The Cold War is often thought of a war only between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of America‚ however that is not the case. There were proxy wars in countries like Vietnam‚ Korea and Pakistan. The Cold War itself is a complicated subject that was seen as “good (capitalism)” vs. bad (communism)”‚ which in itself was a bad idea that wouldn’t allow for a case by case analysis of the conflicts around the world. But in a time of “Domino Theory”‚ President Eisenhower’s
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During the cold war years there was too much hysteria. Not only in the United States but the whole world had its fears. In our case the United States fears were the spread of communism‚ nuclear technology and the US economy (A).The administration of President Dwight Eisenhower address this fears in a successful way his major concern was the safety of the people. One of the major fears that I believe the people had was the spread of communism at home. On 1954 Eisenhower said that the fear “unwise
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Amongst many other countries during the Cold War‚ Hungary was a satellite nation of the Soviet Union. Hungary had been under the control of the Soviets since 1949. They lived under harsh Stalinist rule until around 1989 when the people of Hungary rose up in rebellion to demand the rights they believed they deserved. This uprising is considered to be the first rip in the "Iron Curtain‚” or the post-WWII "barrier" between the Soviet Union and the non-communist areas in the West. In November of 1944
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based on the best features of a socialist economy and of a capitalist one. The factors that also helped the economic miracle that Germany underwent were: Cheap labor force due to a huge number of immigrants. Access to cheap raw materials. The Korean War which was at its peek by then allowed them to make money by producing weapons and military material for the USA. The Marshall Plan also played a significant role as it basically set the FRG on its feet. Adenauer was very pro western and was very fortunate
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Italy’s military involvement in event of a war with members of the Triple Entente (Britain‚ France and Russia). The Italian Government introduced military conscription in 1907. However‚ only about 25 per cent of those eligible for conscription received training and by 1912 there were only 300‚000 men in the Italian Army. Over 5.2 million men served in the Italian Army during the First World War. Italy’s total wartime casualties was 420‚000 killed and almost 955‚000 wounded. After the war Benito Mussolini
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Vietnam War? One thing that got the United States into the Vietnam War was the end of colonialism. The European countries were unable to deny the escalating demands for independence in their Asian colonies. In Vietnam‚ for instance‚ an independence movement under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh rose to challenge French rule. The United States helped France by giving financial and military aid. Ho Chi Minh was also a communist‚ which brings up another reason for the United States involvement with the
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James McCann American Involvement in Vietnam The Vietnam War was one of the longest‚ and most costly armed conflicts in American history. The North Vietnamese and its southern supporters‚ known as the Vietcong‚ sought to overthrow the South and create one unified‚ communist state of Vietnam. This goal pitted the United States and South Vietnam against the communist regime‚ and the US maintained a military and economic presence in the country for almost 25 years. The increased American presence in
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U.S. Involvement in the Sudanese Civil War “One of the world’s most brutal and longest-running armed conflicts claimed over two million lives due to government-backed mass murder‚ enforced starvation‚ and scorched-earth tactics that amounted to genocide” (“Operation Broken Silence”). The 22-year civil war in Sudan has caused massive destruction including social‚ cultural and economical problems for Sudan and has also affected other countries around the world. One of these countries includes the
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This has made me value Canada’s multiculturalism. With multiple cultures comes many different opinions and different looking people. Normally these things cause great issues amongst people‚ yet it has not extremely divided Canadians. I believe the primary reason for this is that
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fallowing the Second World War is known as the Cold War. This period was full of tension and fear that the United States and the USSR would destroy each other and the world with their arsenals of atomic weapons. The seeds of this rivalry were planted nearly a quarter of a century before its actual commencement with the Revolution of 1918 in Russia. The Cold War Rivalry would manifest itself in everything from sports in Olympic competition to science and the Space Race. The Cold War did not only take place
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