How far has the historical debate about the origins of the Cold War changed since the collapse of the USSR in 1991? For forty-five years‚ the Cold War was at the center of world politics. It dominated the foreign policies of the two superpowers – the United States and the Soviet Union- and deeply affected their societies and their political‚ economic and military institutions. The Cold War also shaped the foreign policy and domestic politics of most other
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What were the main crises of the Cold War which affected the world in the period 1945 – 1990? – Redmond Egan Introduction There were many crises of the Cold War which affected the World. Some of the main crises were the Berlin Blockade‚ which forced the Americans to consider attacking the Russians on the ground. The Korean War‚ which brought the USA and the USSR into full battle under the gauze of the UN army and the North Korean Army respectively. Former President of the USA once said “When I
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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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The Cold War Explain the causes of the cold war; describe the events of the cold war as they affected Germany directly. Make notes on the causes and the consequences of the Cuban missile crisis. The cold war broke out following the Second World War for several reasons. There was a tremendous American fear of attack and spread of communism‚ Roosevelt thought it was absolutely necessary to abolish communism and stop the progression of it. Soviet troops had freed several countries in
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1) List the circumstances that lead to a change in Castro’s stand regarding Russia in 1959. On February 16‚ 1959‚ Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba‚ and accepted the position on the condition that the Prime Minister’s powers be increased. Between 15 and 26 April Castro visited the U.S. with a delegation of representatives‚ hired a public relations firm for a charm offensive and presented himself as a "man of the people". U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower avoided meeting Castro‚ but
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The Cold War era was guided by the policy of “containment”. The word was mainly used only in its foreign policy version‚ first articulated by George F. Kennan in 1947. Through actions of the United States‚ the power of the Soviet Union would not endanger national security if it could be contained within a clearly defined sphere of influence. (The Sources of Soviet Conduct) However‚ this term also describes the United States government’s response to other postwar domestic developments. Although many
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From 1945-1960‚ the Soviet Union was more successful in achieving its goal of spreading communism than the United states was at achieving its goal of containing it. Russia directly spread communism to China‚ the northern half of Korea‚ and all of Eastern Europe. In addition‚ it forced heavy expenses on the U.S. through the Berlin blockade‚ beat the U.S. in achieving orbital flight‚ embarrassed president Eisenhower with the U-2 incident‚ and caused wide-spread panic in the U.S. government itself.
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Cold War and Containment Dated from 1947-1991 the Cold War was an intense economic‚ political‚ ideological‚ and military tension between the powers of the Western world‚ led by the United States against the powers of the Eastern world led by the Soviet Union. Because of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) these two countries never came head to head like previous wars‚ however they would fight each other in proxy wars. This sustained a high level of hostility throughout the war and
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Decentralization of Banks in Eastern Europe And the Soviet Union As Soviet communism collapsed in Eastern Europe in 1989‚ the countries of Central and Eastern Europe began the unprecedented transition from a centralized command economy to a market economy. The stages of transition included‚ liberalization‚ stabilization and privatization. All of these steps required decentralization of government assets and financial institutions. One of the most crucial parts of the transition was the decentralization
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THE COLD WAR BY: Rosalia Salinas History V04B Final Fall 2014 Immediately in the aftermath of WWII‚ the world was split into two opposing camps‚ the Western Bloc which consists of the U.S.‚ its NATO allies and some others and Eastern Bloc consist of the Soviet Union and their allies from the Warsaw Pact. Though they did not fight directly‚ there were major regional wars in Korea‚ Vietnam and Afghanistan that both sides supported; they were actively engaged in the Cold War. This war did not
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