The Cold War which started in 1946 to 1991 was a global military, political, economic, ideological struggle between the U.S. and Britain, and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). The Cold War was not only a struggle between two nations, but what the nations represented or stood for: Democracy and Communism. This led to a series of wars, most memorably the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the fall of the U.S.S.R.
Adolf Hitler's Nazi empire in Europe was defeated by the joint efforts of then allies the United States and Soviet Union forces in 1945. The Soviet Union and the United States then became the super powers in terms of military and political systems. However, they had contrasting opinions when it came to history, society, politics and international …show more content…
For 30 years, the Berlin Wall was the central symbol of the Cold War that separated families and keep opportunities in the West bloc from those in the East bloc. The wall was built by the Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev to prevent the East Germany defectors from crossing the border over to the more booming West Germany. Specifically, the wall was built all the way around West Berlin. The American-British-French zones were enclosed with the wall. The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized the end of communism and victory for capitalism in 1991. However, China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cuba still remain communist …show more content…
He fled to Taiwan and married Taiwanese woman in 1996. He has made clear of his intention to run for a seat in the Taiwanese parliament. Even though he is running as an independent, he has struck deal with the rival Democratic Party to help the party to push for Taiwan’s independence from China. Though China has achieved a lot in terms of trade and an overhaul of its property rights, he believes that the fact that he cannot return home after 20 years of been in exile shows that full democracy is still not existent just like 20 years ago. Citizens with dissent views still do not have the privilege of expressing their views. This is evident when foreign journalists were barred from the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square and news sites and Twitter were blocked. The government has also tried to remove anything that resembles the fight for democracy by excluding exhibits mentioning the Tiananmen Square protests. This exclusion is also an attempt not to glorify and encourage those who stood up and called for citizens’ participation in the running of the country. Hence, most freedoms enjoyed in democratic countries are still curtailed in
Adolf Hitler's Nazi empire in Europe was defeated by the joint efforts of then allies the United States and Soviet Union forces in 1945. The Soviet Union and the United States then became the super powers in terms of military and political systems. However, they had contrasting opinions when it came to history, society, politics and international …show more content…
For 30 years, the Berlin Wall was the central symbol of the Cold War that separated families and keep opportunities in the West bloc from those in the East bloc. The wall was built by the Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev to prevent the East Germany defectors from crossing the border over to the more booming West Germany. Specifically, the wall was built all the way around West Berlin. The American-British-French zones were enclosed with the wall. The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized the end of communism and victory for capitalism in 1991. However, China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cuba still remain communist …show more content…
He fled to Taiwan and married Taiwanese woman in 1996. He has made clear of his intention to run for a seat in the Taiwanese parliament. Even though he is running as an independent, he has struck deal with the rival Democratic Party to help the party to push for Taiwan’s independence from China. Though China has achieved a lot in terms of trade and an overhaul of its property rights, he believes that the fact that he cannot return home after 20 years of been in exile shows that full democracy is still not existent just like 20 years ago. Citizens with dissent views still do not have the privilege of expressing their views. This is evident when foreign journalists were barred from the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square and news sites and Twitter were blocked. The government has also tried to remove anything that resembles the fight for democracy by excluding exhibits mentioning the Tiananmen Square protests. This exclusion is also an attempt not to glorify and encourage those who stood up and called for citizens’ participation in the running of the country. Hence, most freedoms enjoyed in democratic countries are still curtailed in