In Clive Thompson’s article “Smarter than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better‚” he argues that technology is positively changing the way people think and how they affect everyday activities. He uses the role of computers in chess playing as an example to steer away from the idea of “man vs. machine” and‚ instead‚ highlight the powerful relationship between humans and computers if they work together. According to Thompson‚ technology was initially created to influence intellectual
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How far did ‘peaceful coexistence’ ease Cold War tensions between the Soviet Union and the USA in the years 1953 – 1961? The term ‘peaceful coexistence’ refers to a theory developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War that said capitalist states could ‘accept’ each other. This policy began just after Stalin’s death on 5th March 1953. 1961 is significant here because it marks when the Berlin wall was put up overnight on the 13th August‚ demonstrating the end‚ from a Soviet perspective‚ of the
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Korean War was more significant in the spread of the Cold War outside Europe than the Cuban Missile Crisis.” How far do you agree? The years 1950 to 1953 were a period of striving for Korea‚ where the North and South regions were being disputed over by China and USA. The South was supported by USA and the United Nations‚ while the North was backed by China and USSR who were part of the communist fraternity. On the other hand‚ the outbreak of Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was the closest the Cold War
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The blame for the Cold War cannot be placed on one person -- it developed as a series of chain reactions as a struggle for supremacy. It can be argued that the Cold War was inevitable‚ and therefore no one’s fault‚ due to the differences in the capitalist and communist ideologies. It was only the need for self-preservation that had caused the two countries to sink their differences temporarily during the Second World War. Yet many of the tensions that existed in the Cold War can be attributed to
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Who is to blame for the Cold War? The Cold War starting in 1945 was an escalation between two super powers that were threatened by each other and determined to prove their power. It was political conflict‚ hostile tensions and a series of miscommunications between the Communist World‚ the USSR and the capitalists‚ the United States that made the Cold War a reality. Although the Cold War was caused due to certain circumstances and miscommunications between the powers‚ the United States is largely
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Cold War Research Paper The Cold War was fought between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The war was a battle to be the most powerful country in the world. Although the Cold War was not a violent one it affected many other countries besides the United States and the Soviet Union. Most of the battles were races to get the achieve technology. South Korea was deeply affected by the Cold War; “Letter to General-Lieutenant Hodge on Northern Korea Providing Electricity to Southern
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History Unit 5 Test Review Cold War: refers to the period after the Second World War between 1945 and 1990‚ when increasing political and diplomatic tension between the West/United States and the East/Soviet Union created a constant threat of war. There were 2 speeches given in 1946 that alerted the world to the growing tension between the soviet and western world. 1. Stalin’s “Two Hostile Camps”: In February 1946 Stalin gave a speech to voters in Munich in the speech he predicted that the
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Reflection of the Cold War The Cold War‚ from 1945 to 1991‚ is one of the most important periods of time that has greatly influenced and shaped the modern world. It was not just a battle between two super powers‚ the USA and the Soviet Union‚ but also a clash of two really popular ideologies during that time. There was the American claim of fighting for freedom and democracy and the Soviet claims of fighting for the interests of the workers and the common people. Now in theory‚ these ideologies
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The Cold War was the longated tension between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It started in the mid 40’s after WWII had left Europe in shambles and Russia and the USA in superpower positions. The Cold War was a clash of these supergiants in political‚ ideological‚ military‚ and economic values and ideas. Though military build up was great on both sides neither one ever directly fought each other. In this essay I’m going to bring forth the following points: Rise of the Cold War‚ events
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historians about whether or not the Cold War was inevitable. Some argue that despite their alliance during World War II (WWII)‚ the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) had conflicting ideologies and postwar plans in Europe such that the Cold War was inevitable. However‚ there is evidence to support that the Cold War was not inevitable. Roosevelt and Churchill’s commitment to the Big Three‚ Stalin’s actual goals after WWII‚ and the Soviet position on the inevitability of war all show that the heated tensions
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