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    In what ways was the Cold War a long-term conflict‚ and in what ways can it be thought of as long-term peace? Which do you think best describes the period? Why? During the 1947-1991‚ The Cold War was known to be one of the longest standoff feud between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States and Soviet Union was sworn allies when fighting the Nazi Germany. However‚ the aftermath conferred to political powers and struggle of influence became a factor after the United States‚ Great

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    There have been two World Wars that caused massive damage and many casualties between the strongest and most powerful nations of the world. Between October 14th to October 28th of 1962‚ the two countries at the time almost started World War III over missiles that were secretly placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union. The nuclear war could have started just seventeen years after the end of World War II‚ and with ten times more firepower than any other conflict because there were many advancements with

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    a moments notice. Pierce had managed to keep on the good side of Rik as his right hand man‚ and had survived longer than most because of it. Rik ordered the thawing of the vault dwellers‚ and soon all of the residents were on their knees on the cold‚ icy floor. Ordering the men to raise their guns‚ Pierce became wide eyed. "Open fire!" Was all that was could be heard from Rik as bullets began filling the bodies of men‚

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    The Cold War: The Cold War was a long stretched period of nuclear and political tension mostly between the Soviet Union and the US after WWII. While several events made tensions worse‚ including Truman’s Containment Policy‚ The Cuban Missile Crisis‚ and the Berlin Wall. The Cold War was ended in 1990 when the Berlin Wall came down and Eastern Europe the started holding free elections. Bay of Pigs: Speaking of the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ lets move to Cuba. The Bay of Pigs was a failed CIA operation

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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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    Sutherland took the unusually bold step of predicting the stable foundations of Canadian defence policy for the next four decades‚ even though he was writing at the height of Cold War tensions and amidst revolutionary developments in nuclear weapons technology. An economist‚ cavalry officer and operational analyst with experience of World War Two and the Korean conflict‚ much of Sutherland’s work for the Department of Defence remains classified and although his career was cut short by his untimely death in

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    significantly contributed to shaping homeland security in the present was the Cold War. The differences between the Cold War and the War on Terror were of course the time‚ the place‚ and the people who were involved but the main difference were the cause of each war. The U.S. got involved with Korea and Vietnam because the US wanted to stop the spread of communism coming from countries like the U.S.S.R. The US declared war against Afghanistan because of terrorist actions of 9/11 to stop the spread

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    World War II caused the Cold War which led to making a huge impact on the 1980’s. The Cold War went on for many years after the war and affected how everyone lived each day. The Cold War also affected entertainment over the years. A lot of settings and plots in films‚ television shows‚ and books took place in the Cold War‚ or stories about World War II. The Cold War took place between the USA and the USSR. Many arguments had to do with capitalism vs. communism. Both were longing to have expansion

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    Ralph B. Levering’s The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History Review by JD Sharp Ralph B. Levering breaks down the complexities of the Cold War into phases‚ allowing readers to digest the information with ease in The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History. Based on his previous works‚ it would seem as Levering is qualified to write on this topic. Levering Received his advanced degree from Princeton University. He currently history teaches at Davidson College and has taught at a myriad of other

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    However‚ there is a reason. The Cold War triggered an explosion of growth and interconnectivity. And it came close to triggering several other literal explosions. Global economy changed abundantly because of the cold war. Fighting broke out in many developing countries‚ stunting the growth of their economy‚ and widening the gap between the poor and rich. Other developed countries spent exorbitant amounts of money stockpiling weapons. Although the cold war did not have all good effects on

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