‘containment’ of Soviet Communism in late November 1948‚ most policymakers within the Truman administration simply assumed‚ or perhaps hoped is a better word‚ that the American atomic monopoly would somehow intimidate the Soviets from breaches of the peace for fear of precipitating an all-out war. But if that was Truman’s intention‚ it did not appear to work. The bomb was supposed to be the ‘winning weapon’‚ but by 1948 it was abundantly clear that the West was neither winning the Cold War nor preventing
Premium World War II Cold War Soviet Union
Although the Vietnam War happened many years ago‚ it affected The United States then and it still affects us now; that is why it’s important for all Americans to know the dynamics of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War brings forth many questions for Americans who didn’t live through it. Many are unsure of why we were there‚ how we were involved‚ what were the conflicts‚ and how it still affects us. The United States involvement in the Vietnam War was questioned by many Americans‚ but how exactly were
Premium Vietnam War Lyndon B. Johnson United States
The Cold War The cold War began after World War II. It started in 1947 and ended in 1991. The cold war basically was an argument between US‚ Soviet Union‚ Germany‚ china‚ and Afghanistan. The Cold War was a contest between the USA and the Soviet Union. It led to thousands of nuclear weapons‚ two universal ideologies in conflict‚ and two different self-images‚ the United States championing a world made safe for democracy. Its opponent‚ the Soviet Union advocated world Communism. The United States
Premium Cold War World War II United States
The vietnam war was a long war between North and South Vietnam and America was the ally to South Vietnam to possibly stop the communism to take over the regime. America invested a lot of time and money into the process‚ only to be defeated. For the most part the Vietnam War had caused the United States major repercussions. The Vietnam War had established negative issues on the economy‚ foreign policy and immigration in the United States. The Vietnam War affected the U.S. economy in a negative
Premium Vietnam War Cold War United States
The Cold war was essentially between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold war was represented by non-fightin political tension between democracy regimes and communist regimes. During President Kennedy’s tenure in the White House he endured imminent threats and tough decisions. It is events like the Bay of Pigs and others that shaped and affected his foreign policy agenda. With all options in mind‚ it seemed that negotiations were at the top of Kennedy’s policy list‚ where he could meet
Premium Cold War Soviet Union World War II
Strategy about cold war for the next two decades. U.S. foreign policy concerns‚ most notably the Soviet explosion of an atomic device in September 1949 and China’s fall to communism the following October‚ President Truman requested a complete review and re-evaluation of America’s Cold War diplomacy strategy Believe me‚ President Truman took four months to compile and was approved in April 1950. After approved document United States changed the World and built massive power. Because of World War two had
Premium World War II Cold War Nuclear weapon
Nelson Mandela against Apartheid Apartheid was the policy in South Africa where black citizens were discriminated and mistreated because of their race. Segregation was going on for a long time before apartheid began. In 1913‚ three years after the country’s independence‚ South Africa created a land act that forced black citizens to live in reserves‚ and for only white citizens to be allowed to work as sharecroppers. On July 18‚ 1918‚ Nelson Mandela was born in Mvezo‚ a town in South Africa. 30
Premium Nelson Mandela South Africa African National Congress
The Vietnam War‚ a war that costed thousands upon thousands of lives‚ but could we have avoided it all? Could this bloody war have never happened? Congress was wrong in approving the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution‚ for without it millions of lives would have been saved. The Constitution addresses declaring and waging war by saying‚ “Congress shall of the power to declare war”. The constitution gives the right to declare war to Congress‚ so the President is not allowed to declare war unless Congress allows
Premium United States Vietnam War World War II
Wars have been fought since the beginnings of humanity to settle disputes‚ and the core concepts of warfare has not changed for thousands of years. Unfortunately‚ all wars come with a devastating cost the world must pay - the loss of many lives‚ the destruction of environment‚ and a deep wound in society which would take years to stitch back to unity. Between 1955 and 1975‚ the United States participated in the Vietnam War in order to prevent the spreading of Communism by the Vietcong from North
Premium World War II United States War
I.- Estern Europe and the Cold War 1948-1989 How secure was Soviet control of Europe 1948-1968? * How did Stalin control Eastern Europe? * After the war political vacuum in many countries of Eastern Europe. Stalin helped the communist parties in them to win power Cominform “communist information bureau” organization to co-ordinate the communist government in Eastern Europe. Made meetings and sent out instructions to communist government about what the USSR wanted them to do.
Premium Soviet Union Cold War World War II