The Cold War was a long period of tension between the democracies of the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe. The west was led by the United States and Eastern Europe was led by the Soviet Union. These two countries became known as superpowers. Although the two superpowers never officially declared war on each other‚ they both sided with different countries in proxy wars such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War. They also fought each other in the arms race and the space
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The Cold War in Guatemala Guatemala is known for being one of the most dangerous countries in Central America; nevertheless‚ it is not its fault that it is the way it is. During the Cold War there were many factors involved and many events that led to the Guatemala of today. It all began with the election of Colonel Arbenz during the “Ten Years of Springtime” which ended because President Eisenhower was influenced by his connections to Guatemala´s “state within a state‚” (TWT) the United Fruit
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The Cold War was not a typical war. Although it was a war‚ it didn’t include fighting. This war lasted for a tremendous period of forty-two years. It was a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. This war consists of many lows and highs throughout the length of forty-two years. It took place immediately after World War II when Europe had fallen into pieces. Both the United States and the Soviet Union were allies before the Cold War. Their fallout started when they attempted to help
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International History of the Cold War: Three (Possible) Paradigms* The Cold War is not what it once was. Not only has the conflict itself been written about in the past tense for more than a decade‚ but historians’ certainties about the character of the conflict have also begun to blur. The concerns brought on by trends of the past decade – such trifles as globalization‚ weapons proliferation‚ and ethnic warfare – have made even old strategy buffs question the degree to which the Cold War ought to be put at the
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Spies in the Cold War Spies had a great role in the cold war‚ a lot of spies were in different areas to find out what other countries were doing or planning to do to then bring back the information to the country they were working for. There were many types of espionage in the cold war for different countries in order to find information that can lead to a victory in the war. I will need to research the different types of espionage there was and what they were looking for‚ I will also need to
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Love Gone Wrong By: Celeste Smith If anybody is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ it would be the families. If it weren’t for the rivalry between the Capulets and Montagues‚ Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have had to be married in secret; Tybalt wouldn’t have felt the need to fight Romeo (who turned it down because his wife‚ Juliet‚ was kin to Tybalt which caused Mercutio to jump in and be killed)‚ and Juliet wouldn’t have gone to Friar Lawrence in search of a solution to not having to be
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There were two impulses that ran through America. First‚ there was did trust‚ suspicion‚ and hostility engendered by the Cold War. The Cold War began with the powerful country of America. They tried to use its power to proclaim a new global order based on democracy and capitalism. The Soviet Union denied the American world order. It also wanted to create a buffer of countries that would be friendly to its own system. Germany had invaded the Soviet Union twice and used other countries to help. The
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A Cold War‚ Indeed Lisa Lloyd Kaplan University The Vietnam War‚ otherwise known as the Cold War‚ was one of the worst of so many tragic experiences for the United States‚ (U.S.) during the 20th century. It is odd how differently this horrific war is viewed through various eyes. The following is the account of what comes to the minds of three individuals when asked about the Cold War. Vietnam Vet‚ Bob Hutson stated “that was the nastiest war I’ve ever been in. It was definitely
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Gertrude’s Suicide? In the Shakespearean tragedy "Hamlet‚" Prince Hamlet’s mother Gertrude encounters many misfortunes‚ which she feels that she is to blame for. Gertrude was brought into the middle of everybody’s dilemmas and thus felt responsible for the occurrences that happened to all of the significant characters throughout the play. She allows her emotions to build up in an unhealthy manner and this leads to her eventual death. The question that surrounds her death
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The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy The Reagan Doctrine In the political history of the United States‚ the Presidential Doctrines hold an important position. Presidential Doctrine can be defined as a set of principles or practices applied by a President to a particular situation‚ region‚ or government‚ and a President may formulate a doctrine alone or with the help of advisers within the entire administration (Jones‚ 2013). According to the Monroe Doctrine to the Reagan Doctrine‚ in the realm of
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