The Cold War The cold war was a tense relationship between the Soviet Union and the Americans. The reason why they were fighting was because of the way their countries ran. The Soviet Union communism is a political way of thinking and an idea of how society should work and be organized. Communism is a kind of extreme socialism that says that there should not be social classes or states. Communism says that the people of any and every place in the world should all own the tools‚ factories‚ and
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Brian Tolomeo Ms. Rotchford AP Language/Composition 17 October 2012 Horrors of War Men returning from the trenches on the frontlines of WWI were the first men to truly experience the magnitude of sheer power and what destruction artillery could wreak when used in mass numbers‚ forced to sit in trenches and bunkers for hours on end while being hit by barrage after barrage of battery fire. Some of those who lived through this may have returned home much different men than when they left
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Despite the total victory and unconditional surrender in the recent World War II‚ the Korean War was not along the same lines whatsoever. The Korean War began when the North and South were divided at the 38th parallel; suddenly‚ the Communist North invaded the south and most of it was consumed except for a final southernmost city. There‚ General MacArthur was sent my President Truman to Korea for a “police action.” With U.N advancements up near the Chinese-Korean border‚ the Chinese sent their
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Topic: How the Cold War began‚ ended‚ and Canada’s involvement in the Cold War. In October 1962‚ U.S. planes spotted that the USSR was installing nuclear missile bases in Cuba. These images showed that the threat of a nuclear war could be coming true‚ and the United States would be vulnerable to get attacked within minutes. The world sank into panic until the Soviet Premier agreed to dismantle the missiles. How close it was the whole world could have been set on fire and destroyed! The ideological
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Are you sitting comfortably? The constantly changing fashionable take on war of 1812 demonstrates the depth of the subject. Though war of 1812 is a favourite topic of discussion amongst monarchs‚ presidents and dictators‚ war of 1812 is not given the credit if deserves for inspiring many of the worlds famous painters. Crossing many cultural barriers it still draws remarks such as ’I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole’ and ’i’d rather eat wasps’ from the easily lead‚ trapped by their infamous history
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In the Shadow of War War is a state that leaves a scar on the human race forever. It is not only a physical battle but an emotional one as well. In the short story‚ In the Shadow of War‚ the author Ben Okri‚ conveys the tale of a young boy and how his father tries to protect his innocence amidst the chaos going on around them. The story was set during what seemed to be the middle of World War II‚ in a small town where the reek of death was something that they were accustomed to. Omovo‚ the
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Iraq War‚ Unjust or Just On March 19th 2003‚ President George W Bush opened his address to the nation by saying “My fellow citizens‚ at this hour American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq‚ to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.” (CNN) Bush’s address was the beginning of a costly and long war that resulted in hundreds of thousands of causalities and a hefty increase in national debt. As the U.S slowly recovers from the tragedies
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Religious Wars The division between the Catholics and Protestants all came down to years upon years of war. The religious wars came in four waves of battle – The French Wars of Religion‚ Imperial Spain and Phillip II‚ England and Spain‚ and finally the longest and bloodiest of all‚ The Thirty Years War. All countries involved did not get out without a scratch‚ but some did come out of the religious wars better than others. The countries most devastated in this peril had to be Germany and France
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War seems to be the most inhumane act of violence‚ amongst people to fight against each other to defend their country or support a leader. The damage caused during war is the worst type of destruction humans can inflict upon each other. The just war tradition is a collection of historical views and theories‚ which eventually developed the just war theory. The just war theory follows a criteria that distinguishes when a country is just to use military action against another country. This theory
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globalization only minimizes militarized conflict between state actors with similar interests. Major militarized conflict between states is still possible because war is inevitable‚ and globalization/increased economic interdependence has empowered multinationals‚ thereby increasing their influence in bringing about war and conflict. War is inevitable because International Politics is characterized by anarchy. With no central authority to enforce rules or regulations‚ each state’s main concern is
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