The Time Period of A Distressed Society Without history‚ I cannot imagine what our world or society would be like. Many events‚ revolutions‚ wars‚ and reformations have taken place throughout the course of history‚ but the era that stands out to me is the World War II and the Cold War era that lasted from 1929-1991. This was the time period where communism fell‚ big economic and social changes were happening‚ opportunities for women increased‚ and civil rights of racial minorities group expanded
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21 November 2012 Cold War Alliances and the Transition into Today’s World Economy Throughout the twentieth century during the Cold War era the world has seen many revolutions‚ especially in developing countries. Whether they be for independence from colonialism or for a new change‚ we have seen how those developing nations have constantly been transforming themselves into the nations we now know them by in today’s world. Moreover‚ we see the superpowers they took up alliances with in terms of economic
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When World War 2 ended a new war surfaced: it was the Cold War. It began in the summer of 1945 at the Potsdam Conference in occupied Germany. The conference was attended by the Soviet leaders‚ the British leaders and American leaders. President Truman was also there but left the conference feeling that Soviet leader‚ John Stalin‚ was planning to have world domination. This was the beginning of worldwide rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States. Throughout this 46 year struggle of
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The Cold War era was guided by the policy of “containment”. The word was mainly used only in its foreign policy version‚ first articulated by George F. Kennan in 1947. Through actions of the United States‚ the power of the Soviet Union would not endanger national security if it could be contained within a clearly defined sphere of influence. (The Sources of Soviet Conduct) However‚ this term also describes the United States government’s response to other postwar domestic developments. Although many
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29 Compare the presidencies of Truman and Eisenhower. Truman’s was engaged to fight poverty‚ through the Fair Deal programmed. But the Congress‚ because of Republican majority‚ only passes Full Employment Act and Atomic Energy Act. Eisenhower had no specific programmed against poverty. Nevertheless‚ he didn’t really overturn the previous programmed he continued all the major New Deal programmers still in operation . This doctrine was considered as a “Dynamic Conservatism”. Truman and Eisenhower also
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The Cold War was began by actions made by the leaders of the US and USSR on that time‚ Stalin and Truman. Stalin actions make the impression on the West that he wanted to spread communism‚ but instead he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Red Army had control of Eastern Europe after the defeat of Germany‚ and only create a sphere of influence over the nearby territory. To strengthen his sphere of influence‚ Stalin established a communist government in Poland‚ even though that there was
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Effects of Communism During the Cold War With the growth of the Soviet Union after World War II‚ Communism had spread worldwide mainly in Eastern Europe‚ which was mostly lands occupied by the Soviets‚ and in Southeast Asia. During that time‚ those Asian regions were oppressed by poverty and from the government too because of that. Communism is often a response from these poor lower class or working class people‚ tired of their life like that. They believed that by adopting Communism system of the
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To what extent was there a Post-War Consensus between the years 1951 & 1964? The term ‘post-war consensus’ is used to describe a period of general agreement in the key areas of politics between the two main political parties following the Second World War. Prior to the 1951 Conservative election‚ Labour had introduced several important social and political reforms. It appeared that there was no systematic effort by the Conservative party when they returned to power to reverse these changes‚
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There were many fears of the Cold War that the American people feared in the aftermath of the Second World War‚ which is stated in Document A. The American people feared the Soviet for two reasons. One reason was why the American people feared the Soviet was because the Soviet had nuclear bombs. The other reason was that the Soviet was the first to put up an orbiting satellite‚ which was Sputnik. However‚ as in stated in Document B‚ the American people greatest fear was communism. Because China turned
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Chapter 17 The Cold War Begins (1945-1952) Postwar America Fear: Americas were terrified the U.S. would fall into another depression and economic hard times would return Problem: Finding jobs and housing for returning soldiers became a large issue GI Bill of Rights/ Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 * Stated that returning soldiers can now go to college at the governments expense * Each veteran could receive a low interest loan to buy a home‚ a farm or start a business
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