Assignment 1: The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy Dr. John Cronin Strayer University POL300 – International Problems February 9‚ 2014 Introduction The Second World War forever changed how the United States viewed its role in foreign affairs. America understood it could no longer stand by and watch countries abroad occupy other nations without feeling any impact. In order to combat this threat‚ several presidents introduced ideologies to prevent the spread of communism and position America
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The Use of Propaganda in the GDR During the Cold War More than any other wars‚ the Cold War was fought with words‚ mainly through the media as psychological warfare. Popular culture was used as a decoy to sway the opinions of the general public in support of various governmental institutions. In East Germany‚ political propaganda was frequently incorporated into film‚ journalism‚ and the mass media to promote socialism. East Germany was a close ally to the Soviet Union who fought to keep western
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John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis John F. Kennedy was the President of the USA in the early 1960s. He was totally opposed to the spread of Communism. Two years after he became President a major Cold War crisis erupted involving the island of Cuba‚ which was very close to the USA mainland. In the early 1960s‚ Cuba had become a Communist state and was led by Fidel Castro. Cuba began to develop close ties with the USSR and this caused problems for the new USA President. Kennedy and
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during the Cold War. At the start of the Cold War‚ when tension between the US and USSR was beginning to strain‚ there were many different strategies that could have been taken to fight against the ideological ideas of Communism. Since the fight is about ideals‚ it will not be waged as a traditional war‚ in the sense that these two superpowers do not want to engage with each other directly: firstly‚ because they did not want escalation into WWIII and secondly because they were very war fatigued
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Throughout the Cold War‚ spies were paramount to the countries involved (Britain‚ the United States and the Soviet Union)‚ giving them an upper-hand against their enemies. Spies kept a watchful eye on other countries and purposefully broadcasted inaccurate information about the opposing country. Being a spy was extremely dangerous and those caught rarely got off without repercussions‚ most often imprisonment and execution. The Soviet Union became notorious for hiring spies. The most renowned were
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The Cold War developed from disagreements on the postwar European world. The Soviet Union wanted to feel secure on the western border and did not want to give up what it had gained in Eastern Europe by defeating Germany. Eastern Europe was an area of disagreement in that the United States and Great Britain were in favor of democratic freedom for the liberated nations of Eastern Europe‚ however Stalin feared this would lead to traditional anti-Soviet attitudes if they were allowed free elections and
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I strongly believe that Ronald Reagan’s policy had a positive effect on the United States‚ his policy helped to halt the Cold war and to even help improve individuals’ daily lives. He worked together with the Soviets‚ also to demolish the threat of communism. Technological advancements‚ because of cars and things that people use for their everyday life. Television was a big hit‚ especially with known shows. Computers played a major role. Reagan was held accountability of the military incident
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Cuban Missile Crisis was a moment during the Cold War‚ where President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev confronted each other‚ each with the power of mutual destruction. If a war were to happen‚ that would’ve meant the death of 100 million Americans and more than 100 million Russians (“History of the Cuban Missile Crisis”). Why it Happened Before the crisis‚ the two superpowers were allies‚ united to defeat Nazi Germany. But after World War II‚ their connections soured‚ as they competed
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The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy “The Truman Doctrine” Luis A. Rodriguez Professor Miriam Altman POL 300 Contemporary International Problems May 2012 Harry S. Truman‚ the 33rd president of the United States‚ had no knowledge or interest in foreign policy before becoming president‚ and depended on the State Department for foreign policy advice. Truman shifted from FDR’s détente to containment as soon as Dean Acheson convinced him the Soviet Union was a long-term threat to American interests
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History HL 2: The Great Patriotic war Breakdown of wartime allience Cold War Policies toward Germany Berlin Eastern European statelite states Warsaw Pact The Great Patriotic War: The great Patriotic War is a term used in Russia or previous parts of the Soviet Union when referring to a part of the Second World War. It had originally been used first under the French invasion led by Napoleon and when referring to the First World War‚ before it again was used. The name represented
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