The purpose of this essay is to prove that Cold War had an enormous impact on society and institutions of US. This effect will be demonstrated on the basis of a few examples. First of all‚ I must mention Central Intelligence Agency which was created in 1947. CIA frequently support anticommunists in Europe inter alia in Greece. They attempt to deliver weapons and ammunition for fighters against socialists in the civil war. CIA tried also to uncover KGB activities in the USA. In the 50s agency had
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foreign policy‚ we must first understand the American outlook; what America thinks of itself. Americans have believed that the United states was different from nation states. Different in a sense that‚ they have always thought that they have (a) a special destiny and (b) A sense of mission. Now‚ since they have always thought of themselves as different from other nation states‚ that most important factors which influenced Americas self-image were: Isolationism‚ Moralism and Pragmatism. Isolationism:
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Among the superpowers vying for dominance during the midst of the Cold War‚ smaller nations often struggled for simple rights and their own independence. The most widely-recognized and successful one of these revolutions‚ in addition to being largely bloodless unlike the dozens of others during its time‚ was in India‚ led by Mahatma Gandhi. In the aftermath of the World Wars‚ a lot of Asian and African nations attempted to gain independence and recognition‚ giving birth to the term ‘decolonization’
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Slavery’s Effect on Political Party’s During antebellum America there were a lot of different parties‚ acts‚ and compromises created due to slavery. This issue is what eventually led our nation to the Civil War. Although U.S. expansion during the 1850’s was not the main reason why the nation got torn apart‚ the increase of land was a catalyst to it. The fact that there was equilibrium in congress between the North and the South was basically the last hanging thread before war. After the conquest
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World War II was a global war that took place from 1939 to 1945. There were two main factions: the Allies‚ led by Britain‚ France‚ and later by America‚ and the Axis‚ consisted of German‚ Japan and Italy. It was considered the deadliest war in history‚ involving more than 100 million people from over 30 countries‚ and reached‚ according to Axelrod and Alan (2011)‚ an estimated of 50 million to 85 million deaths. American was the last country to join the conflict and gained most profit from it. At
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Political Corruption Over time in politics‚ it has been observed as some presidents or subordinates have been involved in scandals that have raised people’s distrust‚ after “appearance of corruption or other misconduct" have been revealed to the public through the press. Although today’s political corruption has been decreased in public office‚ the U.S Constitution created a system called "checks and balances to limit executive corruption." Before the introduction of the current system designated
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the Soviets during the Cold War. This effort provided political‚ economic‚ and military assistance to Greece and Turkey. This Doctrine is considered the foundation of American foreign policy. The Marshall Plan is similar to the Truman Doctrine in the economic aid of foreign countries. This plan was created to help rebuild Europe after WWII.
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The Israeli war for independence in 1948 begun when David Ben Gurion announced the establishment of the state of Israel on May 5th; and had a significant effect on events thereafter‚ all the way to the 6 day war of 1967‚ and beyond. When Gurion proclaimed the state of Israel‚ the Arab states where infuriated‚ immediately seeking to destroy this new country‚ because they viewed it as a ploy by western powers‚ such as the USA‚ to secure a foothold in the Middle East‚ and Israel was cast as the stooge
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During the cold war rivalry between the US and USSR influenced the MENA by making everyone either pick a side or be chosen by the rivalists. To us it was clear Israel was aligned with the US‚ but the soviets not so much. As the cold war didn’t warm up between the two actual nations of the Soviet Union and United States‚ the war was fought by proxy. The Korean war‚ the Vietnam war were examples of this but neither regions had enough resources or opposition to the US needed to justify the long term
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Political apathy is running rampant in our nation. Political apathy is the sheer indifference of the average citizen towards what happens in the political system. This apathy will eventually lead to stagnation and death of our nation. According the National Journal: Heartland Monitor Poll‚ just 1% of American people frequently participate in politics on some level. The same journal also states that up to 41% of Americans have never participated in anything political and/or will not in the future
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