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    History: Cold War (Review)

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    History Unit 5 Test Review Cold War: refers to the period after the Second World War between 1945 and 1990‚ when increasing political and diplomatic tension between the West/United States and the East/Soviet Union created a constant threat of war. There were 2 speeches given in 1946 that alerted the world to the growing tension between the soviet and western world. 1. Stalin’s “Two Hostile Camps”: In February 1946 Stalin gave a speech to voters in Munich in the speech he predicted that the

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    Why did none of the three main approaches to world politics (Realism‚ Pluralism and Structuralism) predict the end of the Cold War? Should they have done so? This essay will address why the three main approaches to world politics did not predict the end of the Cold War. Firstly it will briefly give a background insight into what the Cold War was. Then it will go on to explain what characterises the three main approaches to world politics which are Realism‚ Pluralism and Structuralism‚ it then

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    Causes and Effects of the Cold War The Soviet-American combat‚ known as the "Cold War" hung heavy over global affairs for more than forty long years; structuring the world with extensive military buildups‚ an unceasing nuclear arms rivalry‚ intensive surveillance‚ and relentless technological emulations. Further elaborated are the causes and repercussions of this menacing fracas drawn upon the world by the two superpowers; the United States of America and the Soviet Union.

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    AP European History THE COLD WAR in EUROPE (1945-1990) Watershed Events 4th Quarter 1. Berlin Blockade and Airlift • Who - Soviet and Western Allies • What - The soviets chose to seal the city off by closing all railroads and highways that led from Berlin to West Germany in order to drive the Western powers out of Berlin. Soviet wanted to get the Allies to give up Berlin. The Allies chose to drop off supplies via planes to support West Berlin. When - 1948/49 Where - Berlin Why - Rising tension

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    Lesson 5 The concept of national interest can be defined as the goals that states pursue to maximize what is selfishly best for their country. It is a very central issue in international relations. National interest could also be defined as the principles‚ perceptions and practicalities that together shape a state’s foreign policies. Basically‚ a state’s sovereignty is its most important asset and it seeks to preserve and promote it at all costs. In his book National Interest‚ Joseph Frankel says

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    In 1783‚ the Russian Empire under Tsarina Catherine the Great annexed the Crimean Peninsula. With the constant pushing for the Russian annexation of the region by Prince Potemkin‚ Catherine the Great finally agreed to take the Peninsula. She justified the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula “by pointing out that Russia had never received her just gains from the war of 1768-74.” Eventually‚ the Ottomans accepted the annexation‚ as the reaffirming of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca signaled‚ as it was

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    As stated in the question‚ “Art is the production of great emotions‚ deep thoughts‚ intense beliefs‚ and new ideas.” During the time of Adolph Hitler‚ propaganda‚ also known as a misleading use of information in order to promote some sort of political reasoning or point of view by a particular subject‚ was used to promote the Nazi party. (Dictionary.com) In ways such as when the Ministry of Propaganda‚ led by Joseph Goebbels‚ used its power to gain power over the film and cinema created throughout

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    Berlin Wall Short Story The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on August 13th 1961‚ the Wall completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. The end of World War II triggered the start of the Cold War. The victors of WWII‚ The United States‚ Great Britain‚ France and the Soviet Union divided Germany and Berlin into

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    Cold War

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    COLD WAR VIDEO QUESTIONS 1. Stalin forced his people to give up food in order to fund the Cold War. He believed that giving up food; they can put all their necessities to promoting nuclear arms race. 2. Winston Churchill came up with the Iron Curtain. The Iron Curtain was the use of tanks to cut off soviet controlled Europe (East communist) from the Western Europe controlled by democratic countries. 3. The Fair Deal was the term given to an ambitious set of proposals put forward by United

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    it’s crucial that four main themes are taken into account‚ these being – economics‚ foreign policy‚ social change and leadership ability. It can be argued that other leaders of Russia and the USSR have been more ‘significant’ in these areas such as Gorbachev and his foreign policy – including his unorthodox approach to the West which incorporated his “New Thinking” slogan for a policy based on ‘shared moral and ethical principles to solve global problems’1 instead of Lenin’s isolationist approach. The

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