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    Cold War for Ss310 Kaplan

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    SS310-02 Unit 2 Assignment: Cold War July 19‚ 2011 The Cold War was a state of political‚ military‚ and economic tensions and hostilities between the Communist World‚ primarily the Soviet Union‚ and the Capitalist Western World‚ the United States and its allies. The Cold War lasted over 40 years because the beginning and ending of it leaves room for some debate. Some sources say it started in the mid to late 40’ after the Second World War while other historians date it back to 1917 with The

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    Event that led to the Cold War There were many events that took place after World War 2 that set in motion the Cold War and continued creating tension. Many of these events involved many countries and/ or their support either financially or with military personal. The main focus of the Yalta conference was to plan the post war world. In other words‚ Roosevelt‚ Churchill‚ and Stalin met and planned what they would like to happen after the war was over. Germany invaded Poland‚ their government

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    after World War II‚ there was an end to the alliance between the United States‚ Britain‚ and the USSR. If all of this hadn’t been a problem‚ a rivalry between communist and capitalist societies had led to what is known today as The Cold War. It has been known to this day that The Cold War not only had many causes but also had many effects. From the Arms Race to The Cuban Missile Crisis‚ it all had a great impact on society‚ economy‚ and politics. The Cold War was called “The Cold War”‚ because it

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    The First Presidents of the Cold War Did you know the Cold War was called the Cold War because of the “icy” relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union. Each president had to deal with the Cold War‚ but Truman and Eisenhower wanted Communism to be contained while Kennedy wanted flexible response. It all started out with Karl Marx. He created the idea of Communism‚ which is the theory of everything being publicly owned and workers get paid based off their abilities(Ayers 756). This led to the

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    Chapter 32: The Cold War and Decolonization‚ 1945–1975 1 CHAPTER 32  The Cold War and Decolonization‚ 1945–1975  INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES  After studying this chapter students should be able to:  1. Understand the causes of the Cold War and its political and environmental consequences for  Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Latin America‚ and the two superpowers.  2. Understand the process of decolonization and illustrate the variations in that process by  reference to concrete examples.  3. Understa

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    Honoring Cold War Heros

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    Honoring Cold War Heroes I have chosen to write about President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Winston Churchill. As a 15 year old living now in 2013‚ the heroes of the Cold War were unfamiliar to me so I was just not going to really do this assignment‚ but then my grandfather came for a weekend visit. I happened to have my World History textbook open on the dining room table and my grandpa pulled it over to him and began to speak about growing up and living most of his life during the cold war. I asked

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    While the texts in this elective cover a wide diversity of form‚ they all engage with the personal and political concerns of the Cold War era and the associated social‚ philosophical‚ and moral issues As CS Lewis states “Literature adds to reality‚ it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect‚ it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” Literary representations are to be valued as they arise from

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    Cold War-“a condition of rivalry‚ mistrust‚ and often open hostility short of violence especially between power groups (such as labor and management).” The series that was watched was named “Cold War” a Jeremy Isaacs production. Turner Original Productions (CNN) released the series on television in 1998. This series was a documentary based on the period slightly before and until after the end of a period in history called The Cold War‚ from years 1945 to 1990’s spanning across the globe. This documentary

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    The Cold War was a period in which the geopolitical tension of post-World War II gave rise to the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ lasting half a century. In the waking destruction of WWII‚ the Potsdam conference was set to determine the fate of Europe and much of Asia. The lands of Germany‚ Korea‚ and other areas were split into zones that were controlled by countries with opposite views. Korea was split between the communist north and democratic south‚ while Germany was

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    Cold War Liberal Consensus

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    Anna Zmood Professor Walker Cold War Final Exam 24 April 2013 Cold War and the Liberal Consensus Cold War America during the 1960’s was a year of turmoil for the American government and for the American people. College campuses nationwide were plagued with anti-war protestors that began to spread to the nation’s capital. It was a turning point for society and for foreign and domestic policies. The liberal consensus began falling apart and Americans questioned whether the United States actually

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