Daniel Perez Pd.1 Apr/12/13 Essay Outline (Cold War) Germany: In what ways and results was Germany the key focus of the early stages of the Cold War? Thesis: Germany had been the early stages of the Cold War in which the Berlin wall had symbolized as well as different views of Germany that led to additional tensions. Part 1 Yalta -Potsdam -Tension because of disagreements -reapportions Blockade -West views was different from the east views -removal of blockade Berlin Wall “Iron
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re-examines the Cold War with new information from all around the globe‚ creating a “new” cold war history. Gaddis pinpoints the start of the Cold War as 1947 and notes “the regime‚ personality‚ and ideological explanations for the Cold War point to an underlying defensive motivation: the need to expand and assert control to save Stalin and the Soviet Union.” (Lebow‚ p.628) Gaddis also sustains that Stalin’s personality and paranoia influenced events. It seems the “new” cold war history is actually
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Assignment Chosen Question: (1) Compare the two articles and comment on how the Cold War impacted upon African Americans during the 1950s. Historically‚ the treatment of African Americans was atrocious: unfair and dehumanising. Throughout the 1950s‚ this racial discrimination was noisily protested against and the recognition from governments allowed the African American voice to reach its zenith. The Cold War and the intense ideological disputes between the United States and the Soviet Union
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Orthodox interpretation of the origins of the Cold War notes that expansionary tendencies of the Soviet Union as a primary influence of the outbreak of the Cold War. According to the Orthodox interpretation‚ the quintessential wisdom among American politicians and diplomats at the time was that Soviet Union after the end of the World War II‚ sought to expand its area of hegemonic control. Scholars like George F. Kennen‚ William H. McNeill‚ Herbert Feis and Arthur M. Schlesinger shared similar point
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Relations between Churchill and Stalin were frosty Greatest source of conflict was over Poland Soviets have established a communist government in Poland Allies did not want communist in Poland and hope for free election Potsdam Conference July 1945 Potsdam= Berlin Suburb Stalin occupied most of Eastern Europe: (Albania‚ Romania‚ Bulgaria‚ Hungary‚ Czech‚ Poland‚ Finland.) America had a new President – Truman Truman was more anti communist The allies have greater military advantage because of
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revolutionize the American way life. The Industrial Revolution was a period during which predominantly agrarian in Europe and America became industrial.The industrial Revolution Began in the 1700s‚ was done in people‚s homes‚ using hand tools or basic machines. The factories and mass production. the Iron‚ textile industries. Industrial Revolution also resulted often employment condition for the poor people and working classes. The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the
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The Berlin Crisis of East Germany was a defining period of the Cold War‚ during which both superpowers fought for control over the most highly contested nation in Europe. It can be seen that the major factor in this crisis was the division of Germany into two sectors; East and West Germany and the subsequent attempts by the two superpowers to control both. Following the rapid spread of the Soviet grip over Europe‚ it was in the interests of the USSR to gain control of Germany in its entirety; that
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The Soviet collapse was due to the decline of communist ideology and economic failure. This would have happened even without Gorbachev‚ writes JOSEPH S. NYE. EARLIER this month‚ Mikhail Gorbachev celebrated his 75th birthday with a concert and conference at his foundation in Moscow. Unfortunately‚ he is not popular with the Russian people who blame him for the loss of Soviet power. But‚ as Gorbachev has replied to those who shout abuse at him: "Remember‚ I am the one who gave you the right
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Expansionism ideology‚ arguably catalysed the development of the Cold War between 1945 and 1948 - without both of these contributing factors there would have been no war. However‚ tension and backhanded rivalry on the economic front severely threatened US/ Soviet relations‚ fronting a prominence of attack by the USA and provoking the Soviets into retaliation. One major factor that could easily be blamed for starting the Cold War is the USA’s own economic interests. Truman desperately needed large
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The Cold War Era Lizette Martinez Kaplan University SS310 Sec.25 Exploring the 1960s: An Interdisciplinary Approach Ion Motkin August 16‚ 2011 The Cold War Era The cold war era was a depression period of time for the American families. The Soviets sent the first satellite‚ sputnik‚ into space in 1957 using soviet superiority in the space as a crude threat against the American people due to lack of understanding and constant provoking between the democrats and the communist (David‚ 1994)
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