Explain why the USA was hostile towards the Soviet Union during 1945-1949. The USA and USSR both have very different ideologies. The USA believed in a capitalist economy and a democratic system of government. This meant that the citizens of America could vote in their President and Congress in free elections. But‚ in the USSR they believed in communism. This meant that people could vote in elections‚ but could only vote for members of the communist party. Before they even started working together
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To what extent was the Soviet Union responsible for the division of Germany from 1945 to 1949? Post-war Germany found itself in the middle of international tensions after its division – between the Allied powers of Britain‚ France and the USA and the Soviet Union under Stalin. However‚ the German nation that hoped for a new beginning could not do so due to the distribution of her land between the victors of the Second World War‚ and historians have since debated over who was to blame for this occurring
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Why America Will Remain a Superpower Daryl Waldron HUM/114 September 29‚ 2014 Lisa Hunt Why America Will Remain a Superpower It seems that I can’t turn on the news without being bombarded with opinions and gossip about the so called inevitable decline of the United States as a superpower. Every day there is more bad news about the United States that only appears to confirm this idea. The country appears chaotic‚ with civil unrest in certain areas‚ government shutdowns‚ weak economic recovery
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The Cold War starting from 1945 to its end had lasted for 44 years. 44 years of different degrees and stages of tension between the two Superpowers. Who was to blame for the outbreak and development of the Cold War? Both sides were to blame‚ and the Soviet policies between 1945 and 1949 were‚ thus‚ responsible for it to a certain extent. Economically‚ the Soviets did not allow its Eastern Bloc to receive the US’s Marshall Plan aid‚ and set up Comecon to oppose it‚ and these actions by the Soviets
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presented by historians such as W. H .McNeill‚ H. Feis‚ and A. Schlesinger. After WW2 a power vacuum was left in a large part of central and Eastern Europe. Stalin took the advantage of this in order to strengthen the Soviet Union and spread communism. In the Yalta conference (Feb 1945)‚ Stalin demanded parts of Poland to be given to USSR. Stalin made a communist government of Poland although there was already a Polish government in UK. This kind of behavior made the West (USA‚ UK etc) fear that USSR
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A simple definition of a superpower can be a country‚ which possesses a power that is greater than great. In today’s world‚ we notice that great powers are more numerous than in a recent past when the world was divided between two sides. A superpower on the other hand‚ is characterized by five distinct strengths/powers that we shall analyze below. The economic power‚ which is the foundation of any strong and healthy country‚ will be considered as the first criteria. Among
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Because of these two fundamental elements to his argument‚ we can assess events differently than before hand‚ finding out ways to take a step back and look at actions as they affect multiple nations simultaneously. Of these international events from 1870-1945‚ the Age of Imperialism‚ World War I‚ and the Great Depression had worldwide impacts on economic and social issues. Imperialism in the late 19th century became a competition among European countries to take control of as many areas in Africa before
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directed toward one another it is prudent to understand the reasons why there was so much mistrust between the two opposing superpowers. Each side had adopted separate ideologies that greatly contrasted with each other. The USA with the backing of the western world was capitalist‚ who essentially belied that the freedom of control for the individual was far more important than being equal and alike. Contrary to this‚ the USSR was a Communist one party dictatorship that believed that the rights of
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The rivalry between Ipad and PC users is well-documented and increasingly complicated. Each time a new gadget enters the marketplace‚ consumers have more decisions to make about how they want to check email‚ watch movies‚ download music‚ and surf the web. But outside the typical debate‚ what should an end user consider when deciding between an iPad and a laptop PC? At one time‚ the laptop was the height of portability‚ offering a slim‚ lightweight device that could be slipped into a bag or carrying
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Who does not want to have a superpower? Having a superpower is everyone’s desire. There are many different opinions of what superpower does one want to have. Flying‚ inhuman strength‚ invisibility‚ and many more are just a small example of superpower that humans want. However‚ Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are different‚ because they said that they want more time and more energy as their superpower. More time and energy are the only superpower that could bring all humans in this world to live a better
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