TITLE OF THE BOOK: “The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction” by Robert McMahon This review focuses on one of the themes of the course‚ Main Currents of Modern History OBJECTIVE: The aims of this book review are: 1. To understand about a conflict that spanned four and a half decades(1945-1990) and encompassed virtually the entire globe. 2. To gather the knowledge of how the world order was changed after the world wars and the transition into the cold war. 3. To study the rise and
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The focus for week seven of the course is on ‘Africa‚ World War II‚ and its Aftermath’‚ which is another debated topic between African historians. In class two main arguments stood out‚ the first being that one outcome of World War II was a revitalisation and strengthening of the colonial states. In comparison‚ there is no denying that nationalism expanded and became more violent following the war supporting the second argument that World War II began the end of colonialism in Africa. With many different
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The cold war was marked by a conflict that spanned from 1947 to1991 involving subtle surveillance in the biggest cities of the world to violent battles in the tropical jungles of Vietnam. Its general ideas were for the United States to hinder the spread of communism or for the Soviet Union to expand their communist government. With this the cold war largely influenced the economic‚ revolutionary‚ and humanitarian aid of both rivaling nations for areas that suffered the most after World War II. Their
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To what extent were ideological differences to blame for the Cold War? The two superpowers both United States and Soviet Union relations after the Second World War were completely torn; the tension eventually became a status-quo where both ideologies neither were able to reconcile nor co-exist due to economical and political competition. The two ideologies’ conflict then resulted in an arm race‚ boycott‚ and aggressive foreign policy‚ which were known as the Cold War. It may be true that the both
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The First World War broke out in 1914‚ originally involving Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia. There were many reasons why the war started; some were long term causes related with the tensions between the countries of Europe‚ such as the conflicts between Britain and Germany and Russia and Austria-Hungary. However there was one short term cause which invoked all the existing tensions to break out in war‚ the assassination of the Archduke and Prince of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand
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SS11 (Post-War - Part A) Name: Dhanbir.V Period: Blk.1 Canada in the 1950s Read Counterpoints p. 168 -189 The Changing Face of Canada (p. 170-178) 1. Explain the “baby boom” of the post-war years. What effect do you think this would have on Canadian society? -The increase in the birth rate that took place in Canada was known as the “baby boom”. -The demand for baby products and services and grown and many woman had to leave their jobs to support
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For a long time‚ after the World War 1 had started in 1914‚ the United States wanted to stay neutral towards the first World War. The war did not really interest Americans‚ because it did not involve them directly. But as the war continued‚ many significant events happened that affected people to change their opinions. Germany’s attack towards small Belgium‚ sinking of passenger liners like Lusitania‚ economical causes and the Zimmermann note from Germany to Mexico were the reasons that got the United
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What were the causes of the American Civil War? The Civil War happened due to the many differences between the North and the South. For example economic‚ social‚ cultural and political differences. These all helped lead America to a Civil War. But to an extent‚ the most important cause was the fact there were many disagreements with states’ rights versus federal rights. It was clear that there was always going to be a conflict between the federal government and the state governments because
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Lusitania was sunk without a warning‚ killing over 120 Americans. One year later‚ the Sussex was sunk by German U-boats and American citizens were outraged at these direct violations of their neutral rights at sea. At this point‚ a small percentage of Americans‚ including presidential hopeful Teddy Roosevelt‚ demanded "immediate warfare." In 1916 President Wilson took a stronger stance toward foreign affairs by increasing the size of the military and issuing a warning to the Germans: Unless the
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World War I between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers began in early August of 1914. Germany was quick to declare war on Russia and France‚ initiating conflict between the countries. This conflict was expressed in the form of secret alliances‚ nationalism‚ etc.‚ beginning the first few years of the twentieth century. With hopes of preserving order‚ the United States declared its neutrality on August 19‚ 1914. Considering a lack of bias‚ it began that the US would trade with the opposing nations
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