Secondly‚ the Second World War had done no damage to the American economy‚ but rather brought it back from the dead and made it better than it ever was. Before WWII‚ the United States was struggling through the Great Depression‚ the single most devastating economic crisis in the history of the world. Millions of Americans were unemployed‚ resulting in families becoming homeless and starving‚ with many dying due to the conditions they were forced to live in. When the Second World War began‚ it was a beacon
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Drew Garrett Dr. Dea Boster Hist 1152-005 20 April 2014 Cold-War During the 1950’s America‚ post WWII‚ our Nation faced major changes under the leading presidency of Truman and Eisenhower. America fell into another time of prosperous feeling with the end of yet another victory in World War II‚ an almost arrogant view of their society in respects to the remainder of other economies. Communism became the American adversary‚ and Americans sought to purge the world of it. Because of the extreme
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Beginning of Cold War The Cold War i) Lasted 45 years‚ from 1946-91 ii) A war without actual fighting between the United States and the Soviet Union The Rise of the Superpowers: USA and USSR After WWII‚ Europe was in ruins. USA and USSR emerged as the strongest powers. During WWII‚ USA and USSR had been allies and fought on the same side. However‚ after the war‚ there was growing distrust between them. A. Britain and France i) Weakened by the Second World War ii) Lost their colonies in Asia and Africa
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The Cold War was a state of political tension after World War II between the USSR and the United States. The two opposing sides did not have a war that was fought on the battlefield also known as a Hot War because they both have nuclear weapons and too much destruction would have occured. This political struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union centered on many events‚ such as the Nuclear Arms Race‚ it affected Vietnam because of the war‚ which started in 1947‚ and it ended in 1991
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The Second World War was much bigger and deadlier than the first in every way. It was fought around the world‚ from Norway to New Guinea‚ from Hawaii to Egypt‚ and on every ocean – it was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. Known to have been the most widespread war in history‚ it directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. But unlike the First World War‚ the Second World War was fast moving and mobile; the use of technology was more widespread and effective. The
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Katie Bruner Block 3 Cold War Outline 1. 1945-A Critical Year- a) Roosevelt met with Stalin and Churchill at Yalta to work out the future of Germany and Poland. They agreed on the division of Germany into American‚ British‚ French‚ and Soviet occupation zones. b) The League of Nations‚ founded at after WW1‚ had failed largely because the United States refused to join. This time‚ policymakers got congressional support for the UN. 2. Conflicting Postwar Goals- a) Tensions over Poland
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Throughout the wars that have been fought there has been much change. From using guns that could only shoot 10 rounds per minute in the First World War until now where we have weapons capable to shoot 6000 rounds per minute which is ten times more shots per second than a World War 1 weapon. The South African War (1899–1902) was Canada’s first foreign war. Also known as the Boer War‚ it was fought between Britain (with help from its colonies and Dominions such as Canada) and the Afrikaner republics
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During the 1500s places like Europe‚ Africa‚ and Asia got together to from global trade system‚ The Silk Road. For the first time in history‚ every region of the world now was working with the others. They all desired to collaborate and grow at the same time instead of one trying to take over one another. African slaves worked in plantations to sell sugar to at a cheap price. Sugar and silver was also brought to Europe and China. But Europe was going out considering most of the world instead of all
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The biggest moments of history majority the time was involved with other nations. Both World Wars‚ Revolutionary War‚ and The Cold War‚ these are just some of the conflicts that had worldwide involvement. The United States of America had a big role to play in each of those conflicts. The United States had many occasions to stir up another war‚ but the U.S. implemented the foreign policy to prevent that. Foreign Policy is an action the government makes to handle with other countries. Thomas Jefferson
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The Cold War influenced and encouraged many civil rights movements. It also shows started the fight for freedom against communism. Kennedy said that it is a necessary struggle in which we must come out on top of our enemies. He judges communism in his inaugural speech‚ and focused on being the main topic in his speech that something needs to be done. All men have god given natural rights‚ it is not the state that decides whether its people can have their freedoms‚ he said. The countries that are
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