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    HIS 1111 Prof. Thomas Boogaart October 8‚ 2014 Throughout the 20th century‚ humanity has witnessed monumental historical events. From the great depression‚ to the devastation of two world wars‚ to the Holocaust‚ all the way to the creation of a superweapon. However‚ The Cold War was a different and unique concept on its own. So unique‚ that humanity has entered a new chapter never discovered before. Throughout history‚ there was always conflict‚ but never before has a conflict of this magnitude

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    and Soviet Union were embroiled in the Cold War. A war that only involved the build up of arms and no actual fighting between the two sides. Although‚ proxy wars did take place such as the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The Cold War came to a turning point during the 1980s. At the time the United States was led by Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union was led by Mikhail Gorbachev. Both leaders came into power with foreign policy ideas that radically changed the Cold War. Reagan used the Strategic Defense Initiative

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    Orthodox interpretation of the origins of the Cold War notes that expansionary tendencies of the Soviet Union as a primary influence of the outbreak of the Cold War. According to the Orthodox interpretation‚ the quintessential wisdom among American politicians and diplomats at the time was that Soviet Union after the end of the World War II‚ sought to expand its area of hegemonic control. Scholars like George F. Kennen‚ William H. McNeill‚ Herbert Feis and Arthur M. Schlesinger shared similar point

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    Anna Zmood Professor Walker Cold War Final Exam 24 April 2013 Cold War and the Liberal Consensus Cold War America during the 1960’s was a year of turmoil for the American government and for the American people. College campuses nationwide were plagued with anti-war protestors that began to spread to the nation’s capital. It was a turning point for society and for foreign and domestic policies. The liberal consensus began falling apart and Americans questioned whether the United States actually

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    War. When looking at the international community war seems to be the one thing we can always count on to be present. The majority of us do not seem to realize that there is always a war going on somewhere in the world. We go on living our cushy lives while people all over the world are suffering. One thing we may not realize is that we are in the midst of a war ourselves. This war has been going on since 1947‚ and it was thought to have ended in 1991. But did the Cold War really ever end? No it did

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    The Cold War Effect on Mexico The reasons for the Cold War-related influences in Mexico in 1968 were multiple‚ but foremost of all was the fact that communism occupied a prominent position in the struggle between Mexican youth and their government. A local understanding of communism won out over the global characterization advanced by the United States.  In addition‚ US anti-communist influence failed to have the desired effect in Mexico‚ and pro-communist positions resided throughout Latin America

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    The Cold War was a period of diplomatic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union(USSR)‚ that lasted from the end of WWII(1945) until the separation of the USSR in 1991.The main reasons for the conflict between the two sovereigns are the differences in government types‚ competition for global influence‚ and the development of nuclear weapons. The USSR and the US represented two different types of ideologies: Capitalism and Communism. This divide of principles led to deep suspicion between

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    The Cold War was the longated tension between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It started in the mid 40’s after WWII had left Europe in shambles and Russia and the USA in superpower positions. The Cold War was a clash of these supergiants in political‚ ideological‚ military‚ and economic values and ideas. Though military build up was great on both sides neither one ever directly fought each other. In this essay I’m going to bring forth the following points: Rise of the Cold War‚ events

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    Who is to blame for the Cold War? The Cold War starting in 1945 was an escalation between two super powers that were threatened by each other and determined to prove their power. It was political conflict‚ hostile tensions and a series of miscommunications between the Communist World‚ the USSR and the capitalists‚ the United States that made the Cold War a reality. Although the Cold War was caused due to certain circumstances and miscommunications between the powers‚ the United States is largely

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    The Cold War happened between the years of 1945 and 1991‚ it was a time of military‚ political‚ and economic tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. Just after the second World War had ended‚ complications came up around the area of international power‚ who would gain more power and who would lose power. The main thing the Soviet Union attempted to do during this shifting of power was they tried to gain more territory in order to solidify their spot as a world wide power‚ while the

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