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Aggression Pact Soviet Union
462 wordsBeginning after World War II and proceeding until 1990, the Cold War has effected all countries in Eastern and Western Europe. Through unsettled grievances, the Soviet Union and United States have "fought" a nuclear arms war to show off who has the best defenses and technology. Due to previous events, it is evident that the Soviet Union is to blame for such actions. From signing the non-aggression pact to the Cuban Missile crisis, it is obvious that the US is just a bystander who became involved...
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World War Ii United States And Russia
1,106 wordsAfter World War II, a struggle between the Communist nations and the democratic nations occurred which is known as the Cold War. The United States had a policy set up that clearly stated that any nation invaded by a communist country would have the assistance of the United States Government in controlling Communism expansion. This theory was known as containment. Containment was used throughout the Cold War, and the policy appeared to be a success by stopping communist Russia. Was the United Sta...
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National Security Council World War Ii
3,258 wordsLess than a year after the end of World War II, the great wartime leader of Britain, Winston Churchill gave a speech at Westminster College, in Fulton, Missouri. After receiving an honorary degree and being introduced by President Harry Truman, he delivered a historic speech. Churchill said, ? It is my duty to place before you certain facts about the present position in Europe. From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an Iron Curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that l...
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Persian Gulf War World War Ii
3,990 wordsDie Wende and Reunification Tracy Barrett For nearly forty-five years the now-unified country of Germany was divided into two separate countries, each with its own currency, political system, and social structure. For twenty-eight of those years a physical barrier, the Berlin Wall, enforced the separation of Berlin and stood as a symbol of the separation of Germany into East and West. More than just separating Germany, however, the wall also divided the world into East and West sectors, serving ...
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