The Cold War‚ often dated from 1947 to 1991‚ was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc‚ dominated by the United States with NATO among its allies‚ and powers in the Eastern Bloc‚ dominated by the Soviet Union along with the Warsaw Pact. This began after the success of their temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany‚ leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences. A neutral faction arose with the
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Aftermath of World War I Signing of the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in 1919. The fighting in World War I ended in western Europe when the Armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11‚ 1918‚ and in eastern Europe by the early 1920s. During and in the aftermath of the war the political‚ cultural‚ and social order was drastically changed in Europe‚ Asia and Africa‚ even outside the areas directly involved in the war. New countries were formed‚ old
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Prior to World War II‚ a woman’s place was at home. Women stayed at home‚ primarily taking care of their children and husbands. The workforce virtually consisted of only men‚ even single women generally did not hold jobs. If women did work‚ it was for very little money‚ less than half of what men earned. Some occupations were actually reserved for men‚ and companies were allowed to not hire women just because of their gender. Most companies would not hire women. Some states even barred women
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How far do you agree with the view that superpower misjudgements account for the development of the Cold War in the years 1945-53? The term Cold War has been used to describe the period of extreme tension between the capitalist USA and communist USSR. Many historians argue that the main reason for the development of the Cold War was the misunderstandings between the two superpowers. This view is further supported by Source 7 who states that‚ “American decision-makers misread Soviet security interests
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World war II was a global conflict that occurred in 1939 to 1945‚ that involved several countries. Women were often seen as the traditional norm of being a housewife‚ to become a working woman wearing uniforms and being a member of the workforce. During this period men were gone to battle while the women were responsible to be a house wife by doing household chores. Women decided to help the nation by being part of the workforce‚ the women proved their work through their skills. Unmarried women
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The movie‚ Casablanca‚ based on the play "Everybody Wants to go to Rick’s‚” still captivates audiences around the world. This movie was a pleasurable afternoon of great movie watching. The setting of the movie is Casablanca‚ Morocco during the Second World War. Casablanca is the jump off point to get to Spain and then to America. I think that all four factors of a setting have an affect on this story. The temporal factor‚ along with the geographic factor‚ really set the stage for the opening of the
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I believe that World War I had the greatest impact on the twentieth century. It was also known as the Great War. If it were not for World War I‚ there would not have even been a World War II. World War I was the start of the domino effect of many tragedies to come. Everything that happened later on in the century afterwards‚ was in one way or another result of World War I. In August 1914‚ almost everyone believed that the war would be over in a couple of weeks‚ but the war lasted until 1918. I believed
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creation of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ better known as the Soviet Union‚ is created. First lead by Vladimir Lenin‚ the Soviet Union was found to be the first country to be considered socialist with plans to become a communist party in the future. The Soviet Union was made up of 15 republics and at the time was the largest country in the world. After Lenin’s death in 1924‚ Joseph Stalin came to power that had control throughout World War II until his death in 1953. After the war the Soviet Union
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In August of 1945‚ World War II finally came to an end. After six years of fighting‚ most of the world was left in ruins‚ debt‚ and overall devastation. As the world fell apart‚ so did the relationships forged during the war. The differing ideas of how the world postwar should be between the United States and the Soviet Union caused major tension and mistrust. “The Cold War first emerged over clashing Soviet and American interest in Eastern Europe” (Roark‚ pg 713) The Cold War was fought from 1947
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The period of the Cold war began in 1945 following World War II after the defeat of Hitler‚ Germany and Japan. The Cold War wasn’t a one time event‚ rather it was a long period of fighting between the leadership of the Western World and Eastern Europe. The two countries known as superpowers led the charge with the Western side led by the USA and Eastern Europe led by the Soviet Union. Although once allies during World War II‚ mistrust with the leadership of Joseph Stalin and his leadership caused
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