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    The technical‚ sociological and political concepts that arose during the Cold War made a notable difference to the landscape of the next 60 years. Under the atmosphere of impending doom‚ many novel concepts were conceived that dramatically altered the psyches of generations to come. Mutually Assured Destruction‚ nuclear winter and the concept of psychological resistance are all good examples of how the Cold War altered the social fabric for years to come. The first‚ and best remembered‚ of

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    policy of the United States during the Cold War. As a result‚ I spent a lot of time researching the many aspects on which he left a very visible mark. Not only did Kennan cause the creation and usage of the containment policy‚ but he also later disagreed with the way the United States government applied the policy. George Kennan provided the United States with much of the Russian and Soviet historical background information that it would know during the Cold War‚ he suggested solutions to the looming

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    as much. A key moment in American foreign policy history was during the Cold War era. During the Cold War the main priority of the U.S. was ending communism which eve n meant siding with terrorists. It even entailed involvement in Iran’s presidential election. At the time many were in favor of what the United States

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    The Cold War was the economical‚ political‚ and militaristic rivalry between the Soviet Union and the U.S. The competition although tense never resulted in actual shots being fired or a hot war. The Cold War began after the unraveling of the alliance of the two nations after the surrender of Nazi Germany at the end of World War II and the replacement of former President Roosevelt by former President Truman. Truman did not have the natural skills in political maneuvering that Roosevelt had and

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    During the cold war years there was too much hysteria. Not only in the United States but the whole world had its fears. In our case the United States fears were the spread of communism‚ nuclear technology and the US economy (A).The administration of President Dwight Eisenhower address this fears in a successful way his major concern was the safety of the people. One of the major fears that I believe the people had was the spread of communism at home. On 1954 Eisenhower said that the fear “unwise

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    Georgizhukov: Led troops into Berlin‚ paraded on horse. Stalin says “screws.. without whom all of us would not be worth a damn”... then sends him in to exile Andrei Gromyko: Soviet Ambassador to Washington (1943-1945) “Stalin oriented towards post war cooperation with the West (US)” (39) Maxim Litvinov: Russian revolutionary diplomat. Jew and old Bolshevik‚ he hated the rigidity and xenophobia. He discussed pos ware reparations and peace treaties (40).. “argued strongly for the possibility of

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    In his book‚ “The Cold War‚ ” Hugh Higgins argues the tragedies and facts that contributed and occurred in this event. This book is mainly to inform people about some the unspoken truths of this occurrence and show its reasons and effects in old society. The Cold War is a book based on the story of the entire society living at that time‚ mostly focusing on its contributors and effectors. This novel is not written during the era but rather based of previous works written around that time such a “Yalta

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    Non-Aligned countries was in 1955‚ in Bandung‚ Indonesia. The nations attending this meeting stated they would remain neutral through the East-West conflicts of the Cold War. Soon after‚ the first official conference of the Non-Aligned Organization took place at Belgrade in 1961‚ a concern being that an accelerating arms race could result into a war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Within the Non-Aligned Movement there are many main objectives and causing factors as to why the organization

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    LIBERALISM IN POST COLD WAR SCENARIO: ROLE OF NON-STATE ACTORS By: M.Sc Student Jawad Falak Course Title: International Relations Since 1945 Roll No: 2013 Semester: 2nd Submitted to: Sir Aleem Gillani Department of International Relations National Defence University Islamabad Abstract In the contemporary world‚ the battle for dominance for the political systems to govern International Relations is still raging. The end of the Cold war and the fall of the Soviet Union

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    Atomic Café Questions NOTE: This documentary combines authentic newsreels‚ military training films‚ advertisements and other footage from the early Cold War era‚ combined with speeches‚ radio broadcasts and actual music. Keep in mind that this documentary‚ produced late in the Cold War in 1982‚ was made to convey a specific political and social message. Some of the events are portrayed in such a way as to make the people of the 1950s seem foolish; thus‚ we can learn from this film‚ but we must remember

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