The Cold War was the political and ideological conflict between two world superpowers‚ the USA and the USSR‚ which started in 1947 at the end of the Second World War and lasted until the dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26‚ 1991. This political and cultural war waged by Communists and Capitalists was a colossal confrontation unseen in human history. The Cold War developed as differences about the shape of the postwar world created suspicion and distrust between the United States and the
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USA were extremely cautious to fight in a direct war with each other (source 11). This meant that the USSR was only able to support North Vietnam through supplying China with arms who in turn would arm the North Vietnamese (source 11). Nevertheless‚ the Vietnam war was still composed of the “classic Cold War” scenario (source 11)‚ as there was support from the Capitalist west as well as support from the communist East in conflict against each other. In addition‚ the opposing ideologies of the Cold
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Vietnam: The Eisenhower and Kennedy Years Post World War II The years following World War II were a time of economic boon and prosperity for most Americans. At the same time‚ the Iron Curtain was firmly in place‚ the cold war was heating up‚ and the fear that communism would take over the world like a zombie apocalypse was almost palpable. In international politics during the post-war years the United States sought to establish itself as the leader of the free world. We no longer took the
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of the greatest leaders in the military of all time. He climbed his way through the military ranks all the to a general‚ military governor‚ and even the president. Dwight was an amazing military leader who took his knowledge and experience all the way to the white house as president of the United States of America. Eisenhower’s military career began in 1911 when he enrolled at West Point. Although his original plan was to go to the Naval academy‚ but he was to old to
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from the post of President. As changes are occurring from Gorbachev’s steady hand‚ people all around the world watched in disbelief as the Soviet Union was split into separate nations peacefully. These changes could not have transpired without the revolution that Gorbachev brought forward. His reform efforts would be the eventual catalyst towards demanded freedom from Eastern Europe and Yeltsin’s demands of ”democratization and rapid economic changes”. The end of the Cold War led to the Soviet
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The purpose of Richard Nixon’s famous “Checkers” Speech is to inform Americans as to why he used $18‚000 from a group of his supporters and to persuade them of the truth. He also aims to reveal the flaws in the standing government. The audience of the speech is American citizens who were of voting age at the time and who owned a television. or radio with which to watch or listen to the public address. The genre is a political speech. Richard Nixon’s stance is expressing his story and his reasoning
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charm offensive and presented himself as a "man of the people". U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower avoided meeting Castro‚ but was instead met by Vice President Richard Nixon‚ a man Castro instantly disliked. Proceeding to Canada‚ Trinidad‚ Brazil‚ Uruguay and Argentina‚ Castro attended an economic conference in Buenos Aires‚ unsuccessfully proposing a $30 billion U.S.-funded "Marshall Plan" for Latin America. After appointing himself president of the National Institute of Agrarian Reform (Instituto
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A War of Fear‚ Aggression and Evolution There are endless accounts of the Great War. Different views from various angles of thought. Although it seems universal that most historians agree all the participants in Europe at the time expected a short war. Tensions were rising everywhere. Public statements from Empires relating to others as well as prior conflicts had already taken a toll on most nations’ collective psyche in Europe. This greatly affected how they would plan their future strategies
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Dwight David Eisenhower famously known as “Ike” was born on October 14‚ 1890 in a small town in Texas. Dwight was third of his six other siblings. Dwight’s family was not well-off and his father made his living by cleaning train engines. When Dwight was 1 ½ years old his family moved to Abilene‚ Kansas for better job opportunities. Dwight has witnessed tragedy as a young age. When he was only four years old‚ his brother‚ Paul‚ dies of diphtheria. However‚ he vowed to have happier memories in Abilene
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The Cold War era was guided by the policy of “containment”. The word was mainly used only in its foreign policy version‚ first articulated by George F. Kennan in 1947. Through actions of the United States‚ the power of the Soviet Union would not endanger national security if it could be contained within a clearly defined sphere of influence. (The Sources of Soviet Conduct) However‚ this term also describes the United States government’s response to other postwar domestic developments. Although many
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