Cold War
The United States was by far the world’s greatest power after the World War II and the country was boasting the world’s most powerful navy and air force as well as owning atomic bomb. The only power that could rival the US was the communist Soviet Union. The tension between the two nations created fear in the US and altered the American lives dramatically. This silent tension was fought through ideology and proxy wars, like the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In Europe at the time was divided between East and West which affected Germany the most, even the capital city Berlin was split that result to the building of the Berlin Wall.
Complete History of the Soviet Union, arranged to The Melody of Tetris is a song composed by the band Pig with a Face of a Boy. The song discussed the history of the Soviet Union through an elaborate Tetris-themed metaphor. One of the lyrics mention “I am the man who arranges the blocks” are the people that obey the commands of the Tsar. The final message was the building of true socialism with “peace and love”-lyrics, and arrange the blocks ourselves. The song is produced for everybody to be informed about the USSR’s some major events in its history from one-person perspective, the composer. On the “Iron Curtain” speech of the British wartime prime minister, …show more content…
Eisenhower gave the American people a strong warning about the risks of the “military-industrial complex” that developed in the post-World War II years. He quoted “"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex”, "The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.” He feared that the new military-industrial complex could weaken or destroy its principles it was designed to protect or it could misplace the power and influence of the military. He also talked about the American balance of
The United States was by far the world’s greatest power after the World War II and the country was boasting the world’s most powerful navy and air force as well as owning atomic bomb. The only power that could rival the US was the communist Soviet Union. The tension between the two nations created fear in the US and altered the American lives dramatically. This silent tension was fought through ideology and proxy wars, like the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In Europe at the time was divided between East and West which affected Germany the most, even the capital city Berlin was split that result to the building of the Berlin Wall.
Complete History of the Soviet Union, arranged to The Melody of Tetris is a song composed by the band Pig with a Face of a Boy. The song discussed the history of the Soviet Union through an elaborate Tetris-themed metaphor. One of the lyrics mention “I am the man who arranges the blocks” are the people that obey the commands of the Tsar. The final message was the building of true socialism with “peace and love”-lyrics, and arrange the blocks ourselves. The song is produced for everybody to be informed about the USSR’s some major events in its history from one-person perspective, the composer. On the “Iron Curtain” speech of the British wartime prime minister, …show more content…
Eisenhower gave the American people a strong warning about the risks of the “military-industrial complex” that developed in the post-World War II years. He quoted “"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex”, "The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.” He feared that the new military-industrial complex could weaken or destroy its principles it was designed to protect or it could misplace the power and influence of the military. He also talked about the American balance of