Essay on Cold War

Many agree that the Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war; but exactly how close did it come? The Crisis was ultimately a showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union from October 16 to October 28, 1962. During those thirteen stressful days, the world’s two biggest superpowers […]

The Cold War, 1949-1963 25.1 American Commitment to Cold War: National Security Council Document 68 1.How NSC-68 influenced America’s response to Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea in June 1950 and to Communist expansion in Southeast Asia in the 1960s. The NSC-68 called for military assistance programs that would meet the requirements of our […]

The most painful episodes of twentieth century history are its wars. Starting with the losses of the First World War in 1914 the Second World War was even more catastrophic. Then followed the theatre of the Cold War, in which the American military intervened far and wide in the globe. Notable examples include the Korean […]

Throughout the 20th century, humanity has witnessed monumental historical events. From the great depression, to the devastation of two world wars, to the Holocaust, all the way to the creation of a superwoman. However, The Cold War was a different and unique concept on its own. So unique, that humanity has entered a new chapter […]

While European Communist nations could generally not act on foreign policy Initiatives thou the explicit approval of the Soviet Union, this was not the case with Cuba. Its active interventionist policies in Latin America, and later Africa, were at the time thought by the United States and Its partners and allies as executed on the […]

The start of détente in 1962 was triggered by the Cuban Missile Crisis. Here, U2 spy planes from the USA spotted nuclear missile sites and freight ships carrying nuclear missiles from the USSR to Cuba. These missiles would be in striking range to the majority of the USA. Russia pulled back just in time after […]

Indisputably, due to the perceived growth of transnational crime, the period since the early 1990s has been one in which a rising number of countries have identified it as a national security threat. It is true that the end of the last century has been manifested by a number of major political upheavals which transformed […]

After the war, Europe was torn and destroyed. Some historians called it the end of Europe. The people and cities were ruined by the massive war efforts. America, wanting to recover Western Europe in order to help democracy grow and maintain a large economic market for western businesses, decided to give aid to Germany. Tens […]

1 ) Beginnings of the Cold Wara ) Beginnings of Soviet-American Tensions I ) Rivalry emerged b/c of different visions of postwar universe * US foresaw universe where states got rid of traditional beliefs. such as military confederations. and used an international organisation which would decide differences * Soviet Union sought to command countries of […]

The Cuban Missile Crisis took place in the 1960’s not long after President John F. Kennedy’s failure in the Bay of Pigs. In October of 62’ photographs of Soviet missiles were taken from planes flying over Cuban soil. This put Americans on the edge of their seat, not prepared for another war. Kennedy already looking […]

In June 1995, the Speaker of the Majlis (parliament) told the visiting Deputy Chairman of the Russian Duma, Alexander Vengerovsky, that the two strategic states of Iran and Russia should form an alliance to limit the expansion of U.S. hegemony in the region.[1] This proposal effectively sums up the entire history of the Russian-Islamic Republic […]

There were many reasons, which lead to the extraction of the American Military forces from Vietnam. America had gotten involved with the Vietnam War in order to stop the spread of communism. Considering that the war took place at the height of the cold war and propaganda was quite strong; many people did not trust […]

1) I disagree to this to an extent. I feel that the wording of the leaflet shows a reason why America wanted to bomb Hiroshima. In the leaflet it says; ‘we ask you to petition to your Emperor now to end the war!’ This shows to me that they were wanting to drop the bomb […]

The Cold War was not acctually a physical war faught between two or more Countries, it was a conflict between Cummunism and Capitalism that was mainly between Russia (Communsits) and The United States of America ( Capitalism).Both had different opinions on how a Country should be run, Russia believing in a Dictatorship whileAmerica believed in […]

During this period the USA was increasingly concerned with its global position and the need to contain the growing threat of international communism. The period started badly with the ‘fall’ of China to communism in 1949. The measure of US success in the Cold War at this time depends upon perception of the American position […]

The Cold War is a drawn-out province of tenseness and ill will held between the two major powers. viz. the Soviets and the Americans after post-world war-two period. The term “turning point” implies that the Berlin encirclement caused a bend of events and instigated the eruption of the Cold War. Therefore. the statement made is […]

The mirrors write up of the Euro ’96 match demonstrated several interessting aspects of news reporting. The journalists at the ‘Daily Mirror’ used a wide range of patriotism and anger. In my commentary i will be exploring how the mirror exploits language, visual images and presintation in order tom entertain and engage their reader, i […]

Development of the Cold War, in the five years between 1945 and 1950, could be argued as taking place for a number of reasons and due to various individuals. It could be easy to simply site Stalin as the main reason responsible for it’s outbreak and growth, clear through his approach on communist expansion, use […]

Philippines’ Untold Genocide During my elementary years when Philippine History was first introduced to us, it was only the Japanese and the Spaniards who were marked as the terrorists, sadists and brutal conquerors of our country. The Americans on the other hand were introduced to us as more of the saviors who helped our country […]

The President of the United States of America has two primary responsibilities aside from the usual routine of governing a country. The first one is to develop and execute domestic policies. The second one is to develop and execute foreign policies. The domestic policies that will come out of the White House will determine the […]

Family Threats During the Cold War Era Chakita Cameron Kaplan University February 10, 2012 Cold War Era America During the years of the Cold War, the American people were living in fear of Communist takeover. Almost every American family believed that the threat of World-Wide control by the Russians was real. Russian influence was being […]