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    TITLE OF THE BOOK: “The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction” by Robert McMahon This review focuses on one of the themes of the course‚ Main Currents of Modern History OBJECTIVE: The aims of this book review are: 1. To understand about a conflict that spanned four and a half decades(1945-1990) and encompassed virtually the entire globe. 2. To gather the knowledge of how the world order was changed after the world wars and the transition into the cold war. 3. To study the rise and

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    Adams Period 3 02 March 2013 The Cold War Begins The Cold War was a five year war against the Soviet Union and the United States. These two Communist and Democratic countries had very different views and ways of ruling their citizens. One feared of expansion‚ the other feared of the opposing differences. However‚ they both agreed on keeping the war at a minimum by agreeing to not allow weapons of mass destruction to come into the war. Hint to the term "Cold War." Although there was not necessarily

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    Foreign Relations‚ Volume II. Gaddis‚ John Lewis‚ "Two Cold War Empires: Imposition vs. Multilateralism‚" in Major Problems in American Foreign Relations‚ Volume II The Cold War was the longest war in which the United States has ever partaken and is the only war that involved little to no fighting. After researching the events‚ reading historical opinions‚ and listening to lectures in class‚ I have come to the realization that the war was just an exaggerated argument between two neighbors over

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    The Cold War‚ 1949-1963 25.1 American Commitment to Cold War: National Security Council Document 68 1. How NSC-68 influenced America’s response to Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea in June 1950 and to Communist expansion in Southeast Asia in the 1960s. The NSC-68 called for military assistance programs that would meet the requirements of our allies. Since South Korea was an ally‚ we assisted them in repelling the invasion of another communist nation. This help for South Korea

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    Korean War This July 27th marks the 60th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the combat phase of the Korean War‚ but the conflict did not end on July 27‚ 1953‚ it merely came to a temporary halt. Though the Korean War may been overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War in the minds of many Americans‚ it had a dramatic effect on social change in the United States ("Korean War had major impact on race relations..."). We have spent the past 60 years living not in a post-war era‚

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    The Cold War Germany was defeated after World War II and then we had to know how to care for them and rebuild a stable society for the defeated country or the Germans would be angry and will rise against. Germany was divided among 3 powers and after the war where Germany and also Japan had been defeated where they would occupy or settle was being figured out. The capital was divided among the allies. The German Empire where they had conquered Estonia‚ Latvia‚ and Lithuania was able to be kept

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    Present War in Iraq and Past War in Vietnam The Vietnam War was a bad decision made by the United States government. There was no reason for the United States to start a war with this foreign country. The Defense Department released a film in 1965 addressing why the United States had to go to war with Vietnam. They said it was to defend freedom and aggression‚ and to stop the spreading of communism. In reality‚ this war was made by choice‚ it was not a “do or

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    1) List the circumstances that lead to a change in Castro’s stand regarding Russia in 1959. On February 16‚ 1959‚ Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba‚ and accepted the position on the condition that the Prime Minister’s powers be increased. Between 15 and 26 April Castro visited the U.S. with a delegation of representatives‚ hired a public relations firm for a charm offensive and presented himself as a "man of the people". U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower avoided meeting Castro‚ but

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    SS11 (Post-War - Part A) Name: Dhanbir.V Period: Blk.1 Canada in the 1950s Read Counterpoints p. 168 -189 The Changing Face of Canada (p. 170-178) 1. Explain the “baby boom” of the post-war years. What effect do you think this would have on Canadian society? -The increase in the birth rate that took place in Canada was known as the “baby boom”. -The demand for baby products and services and grown and many woman had to leave their jobs to support

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    Cold War: The Korean War

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    The Korean War is seen as the “flashpoint” in the Cold War‚ which made the Cold war a global conflict. North Korea was led by Kim Il-Sung and was communist. South Korea was led by Syngman Rhee and was capitalist. Though it is said that Kim Il-Sung‚ who headed The Democratic People’s Republic‚ which was created by the Soviet Union‚ had adopted a policy of opposition to Rhee’s government and for the unification of the Korean peninsula by armed force‚ there are still many other theories as to why the

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