The Beginning of Cold War The Cold War i) Lasted 45 years‚ from 1946-91 ii) A war without actual fighting between the United States and the Soviet Union The Rise of the Superpowers: USA and USSR After WWII‚ Europe was in ruins. USA and USSR emerged as the strongest powers. During WWII‚ USA and USSR had been allies and fought on the same side. However‚ after the war‚ there was growing distrust between them. A. Britain and France i) Weakened by the Second World War ii) Lost their colonies in
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Arabia created the petrodollar. What Is the Petrodollar? It is a mechanism that was put into place whereby nothing in the way of trade in the Western or capitalist economic system could be bought or sold unless it was purchased with American dollars‚ especially sales of oil. It could only be sold and purchased in American dollars. Petrodollars. This system gave America an unchallenged position in the capitalistic world. The Americans promised and gave military backing to the house of Saud and
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creation of two independent German States‚ divided city of Berlin. Plus‚ this event hastened the creation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization‚ an American-Western European military Alliance. • • • • 2. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) • Who - Belgium‚ Netherlands‚ Luxembourg‚ France‚ Britain‚ Italy‚ Denmark‚ Norway‚ Portugal‚ Iceland‚ Canada‚ United States‚ Western Germany‚ Turkey‚ Greece • What - The nations who signed the treaty of Brussels were joined by Italy‚ Denmark‚ Norway
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Chapter 30 The Gorbachev Era Gorbachev became the new leader of the Soviet Union. Perestroika meant only a reordering of economic policy. The most important instruments was glasnost. Soviet citizens and officials were encouraged to discuss openly the strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union. Previously banned works were now published‚ and music based on western styles began to be performed openly. Gorbachev called for the creation of a new Soviet parliament. Legalized the formation of other
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The Islamic Republic of Pakistan came into being on August 14‚ 1947. Pakistan has a strategic location in South Asia‚ surrounded by India‚ China‚ Afghanistan and Iran. Pakistan has a total area of 803‚940 sq. km and an estimated population of 170 million. Pakistan is a federation‚ with four federating units‚ called Provinces‚ namely‚ Punjab‚ Sindh‚ North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Baluchistan. The capital is Islamabad‚ and the tribal belt adjoining the NWFP is managed by the Federal Government
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bomb was smaller than the Atomic Bombs launched in Japan but 2500 times more powerful and when Russia produced an H-bomb in 1953‚ it brought the world fear and chaos. It was due to the arms race‚ NATO and the Warsaw Pact was formed. Even though the Warsaw Pact was formally dissolved July 1st‚ 1991‚ NATO is still very active today. One very dramatic moment during the time was the Cuba Missile
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Webster Dictionary defines foreign policy as “the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states”. Much of the U.S. Foreign Policy following World War II was based on a long ideological power struggle between the Soviet Union. This heated period between the two superpowers was given the name Cold War because it never resulted in military engagements between the two countries and was more of a competition over military superiority and political influence. The U.S. embarked
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Responses to communism How did Australia respond to the threat of communism after World War II (Syllabus Question) Australias response to the threat of communism in Asia after WWII included Korean War ANZUS Treaty (1951) SEATO Alliance (1954) Australias response to the threat of communism within Australia included Referendum to ban Communist Party Petrov Affair The background to communism after 1945 After WWII‚ a new conflict arose called the Cold War Cold War A contest between the democratic‚ capitalist
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in the early 1900’s‚ much has changed since then. The world has been through two World Wars‚ and many more regional conflicts and has seen how truly wrong things can go in the hunt for power. This in addition to the formation of the United Nations‚ NATO‚ and many other international organizations has made Idealism a more tenable candidate than Realism in providing a framework to explain International Relations. Realists believe that states are power-hungry and self-interested‚ and that these characteristics
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A great American Civil War veteran and lawyer‚ Robert Ingersoll‚ once said‚ ¨We rise by lifting others”. In Mr. Ingersoll’s statement‚ what he was trying to say that sometimes people just need an extra push in life to be great. Since the beginning‚ America has been pushing other countries to be great. In recent years the American people have been wondering if it would be easier to become an isolated country and focus on ourselves‚ or to continue to help other countries. America should continue aiding
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