The Cold War began because the Soviet Union felt like they were the only ones contributing to World War II. Joseph Stalin‚ former premier of the Soviet Union‚ had trust issues regarding his allies‚ which are identified as the United States and Great Britain. Many deaths‚ secrets‚ weapon advancements‚ and destruction of property played a role in Stalin’s belief in being the only contributor during World War II. Unfortunately‚ this led to the Cold War. A chart showing the costs of World War II‚ comparing
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The American Civil Defense program during the cold war reinforced American cultural ideals of individualism and self-sufficiency. During the cold war there was fear of the other countries use of nuclear weapons against the United States. Since this fear was gradually increasing throughout the U.S. president Truman established the American Civil Defense program to help protect citizens if there was a nuclear attack on American soil. Because of the increased fear of a nuclear attack the government
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Looking back at Revolutionary War‚ you might question how America successfully defeated the British considering the British army was the best trained and equipped‚ and possibly the most professional army in the world. In contrast‚ America was in a state of disorganization when it came to economics and politics. The national government as a whole was greatly powerless. Unlike the British army‚ the American army was inadequately trained‚ had little supplies‚ and was not paid very well. Practically
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April 12‚ 1861 the once unified United States of America broke into war between the Confederate South and Union North with the aim for a short war over in a matter of months. Not a soul anticipated the nearly 4 year war that seemed everlasting. The foundational hope for the North to reunite the Union soon changed as the war moved at a tedious pace. They realized the abolition of slavery needed to be fought for. The Civil War changed Americans viewpoint toward the black population‚ political parties
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spinning out of control. He also expressed that he had a plan for ending the war in Vietnam. In the end‚ Nixon’s promises to end the war and restore the nation won him the presidency. On Election Day‚ Nixon defeated Humphrey by more than 100 electoral votes however‚ he won the popular voice by a slim margin of 43% to 42%. After taking office‚ President Nixon is striving to end the nation’s involvement in the Vietnam War. However‚ the final years will yield more bloodshed and turmoil‚ as well as a
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Historians have concluded‚ that the economic impact of the first World War caused the Great Depression in the1930s. Yet they disagree as to whether exogenous shocks or economic stagnation following the war lead to the depression. Peter Temin‚ Christina Romer and Michael Calamaris believe that a series of monetary shocks during the late 1920s‚ that had their origins during and after the great war‚ turned an economic downturn of 1929 into the depression of the 30s. Temin argues that the “collapse of
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Following the Revolutionary War‚ the American colonies were faced with uncertainty in their newfound independence. Now free from British rule‚ the people of colonial America wanted to avoid any form of government for fear that it would revert them back to the past. This left the founding fathers with an extremely difficult task. How do you govern a person who wants to govern themselves? Government is necessary‚ after all‚ for the war had left the colonies in extreme debt‚ requiring taxation that
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The Pequot war‚ a war that was imposing that it impacted history. It was a grave war as it had lasted for 38 years and ended in 1675. Some say that this battle between the Native Americans and the Europeans in 1636 ended in the Pequot suffering due to a mysterious death of John Oldham changed America and is now what it is today. After battling over clash of trade‚ land‚ and how the puritans were living‚ they have decided to take action.. This dreadful action was what led to the almost complete devastation
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Leading up to the First World War‚ there were significant political changes happening. Industrialization‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism once promised great things for the people now only produced weapons‚ conflict‚ and hate. The Industrial Revolution brought forth many great things that improved the quality of life for many folks. Economic and social life were seeing many changes as a result of this new way of doing things. The nation saw increase in wealth as products were beginning to be manufactured
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The Cold War is considered to be a significant event in Modern World History. The Cold War dominated a rather long time period: between 1945‚ or the end of the World War II‚ and 1990‚ the collapse of the USSR. This period involved the relationships between two superpowers: the United States and the USSR. The Cold War began in Eastern Europe and Germany‚ according to the researchers of the Institute of Contemporary British History (Warner 15). Researchers state that “the USSR and the United States
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