During the Cold War‚ America’s basic policy was that of "containment" of the Soviet Union. The policy of containment was based upon several principles. First‚ the Soviet Union wanted to spread socialism to all areas of the world. However‚ it was felt that the leadership of the Soviet Union felt no particular rush to accomplish their goal. "The Kremlin is under no ideological compulsion to accomplish its purposes in a hurry. Like the Church‚ it is dealing in ideological concepts which are of
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The “Cold War” of the Middle East By: Siddhartha Ariga Our Position: Israel should take all necessary measures to defend itself against Iran’s dangerous nuclear program‚ which includes military action. Staff Vote For: 8 Against: 15 Nuclear weapons: these are tools capable of massive destruction and death. If the wrong people obtain such weaponry‚ it could lead to catastrophic consequences worldwide. As of right now‚ Iran is developing weapons grade uranium. The Prime Minister of Israel‚
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Soviet policy during the Cold War on the Middle East. The Middle East played an influential role during the Cold War as the Soviet Union attempted to incorporate it into its sphere of influence through implementing an expansionist foreign policy. These policies towards the Middle East were not homogenous‚ rather changing with events of the Cold War and the leadership changes within the Soviet Union. These policies have seen an array of positive and negative outcomes take place in the Middle East
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The Middle East‚ Byzantium‚ and East Asia There were many similarities and differences between Byzantium and the Middle East and East Asia. Both regions were based on religions that were founded by prophets‚ but Byzantium and the Middle East had religions that were monotheistic‚ and East Asia did not. They also differed in the fact that the Middle East and Byzantium focused on academic development‚ and East Asia focused on military development‚ but were similar because both developed new ways to
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years 1850 through 1960 had a great Impact on the regions of Latin America and East Asia. During this time‚ they faced many political and economic challenges however‚ these challenges and the way Latin America and East Asia reacted to them had similarities and at the same time were very different. Economically‚ both of these regions relied heavily on imports from industrialized countries and were both politically instable although more so Latin America than East Asia. Communism during this time was spreading
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5‚ 2014 United States Involvement in the Middle East The United States involvement with the Middle East has its roots stretched far back‚ but became more expansive and practiced after World War II. During the Cold War‚ the U.S. worked to prevent Soviet Union influence by supporting anti-communist regimes and backing Israel against Soviet-sponsored Arab countries. The United States also came to replace the United Kingdom as the security patron of the Persian Gulf states around the 1960’s and 1970’s
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In the United States of America‚ it is almost beyond the bounds of acceptable discourse to address the question‚ why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait in 1990? Even to ask the question‚ one risks the appearance of supporting a repressive dictatorship‚ and to the extent that the question is entertained at all‚ the simplistic answer proffered by political leaders is that Saddam Hussein is an aggressive tyrant‚ bent on territorial acquisition and the subjugation of other nations. He is a modern day Hitler
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COMM/215 02 Aug 2012 War in the Middle East War has been happening since the beginning of time as far back as it could be recorded. War has no limitation as to why it is started. War has started over fighting for land‚ religion and freedom to name a few. From World War I centered in Europe that mainly started after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria to the current conflict in Afghanistan due to terrorist cells located in or around the country. For many people war is an unimaginable
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Role of the Non-Arab States post-Arab Spring Name: Chua Chee Keong Matriculation Number: A0085762W Module: PS2255 Discussion Group: E2 Question Number: Q4 One cannot help but notice the cognitive bias in Western views of the Arab Spring. The apparent focus has been on clamours for democracy and how the democratic ethos has finally permeated a hitherto impenetrable region. Even President Barack Obama‚ in his speech before congress‚ lauded the efforts of the Arabs in advocating democracy
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The Cold war has been done and dusted for a little more than two decades‚ however‚ its reminiscents are still very active. The attempt to spread communism worldwide was an attempt made during the cold war; Joseph Stalin made that call‚ America answered. The policy of containment is the reason that communism did not spread and Democracy and Capitalism are still high functioning government systems. Containment is the action of keeping something harmful under control or in check. This is what went on
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