course‚ the rule change to make the games much more exciting and entertaining to watch and play‚ sports were growing in popularity across the board‚ but the sports weren’t the only thing that was happening in the 60s the Vietnam war and the Civil war was going on also racism was going on at the time to. Sports were a popular thing during the 60s there was baseball‚ football‚ and track was going on but there was other things going on with 1960 through 1969. The Vietnam War and Civil Rights
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Fight‚ or Flight? In 1820‚ the binding force that held America together for nearly 100 years had started to collapse. After 41 years of crumbling down‚ the force had broken‚ leading to the Civil War - the bloodiest war in the history of wars - and the darkest part of American History. Thousands of civilians‚ including 65‚000 Texans‚ went forward to serve in the Confederate military. Unfortunately‚ 1 in 5 of every Texan soldier that went to fight died. But‚ in the first place‚ why did Texans fight
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After the Second World War ended the Cold War began. The Cold War was a struggle between America and the USSR. The cold War impacted places all around the globe such as Latin America‚ Asia‚ and Europe. During the Cold War the continent of Europe was divided. (Doc. 1) Western Europe was non-communist while Eastern Europe was communist. During the Cold War the U.S and USSR were known as the superpowers. The American led military alliance was called Nato while the Soviet led alliance was called
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Crisis and Bay of Pigs The Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis happened during the Cold War. This was a tense event following World War II. This almost caused Russia and US to be involved in a nuclear war. Another symbol of the Cold War was the Iron Curtain which divided the Soviet Union after World War II from Europe by the Berlin Wall. Soviet Union built this this wall to prevent people from leaving the Soviet Union and prevent interaction with Europe. People were segregated from the rest of the
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The Vietnam War was long and grand‚ it had supporters and people that were very against it; but out of the Vietnam war‚ we got good music. John Lennon writes in the song Mind Games “I want you to make love‚ not war‚ I know you’ve heard it before.” People began protesting the vietnam war‚ as a result “protest music” became very prominent. During and after the Vietnam War formed peoples’ opinions of the war‚ it established a way of life for people‚ it was their everything. This way of life confused
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Discussion. a. Thesis. Kennan argues that the Soviet Union views itself as leading a perpetual war against capitalism. Anti-capitalist ideology is the method to retain power. However‚ the Soviet Union is vulnerable‚ but it will require a long term‚ and persistent strategy of firm containment. The success of this strategy will greatly rely on America’s greatness. b. Main Points. (1) Ideology/circumstance: The Russian civil war‚ the post-revolution period‚ foreign intervention
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Introduction In 1917 America entered World War one. By doing this America played a grave role in conquering Germany and ushering peace to Europe. However‚ the Great War also meant that the US would change dramatically through historical issues and changes which resulted in American society. Industries had started to realise that it was not as simple as it was before to abstract the immigrants. As the country developed and became more successful it attracted outsiders who were searching for chances
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The Cold War Sweden in the Cold War The reason of the Cold War After the Second World War from 1940 till 1945 was Germany the country that was split up in 4 parts. France‚ Britten‚ and American part in the west of Germany were one region and the Soviet Union had the east of Germany under his power. The Soviet Union made of Germany a communism part but the west became a democracy. This is also the reason of the Cold War. The American were afraid for
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Indian war majorly influenced the way the British enforced their policies‚ as well as making new ones. A major policy that started the colonies to want to rebel was the Proclamation Line. The Sugar Act was another important policy that impacted the colony’s rebellion that made the colonies take action. The Stamp Act is one of the later policies that the more wealthy people in the colonies did not tolerate. The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British decree issued after the French and Indian War‚ aimed
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Foreign policy of both the United States and the Soviet Union took a different turn at the end of World War II‚ as both nations emerged as Superpowers. The Soviets were at ease due to the crippling of the Germany Empire‚ and the elimination of the threat of Fascism along their western boarders‚ and the United States believed they had ended any threats against them with the development and use of atomic weapons. The desire to lead the world in trade and industry‚ developments in space and science
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