚ Winston Churchill grew up to be a major figure in history‚ on the account of the efforts and effects he had on the Second World War. He not only aided the European war efforts‚ but also the American efforts‚ and thus caused many points of World War II. Winston Churchill was born in Dublin
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Many people believe the Civil War was caused because of slavery. While the issue of slavery was an important factor‚ it the factor that pushed everything over the edge. The north and south had been going at it before the topic of slavery came up. Slavery was just the one thing most people focused on. What I believe caused the war was the issue of states’ rights‚ the election of Abraham Lincoln‚ and books and media from that time period. In 1852 the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by Harriet
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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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Winston Churchill helped change the world for the better when he was appointed prime minister of Great Britain in 1940. His cooperation with the United States would eventually lead to the end of World War II and further attempts at keeping peace in a post-war world. Before he was appointed prime minister‚ Churchill had made important gains domestically as well. He passed legislation that improved the lives of many of Great Britain’s citizens. He took tremendous pride in his country and would
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Spy Crisis or The Korean War? The Cold War spanned over forty years and was the combination of a multitude of related events. These events brought tension and political pressure between the USA and the USSR that could have resulted in complete mutually assured destruction (M.A.D) as both sides had the combined power to destroy the world. However‚ which pivotal event was the greatest threat to world peace‚ the U2 Spy crisis or the Korean War? The Korean War was the war fought between the communists
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designers‚ his work epitomizes the Art Nouveau. Alphonse Maria Mucha was born in the town of Ivančice‚ Moravia the current region of the Czech Republic in 1871. Alphonse Mucha had a passion for singing and this allowed him receive education in the Moravian capital of Brno drawing had been is main hobby since childhood. In 1879 when he relocated to Vienna to work for a major Viennese theatrical design company‚ while informally augmenting his artistic education. In 1881 he did freelance decorative
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