After World War II‚ came the Cold War. From 1945 to 1960‚ the role of communism vastly influenced the United States and left the country infused with fear. This fear significantly impacted the country as a whole‚ as well as the individual citizens. The Cold War was unlike most previous wars‚ for it was fought through confrontation and verbal threats rather than the use of military forces. However‚ it still widely impacted America. Thus‚ it is evident that although there was a rise of tension between
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When the Cold War began in 1947‚ the United States and the Soviet Union turned from peaceful allies to enemies at the brink of war simply because each wanted to be the more dominant country. Unlike most wars‚ it was not fought on a physical battlefield‚ but instead was fought through competition with one another. This competition could be seen throughout many different points of the Cold War from the space race to athletics to the overall political ideologies of both countries. The goal of this paper
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Ryan Brown did a fantastic job writing “A Community of Cars”. Mr. Brown slowly but surely pulls the reader into his grasps and gets his message across quite clearly. The world needs to reconsider its perception of convenience! By starting a single argument and asking does why the world need to depend on cars‚ Mr. Brown broadens his argument including his stand on new urbanism‚ his views about the vehicle industry‚ and his perception of convenience. At the introduction of the essay‚ Mr. Brown
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Many problems began for Germany when World War II began‚ but by the end of the war Germany was a disaster waiting to happen. After WWII was over Germany found itself split between France‚ the United States‚ Britain‚ and the Soviet Union‚ each country controlling a part. Berlin‚ which was surrounded by the Soviet Union‚ was also divided into four sections. The Soviet Union was in control of half of Germany‚ and it happened to be the East half of the Germany. The Soviet Union made East Berlin the
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On May 1947‚ President Harry S. Truman addressed to the Congress‚ “I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way.” That was the so-called Truman Doctrine‚ which was the guideline for the U.S. foreign policy during the post war years when the European nations were devastated economically
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George C. Marshall: Wartime Leader General George Catlett Marshal was a famous wartime military figure that was a leader and role model to many. His role as a leader has made him a great inspiration to many. His great leadership skills and powerful demeanor has lead many people to call him the greatest American and war hero of the 20th century. Soldier‚ Statesman‚ Peacemaker by Jack Ulrich is a biography of Marshal and it describes the contributions George C. Marshall made to our country during
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Carter Administration The first critical piece of foreign policy done by the Carter administration was the passing of the SALT II treaty later in the administration. It was the first treaty that successfully passed after these talks‚ and it stated‚ “Declaring their intention to undertake in the near future negotiations further to limit and further to reduce strategic offensive arms.” (The Government of the United States) The treaty was explicit in demanding the reduction of all aspects of the Soviet
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The Cold War began as a struggle between two world superpowers‚ the USA and the USSR. The Cold War allowed the USA‚ to expand in many different economic and political explorations. The Cold War led to three different conflicts which were the Korean War‚ the Cuban missile crisis and the *Vietnam War*. The Cold War also leaves an affect on America today. The Cold War originally began as political‚ and economic struggle. The U.S. did not want to see communism spread which was another main factor in
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Paul G. Pierpaoli’s‚ Truman and Korea the Political Culture of the Early Cold War‚ written in 1999‚ focuses on the American decision to mediate in the Korean War and the political‚ military‚ and social impact it left behind. Pierpaoli provides an understanding into America’s first undeclared conflict and the building of the national security state. The main emphasis is to analyze how the nation mobilized for the war and how that affected the economic scene and political culture of the United
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George Orwell stimulated the interests of readers when his novel Animal Farm became publicated in 1945. The style persuades the reader to think wider than usual about the context and depth of the book. Tensions between America and the Soviet Union were still high when the novel was wrote. Fables are short stories‚ typically with animals‚ that show a story of a moral or a set of morals. In Animal Farm‚ Orwell does just this. Mostly‚ though‚ he used symbolism to convey a story of the historical events
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