How did the iron curtain start? Why was it protected by the warsaw pact? Where was the iron curtain at? The term first became popular by Winston Churchill when he used it in a speech in March of 1946. This speech was also considered to be the “announcement” of the start of the Cold War(History.com). At this time the term was first used to refer to the actual metal barrier that cut the continent in two‚ but it soon became a reference to the ideological barrier also. The iron curtain is a term used
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The Cold War is the name that is given to the relationship between the USSR and the USA after World War II. It was essentially an ideological struggle between the USSR and the USA. Both the sides were trying to impose their political model as the dominant global one. For over 40 years (1945-1989) the USSR was in constant conflict with the USA‚ but it was a conflict that never ended up as open warfare. It stayed as a “Cold War” as both sides were trying to destroy each other through economic and political
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The Cold War was strong rivalry and conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. During this war there was a lot of struggle especially with political differences. Now‚ Berlin was a likely spot for trouble to develop during the cold war. This was for many reasons. Berlin was a critical area in Germany. Earlier in about 1948‚ the United States was fighting with the Soviet Union for Germany. While their goal was to keep each other week and divided. But later France‚ Britain‚ and United
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Who was to blame for the cold war? Generally it is not a great idea to blame just one party for something. I feel the same way about the cold war. I believe all parties involved were equally to blame in the cold war. This will be illustrated in my essay. However‚ there are three divisions of western historians when it comes to their opinion on the Cold War‚ the Traditionalists‚ the Revisionists and the Post-Revisionists. Each party has their own opinion on who was actually to blame for the Cold
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The cause of the Cold War revolved around both the United States and the Soviet Union attempting to gain worldwide control by influencing the rest of the world. After becoming the most powerful country in the world after World War II‚ the United States tried to use that power to proclaim a new global order that revolved around democracy and capitalism. The Soviet Union‚ however‚ preferred communism and a world revelation in the name of the worker. The Soviet Union also wanted to surround itself with
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The Cold War is often thought of a war only between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of America‚ however that is not the case. There were proxy wars in countries like Vietnam‚ Korea and Pakistan. The Cold War itself is a complicated subject that was seen as “good (capitalism)” vs. bad (communism)”‚ which in itself was a bad idea that wouldn’t allow for a case by case analysis of the conflicts around the world. But in a time of “Domino Theory”‚ President Eisenhower’s
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The Cold War transpired during the mid-twentieth century. As a result‚ The United States feared the possibility of a surprise attack from the Soviets and the doctrine of communism coming to America. As President Truman declared‚ “Education is our first line of defense (Brown‚ 1988‚ p.74).” In this essay I will argue that the government transformed public education’s curriculum and structure into a survival program to prepare the nation for the potential of nuclear war. Additionally‚ increased federal
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COLD WAR The Cold War was the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) during the 46-year period following the World War II’s end‚ but before the end of the Soviet Union. It refers to the time between 1945 and 1991. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COLD WAR At the end of World War II‚ English author and journalist George Orwell used Cold war‚ as a general term‚ in his essay "You and the Atomic Bomb"‚ published October 19‚ 1945‚ in the British newspaper Tribune. Contemplating
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Madi C. The division of Berlin among the allied forces after World War II was a compromise that provided the United States with their primary weapon in defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War conflict. Victorious‚ the Allies began to divide and occupy the battered and weakened Germany on June 5‚ 1945. Areas in the western portion became American‚ British‚ and French zones‚ whilst the east was given to the Soviet Union. They will be more commonly known later as the eastern and western zones‚
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I was walking around on the streets with my family glazing at the French windows and architecture. The atmosphere was serene and so we went to the beach and while staring at the waves I thought how do some people raise themselves above humanity or are they simply human to live such lives here. I was at Auroville City‚ Pudducherry. I had come to visit my elder grandparents for a few days who have lived there their entire lives and devoted themselves to Mother‚ Sri Aurobindho and Auroville Ashram
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