1948

Is it true that the Cold War began after the Berlin blockade crisis of 1948? The Cold War was described by George Orwell as “a peace that is no peace”. The lack of actual armed conflict combined with the undulating political and military tensions make identifying the start of the cold war problematic. The Berlin blockade crisis of 1948 played a large role in the onset of the Cold War, and yet several earlier episodes suggest that the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union had…

In the summer of 1948, Joseph Stalin blockaded West Berlin from West Germany, believing that West Berlin would fall to communism because of limited resources. America controlled West Berlin and for many months provided the people with food and goods through an airlift.…

meant having supranational intuitions, a system of government. Examples of these initiatives were ECSC in 1951 and EEC in 1958. Intergovernmentalism meant that none of the nations would lose their sovereignty. These were initiatives such as OEEC in 1948, Council of Europe in 1949 and the EFTA in 1960. (Baldwin and Wyplosz,…

Imperialism is the imposition of one group's way of life on another. The British, interrupted the Chinese economy by selling them opium, which ended up disrupting their economy. The Spanish, captured the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan and built in its remains Mexico City. The Jewish people, who were offered the state of Israel by The United Nations, took on the Palestinian Arabs in four separate wars. In the late 1700’s, British merchants began making profits from the Chinese by selling…

and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened … It ought to to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color.” —John F. Kennedy 1948, 1954, 1967. These seem like random years but they're actually very important dates in the civil acts movement. Dealing with equality in marriage, education and violence. These trials brought judgement and also guaranteed harmony among the…

Bogotá, Colombia 1948, was a time of revolution. It was the assassination of presidential candidate, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán that led to what is infamously known as ‘’El Bogotazo,” the riots of the poor community of Colombia who were fed up with their government. According to cia.gov, over 1,500 innocent people died and 20,000 got injured in the gruesome riot. It was a very dangerous time to be living in Colombia, especially in Bogota. Cartels were pushing cocaine and other illegal drugs out of…

Using this information, it is apparent that diasporic nations are more prone to receive the effects of cultural globalization can be found within the Zionist movement. After the official formation of Israel 1948 the Jewish people finally had territory to call home; however, up until the formation the Jewish people were known as a diasporic nation, often inhabiting multiple Arab states nearby modern day Israel. This diaspora helped both the Jewish and Arab…

The country did not recognize them as one of the 135 ethnic-groups. The simplest form of the law was that the Rohingya had to give proof that at least one of their descendent use to live before 1948 and be fluent in their national language. This law was difficult for the Rohingya to follow either because they did not have the proper documentation, or they were denied having them. This problem has forced the Rohingyas to abandon their rights to…

boycott was coordinated by activists and they appointed King as their leader and official spokesman. The court ruled that segregated seating on public busses was unconstitutional in November of 1956. King was heavily influenced by Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) and Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) and entered the spotlight as an inspirational proponent of organized, nonviolent resistance. White supremacists firebombed his family home that January. King was emboldened by the boycott’s success and he and…

The devastating Arab-Israeli War commenced on Saturday, May 15. It escalated from a conflict between Israel and the Arab state for Palestine. Although Israel fought with no allies, there unstoppable military overcame the fearless Arab states. Because Israel won the war, they were officially recognized as a state and were able to gain land that had not been previously promised to them. Palestinians were forced out of their homes in a Catastrophe and till this day, many of those displaced were…