The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy Ryan Butler Darryl Nettles POL300 02 September 2012 Summarize a situation that required U.S. diplomatic efforts during President Reagan’s time in office. The situation that required U.S. diplomatic involvement was the Reagan Doctrine. In the 1980 election‚ Ronald Reagan advocated the elimination of all assistance to the Nicaraguan government. As a candidate‚ he ran on a platform that condemned the "Marxist Sandinista takeover of Nicaragua" and pledged support
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after World War II‚ there was an end to the alliance between the United States‚ Britain‚ and the USSR. If all of this hadn’t been a problem‚ a rivalry between communist and capitalist societies had led to what is known today as The Cold War. It has been known to this day that The Cold War not only had many causes but also had many effects. From the Arms Race to The Cuban Missile Crisis‚ it all had a great impact on society‚ economy‚ and politics. The Cold War was called “The Cold War”‚ because it
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grand design for peace “War never changes”‚ since our first ancestors discovered the power of rocks and bones‚ war has shaped our human civilization and changed it into an infernal cycle of death and destruction. The 21th century Man has not changed much compared to his caveman ancestor‚ he might be using more sophisticated devices to bring death and chaos‚ but he is still ignited by the same destructive flame. The human race has always based its development on war‚ from the Roman Empire to the
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End of Cold War Summary 1. Why wasn’t the commie system working? 2. Gorby’s reforms 3. Fall of Soviet Union & Failure of Gorbachev Background info: Soviet Union was made up of 15 satellite states ruled by the Communist Party. Gorbachev: Leader of Soviet Union until 1991. S.U. broke up then‚ into smaller‚ separate republics. Played a part in breaking up USSR. Did not cover up S.U.’s mistakes and problems. Correct intentions but USSR had too many problems piled up since Stalin‚ so he couldn’t
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The Cold war has been done and dusted for a little more than two decades‚ however‚ its reminiscents are still very active. The attempt to spread communism worldwide was an attempt made during the cold war; Joseph Stalin made that call‚ America answered. The policy of containment is the reason that communism did not spread and Democracy and Capitalism are still high functioning government systems. Containment is the action of keeping something harmful under control or in check. This is what went on
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The Cold War was a battlefield of spies‚ espionage‚ and counter espionage. Information was the deadliest weapon and security and survival were at the center of the dispute. Both sides were mired in uncertainty‚ acting with the utmost care to avoid fatal missteps. They relied heavily on their espionage services to supply intelligence on the real intentions of the opposing side behind the public posturing. Nowhere in Europe was more heated than Berlin at this crucial time. Military forces of the Western
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The cold war started because the united states was taunting the soviet union with military arms and the nuclear bomb.Who wouldn’t be scared if someone had the power of killing half a nation with just a push of a button?The united states was getting ready for a war but what war?that is why the soviet union was so scared that the united states might want to go up against someone big like them since they were communist.Everyone looks at the soviet union and Joseph Stalin as the bad guys‚but if you pay
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The Cold War was a prime example of a time where competition most certainly got the better of people or more precisely‚ got the better of the United States and the Soviet Union. The rivalry between these two superpowers has created another level of competition‚ with need of one side almost always feeling obligated to one up the other side‚ for the sake of being declared superior. Between the arms race which dealt with military ideas‚ and the space race which regarded space exploration‚ it was
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Cold War Research Paper The Cold War was fought between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The war was a battle to be the most powerful country in the world. Although the Cold War was not a violent one it affected many other countries besides the United States and the Soviet Union. Most of the battles were races to get the achieve technology. South Korea was deeply affected by the Cold War; “Letter to General-Lieutenant Hodge on Northern Korea Providing Electricity to Southern
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The Cold War began as a struggle between two world superpowers‚ the USA and the USSR. The Cold War allowed the USA‚ to expand in many different economic and political explorations. The Cold War led to three different conflicts which were the Korean War‚ the Cuban missile crisis and the *Vietnam War*. The Cold War also leaves an affect on America today. The Cold War originally began as political‚ and economic struggle. The U.S. did not want to see communism spread which was another main factor in
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