When World War II ends the United States and the Soviet Union became enemies‚ better knows as the Cold War. It consisted on the constant tension between both countries in starting a war. Both sides had power in nuclear weapons which made people be afraid of the start of a nuclear war. Also both countries disagree in many things. The Soviet Union had a Dictator‚ one political party (Communist) and an economic system (socialism) in which the government run all the industries. USA had an elected president
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15. Assessment of the European society¡¯s social‚ economic and political as well as philosophical tendency of the post world war I era. For Europe and the European world the years 1871 to 1914 were marked by hitherto unparalleled material and industrial growth‚ international peace‚ domestic stability‚ the advance of constitutional‚ representative‚ and democratic government‚ and continued faith in science‚ reason and progress. But in these very years‚ in politics‚ economics‚ philosophy‚ and the
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June 22‚ 1941 Germany Betrays The Soviet Union! Ignoring the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression pact‚ Germany attacked the Soviet Union. The battle was a very difficult and tragic one. • "Operation Barbarossa‚" the largest and most powerful invasion force‚ struck the U.S.S.R. completely by surprise. • Employing the same tactics that defeated the French‚ the Germans attacked east Prussia in the north‚ Ukraine in the south‚ and Moscow in the center.
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The cold war began around 1945 and relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union continued to deteriorate for 40 years. During this time tensions between The U.S and its NATO allies and the soviet union grew along with dooming pressures of nuclear war. The Soviet Union tried to spread communism while the U.S. fought against their political ideology. The Soviet Union was more responsible for causing this cold war. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed by the U.S.‚ Canada‚ and ten nations of Western
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Dropping of the Atomic Bomb “On August 16‚ 1945‚ Enola Gray‚ a U.S. bomber‚ dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan‚ and three days later‚ a second atomic bomb destroyed the city of Nagasaki” (Hiroshima and Nagasaki). Many people argue whether or not these bombings were ethical and legal. The U.S. killed innocent people in order to “break the morale” of the Japanese population. The U.S. also broke many of the statements in the “Just War” doctrine. Theses bombings caused many people to face harmful
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the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 was the method to end WWII in the Pacific. Although there is justification‚ the attacks did not definitively end the war. There were many alternative ways of ending the war‚ the best being through negotiation‚ or though a combination of conventional bombing and naval blockade. The US war strategy was cruel and the destruction it caused was even crueller‚ there was also a hidden motive to deter Russia (in order to stop communism). The atomic bombs
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the atom splits it releases a tremendous about of energy‚ enough to power a bomb. But when they made this huge discovery there was many more problems that had to be solved before they could use such a weapon. Albert Einstein learned that the Germans were succeeding in solving how to make such a weapon. Einstein and Enrico Fermi‚ who escaped Fascist Italy agreed that the President must be informed of the dangers of atomic technology in the hands of the Axis powers. Then Einstein wrote a letter to
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(fire) bombs. As Japan’s air force had been almost obliterated by March 1945‚ the US B29 bombers flew over Tokyo with no opposition from the Japanese Air Force meaning that Americans could drop all their weapons on Tokyo causing optimal damage to the Capital of Japan. As most of Tokyo’s buildings were made of wood‚ the incendiary bombs burned the city down causing the deaths of around 100‚000 people14. The most well-known raid on the Japanese mainland was the raid on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Labor Unions in the United States Organized labor affects the lives of many citizens everyday‚ often in a roundabout way. Labor Unions affect many different people from blue-collar workers to white-collar workers‚ stay-at-home moms‚ students‚ and retirees. Fewer; however realize the legal role Labor Unions have played and continue to play in the financial system‚ political affairs‚ and society in general. In today’s society‚ more of our skilled hourly and unskilled workers belong to some sort of
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an army base in Alamogordo New Mexico‚ the most destructive weapon known to man was tested‚ with a successful result of some of the world’s top scientists and years of a secret government project had started the nuclear age. On August sixth‚ 1945 during World War two‚ an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima and three days later‚ on August ninth‚ 1945 the second bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki‚ which forced the Japanese army to surrender.
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