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    that certain time period. During World War I and World War II‚ many technologies were introduced to the world‚ and brought upon drastic change to everyone involved in the wars. Death tolls dramatically grew as the newer technologies were developed and used during these wars. Technology has certainly affected

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    Who was to blame for the Cold War The USSR or the USA? Who was to Blame? Historians have changed their views about who was to blame for the cold war over the years. Soviet Historians: They blamed to the United States. The Traditionalits: They blamed to the USSR for the Cold War and its attempt to impose its ideology on the of the world Until the 1960s‚ most historians followed the official government line – that the Cold War was the direct result of Stalin’s aggressive Soviet expansionism

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    First World War‚ Canada was a member of the British Empire and was obligated to follow the mother country. Even though Canada had no choice whether to go to war‚ Canadians across the country were eager to fight. As many men volunteered‚ the situation at home began to change. Some of the changes included industrialization and new status for women. Many positive changes were implemented‚ but so were negative ones. There was even a time when our democracy and freedom was threatened. The war zone took

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    The Cold War: the Balance of Power & Strategic Deterrence When I was in the White House‚ I was confronted with the challenge of the Cold War. Both the Soviet Union and I had 30‚000 nuclear weapons that could destroy the entire earth and I had to maintain the peace. Jimmy Carter Cold war (a term coined by the English writer George Orwell) was a prolonged state of military and political tension between the two major powers that emerged at the end of the second world war‚ namely The Union

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    was the age of the Industrial Revolution‚ which witnessed a variety of technical innovations‚ a major increase in industrial production and world trade‚ and rapid growth in population one specifically in fact which did all those things was steam boats. Were they ‘’good” or ‘’bad’’ did they have a huge impact on shaping our world today? Well‚ At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ the invention of the steam engine became widely popular. In 1787‚ John Fitch demonstrated the first steamboat

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    World War‚ skepticism about US involvement‚ particularly by more conservative minds was naturally very high. But by the time America had wholly committed to active engagement in World War II‚ disputes over isolationism versus interventionism had transformed into new‚ more pressing issues of the time. Regarding price controls and rationing of consumer goods and civil rights for African Americans‚ voices by partisans of either side rang like sirens throughout the country. Going into the war‚ it became

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    Alekhine’s Gun is a more traditional take on the stealth game genre developed and released by Maximum Games. With 11 missions set during the final stages of the second world war to the height of the cold war‚ is Maximum Games’ offer of crushing a vast conspiracy an enticing proposition in the end? East Vs West Spy Drama Towards the end of the second world war‚ Russian operative Alekhine is ordered to travel to Bergen‚ Norway‚ and infiltrate Bergenhus Festning. Once he has made his way into the

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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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    rhythm to create a drowning personal unconsciousness. The music played at raves is techno‚ it has a steady beat. Sillars stated that the DJ was like a priest or shaman that controls the lighting and the volume in the rave to put youths in an altered state of consciousness. "A large part of the concept of raves is built upon sensory overload‚"(Sillars n.pag.) This sensory overload involves the visual vibrant colors from the flashing lights and strobes‚ the music hallucinations that form just from listening

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    The Use of Propaganda in the GDR During the Cold War More than any other wars‚ the Cold War was fought with words‚ mainly through the media as psychological warfare. Popular culture was used as a decoy to sway the opinions of the general public in support of various governmental institutions. In East Germany‚ political propaganda was frequently incorporated into film‚ journalism‚ and the mass media to promote socialism. East Germany was a close ally to the Soviet Union who fought to keep western

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