Question1 Containment was the foreign policy put forth by the United States to challenge Russia during the Cold War (Kennan and Containment‚ n.d.). This Policy was based on a letter written by George Kennan called the X Article (Jones‚ 2008). The letter called for the United States to contain communism from any further expansion. Under President Truman‚ this became policy and would continue for many years and Presidents after him. Since the letter did not define the terms on how to contain communism
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Octavian Stoch The former Soviet Union is the chief reason for the onset of the Cold War‚ as a result of their aggressive actions they forced the United States to protect their own interests and therefore world peace. However‚ in order to see why the Soviet action constituted United States intervention we must take a look back at the end of World War II‚ the Yalta Conference. This meeting was to begin the long process of the rebuilding of Europe and the establishment of free elections in previously
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Kennan ’s containment theory was the superior anti-Communism strategy to take during the Cold War. At the start of the Cold War‚ when tension between the US and USSR was beginning to strain‚ there were many different strategies that could have been taken to fight against the ideological ideas of Communism. Since the fight is about ideals‚ it will not be waged as a traditional war‚ in the sense that these two superpowers do not want to engage with each other directly: firstly‚ because they did
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The nations in what we today call the Middle East are entirely the invention of Britain‚ France‚ and‚ to a lesser extent‚ Russia. The national boundaries of Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ and Ibn Saud’s Arabia were all defined at a meeting in Uqair in late 1922. Three separate provinces - Basra‚ Baghdad‚ and Mosul - came under British control in 1918. The British called the entire area Mesopotamia‚ drew new national boundaries around it‚ and changed the name to Iraq. This meant that three very different groups were
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Marriage in the Middle East There have been many types of marriage traditions in the Middle East and most of them are still around today. These are also all Islamic customs. Middle East traditions have some of the oldest marriage customs in the world. The two types of marriages are an arranged marriage and an open marriage. Most marriages in the Middle East are arranged marriages. The groom and the groom’s family pay for everything. The first thing one needs to do when planning an arranged marriage
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The Middle East Violence in the Middle East must be stopped for the good of humankind. Fighting in recent days has been hazardous and fatal. There are many things that can be done to prevent this violence. A permanent cease-fire must be in effect‚ the international community should get involved and land claims must be worked out. These three things are necessary in order to resolve this situation. A permanent cease-fire would be very important. If a permanent cease-fire was in effect‚ the
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and limitations women experience in the Middle East. From what I know it seems like women have always been treated poorly than men‚ whether the issue is voting‚ working‚ educating‚ getting equal salaries‚ getting same positions in jobs etc they’ve always be left out. Women have been hiding in the shadows for as long as time can tell especially women from the Middle East‚ due to rules which have no sensible or vital reason to it. In America‚ women can now show their rights by participating
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Divorce in the Middle East The rate of Divorce in the Middle East has rapidly increased during the last couple of years and negatively affected both parents and children. Studies have stated that the annual divorce in Dubai increased to 21% last year with 3‚012 lawsuits filed. There are one in four marriages ending in divorce according to the UAE court. At least Dh800million is spent in the UAE every year on divorces‚ according to educationists and family affairs experts. However‚ we are now
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Democracy in the Middle East The general perception in Western countries is that nations in the Middle East cannot practice democracy because of religion and culture of the people in these nations. This perception does not match the real reasons the people in the Middle Eastern nations have hard time installing democratic leaders. The biggest obstacle in installing democratic governments in most nations in the Middle East is the manner in which power is and retained in the countries. Most nations
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Hasan Chapter Three-the Cold War in the Middle East Questions 6-11 6. How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet influences/ threats in Greece and Turkey‚ and why? What is the Truman Doctrine? 62-64. United Stated responded to the Soviet influences in Greece and Turkey by issuing a new policy called Truman Doctrine. This doctrine was issued by US president Harry Truman in 1947 to assist Greece and Turkey economically as well as militarily in order to prevent them from falling into Soviet control
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