How far did ‘peaceful coexistence’ ease Cold War tensions between the Soviet Union and the USA in the years 1953 – 1961? The term ‘peaceful coexistence’ refers to a theory developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War that said capitalist states could ‘accept’ each other. This policy began just after Stalin’s death on 5th March 1953. 1961 is significant here because it marks when the Berlin wall was put up overnight on the 13th August‚ demonstrating the end‚ from a Soviet perspective‚ of the
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Recent years have shown an increase in terrorism across the world. Americans have felt the impact of major terrorist attacks‚ such as the 9/11 attack‚ and‚ more recently‚ the bombing of the Boston City Marathon on April 15‚ 2013. But these terrorist attacks are not limited to the United States. Countries from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia are experiencing these attacks as well. Although terrorism is spread out‚ it seems that there is heavier terrorist activity in certain areas of the world and these
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The Cold War is often thought of a war only between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of America‚ however that is not the case. There were proxy wars in countries like Vietnam‚ Korea and Pakistan. The Cold War itself is a complicated subject that was seen as “good (capitalism)” vs. bad (communism)”‚ which in itself was a bad idea that wouldn’t allow for a case by case analysis of the conflicts around the world. But in a time of “Domino Theory”‚ President Eisenhower’s
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The Korean War was the first major ‘proxy war’ of the Cold War‚ and was relatively significant to the development of the Cold War due to a number of factors. Overall it can be seen as a clear example of the United States’ policy of containment in action‚ leading to the vast growth of America’s military capability‚ as well as the globalisation of the Cold War due to the military alliances constructed by the US. Along with this‚ the Korean War ended with the emergence of China as the frontrunner of
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that they show a warrior with post-war trauma‚ a great distance from home‚ and is mentally loyal to his family. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is portrayed as someone mentally distant from his family‚ misses the idea of home‚ and is distressed about the war. While in “Odysseus to Telemachus”‚ Odysseus is described as someone only focused only on Telemachus‚ given up on going home‚ and conflicted about war. Even though both depictions of Odysseus has to face post-war trauma‚ Homer’s Odysseus is more
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poor performance of the economy. Second‚ his party the CDU did not obtain a full majority and depended on the votes of the liberals in order to stay in power. Third‚ by 1949‚ the existence of W Germany wasn’t quite official yet as they had been no post WWII peace treaty yet and thus the FRG’s existence was still unclear. 1955 was an important year for the FRG as it was in ’55 that the FRG was officially recognized as an independent state and was cleared of its occupational status except for west
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For about 40 years plus the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. feuded with each other over their different views of economics and political ideas; this was called the Cold War.The policy of containment was to keep something isolated or preventing the growth of a certain influence. The Cold war started after World War II when the Soviet Union disliked the idea of a democracy and the U.S. disliked the idea of communism. Communists believed that everything was owned by the government and the U.S. had the economic
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developing countries are forging new treaties and protocols to create a global paradigm shift in the way we handle climate change. After analyzing the different articles in the reading I noticed a reoccurring theme in most of the articles. With the recent shifts in the weather countries have been coming together more frequently to discuss the issue. This is a positive move forward‚ but it seems that all that comes of the gatherings on global warming is hard promises by countries to cut back on emissions
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Soviet Union had become locked in a Cold War. The war was a dreadful time for both sides‚ keeping all citizens on edge. The war didn’t only affect the two superpowers prepared to fight though; it also affected the rest of the world. The Cold War had a large impact on developing countries like India‚ Cuba and Egypt. Depending on whom each country allied with‚ it either prevented or helped each country’s reform‚ development and independence. Because of the war‚ the US and the USSR needed the support
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The Cold War and U.S Diplomacy politic 300 07/31/2011 The Cold War Diplomacy When most people think of President Kennedy’s Diplomacy efforts‚ they will often refer to situations that were resolved using the doctrine of flexible response. This is when the military and White House planners implemented a policy that offered them a range of options to choose from: in dealing with a host of threats. These included: the increased use of conventional forces to small and large nuclear weapons
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