The Cold War The Cold War was the period after the World War II of political conflict and military tension between the USSR and the United States of America. It lasted from 1945 to 1991‚ with the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). As the name indicates‚ it was a “cold” war; this means that no actual bullets (or any other kind of weapon) were fired between these two factions‚ although many conflicts during the war were propitiated and supported by them. Some of the biggest
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the first major world war where many countries participated for their freedoms. For being the first major world war‚ it definitely made a strong impact on human history. It lasted four long years‚ from 1914 to 1918. This tragic event left over 17 million soldiers and civilians killed and 20 million seriously wounded. We humans should and probably will never forget this very important affair in history that changed so many lives. Some for the better‚ and some for the very worst. Events Leading Up
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What were the causes of the American Civil War? The Civil War happened due to the many differences between the North and the South. For example economic‚ social‚ cultural and political differences. These all helped lead America to a Civil War. But to an extent‚ the most important cause was the fact there were many disagreements with states’ rights versus federal rights. It was clear that there was always going to be a conflict between the federal government and the state governments because
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After the ending of World War II l‚ the United States and the Soviet Union rejoiced. The worst war in human history was over. However‚ the peace did not last. The United States and Soviet Union had many ideological differences. The Soviet Union was the birthplace of communism and a huge proponent of it. Communism and capitalism are directly opposites. This caused tension between the countries which eventually led to the culmination of the Cold War. It was an obvious fact that the Soviet Union wanted
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Kennan’s Long Telegram: a) USSR still lives in antagonistic "capitalist encirclement" with which in the long run there can be no permanent peaceful coexistence. As stated by Stalin in 1927 to a delegation of American workers: "In course of further development of international revolution there will emerge two centers of world significance: a socialist center‚ drawing to itself the countries which tend toward socialism‚ and a capitalist center‚ drawing to itself the countries that incline toward capitalism
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The Cold War was a time period after World War II until 1991 when there was a time between the powers in the Western bock lead by the United States of America (USA) and its allies and the Eastern Block dominated by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The two blocks lead by the two superpowers had profound economic‚ political and ideological differences. In their race for global influence propaganda became of great importance. Propaganda contributed to the outbreak of the cold war. Ideology:
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The Civil War was one of the biggest and saddest wars the United States has gone through. From the many battles that happened‚ they are all important‚ but there are four major battles. These four are The Battle of Gettysburg‚ The Battle of Antietam‚ The Battle of Fort Wagner‚ and The Battle of Fort Sumter. All of these battles had many deaths‚ and some of the best Generals‚ on both the Union and Confederate sides. Gettysburg‚ a major battle‚ lasted three days. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for
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Yalta Conference 1945 meeting between Big Three to determine post-war status of Germany and rest of world‚ but mostly Germany‚ resulted in division of Germany among them. Creation of UN to replace League of Nations. USSR promises to join war in pacific after Germany falls Harry S. Truman. President 45-53. Decisions made during his administration: Truman Doctrine‚ Marshall Plan‚ World Bank‚ Berlin Airlift‚ NATO‚ Point Four‚ Korean War‚ decision to drop atom bombs. Favored strong resistance to communism
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What were the effects/consequences of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences‚ seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social‚ economic and political aspects. The social consequences were many. Around 100‚000 Republicans as well as about 70‚000 Nationalists were killed during the war‚ showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign‚ “White terror”
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Cell Cycle Describe how major events of cell division that enable the genome of one cell to be passed on to two daughter cells. List the phases of cell cycle and describe the sequence of events that occurs during each phase. There are two main stages of the cell cycle‚ with multiple subdivisions within each. Interphase is the first stage‚ and it’s composed of G1 (contents of the cell are duplicated sans the chromosomes)‚ S (chromosomal duplication)‚ and G2 (checkpoints) phase. After interphase‚
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