Afghanistan

From 1979 until 1989, Soviet troops fought a brutal war in the mountains of Afghanistan, but at home the war was virtually nonexistent. The Soviet government attempted to hide the war by censoring letters, prohibiting photographs, and suppressing information regarding dead soldiers. It claimed that troops were fulfilling their ‘international duty’ and promoting a socialist state, helping to build schools, hospitals, etc.; in reality, young men, mostly ages 18-20 were facing fierce resistance by…

troops in Afghanistan was made after having learned that Afghan government is still not up to the task. This is after U.S had spent 65 billion dollars for the efforts to build up Afghan military and police. The president’s announcement came as a result of after recent siege of the Taliban militants of the city of kunduz that lasted for fifteen days. The Obama administration’s decision was also influenced by a historical mistake made by the Bush administration to have abandoned Afghanistan at a…

states has created resilience towards the “West”, thus terrorism continues to prosper. The United States’ has attempted to influence and democratize states like Afghanistan to help destroy terrorism. However, the United States’ pathetic attempt to stabilize Afghanistan’s government has shown little to no improvement. Furthermore, Afghanistan has now been at war for thirty years; first because of the soviet invasion during the Cold War, now because of the Taliban’s aggression and also the United…

On February 22, 1980, two teams hit the ice in the Olympic Center Arena, now called Herb Brooks Arena, in the small town of Lake Placid, New York. The Soviet team, made up of active duty military members and world class athletes, took on the young American team, made up of mostly college kids and amateur hockey players. The Soviets struck first with a goal which was shortly answered by the United States team. The Soviets answered with another goal and as the period was about to end, the American…

Discuss the creation and evolution of al-Qaeda (25 pts.) The Creation of al-Qaeda officially begun during the Cold war around 1979 when Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union. This became an issue for the United States, and the goal was to come up with a plan that involved pushing the Soviet union of out Afghanistan. The outcome of this event leads to the development of an organization for the international Muslim regiment that was formed to rebel against the invasion and eventually get…

Anthony Swofford’s Winter Soldier Iraq and Afghanistan: Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations, was published in 2008. This book talks upon the occuring war in Iraq and Afghanistan. This book thoroughly demonstrates and speaks upon the hardships shared by fellow war veterans to show a clear representation of what occurs during wars. These war veterans speaks upon the horrors that may seem to be ignored by the common folk. Reviving the purpose and willpower of these fellow soldiers that had to…

When you think of the media you probably think about the recent election, what Kim Kardashian and Kanye West just recently did, or probably what happened that night in sports. Do you ever really think about the military in the media though? It’s a very scary thought to see or hear about what our military does for us. Nobody really wants to hear about that stuff unless it’s really important like the Osama Bin Laden death, or how many kills Chris Kyle had. We respect these men and women that fight…

When someone examines the end of the Cold War, there are many different point of views they can take a look at. Some are on the extreme end of the spectrum and some give credit to almost everyone. The three articles given in “H111, 07: The Historiographical Debate over the End of the Cold War” all have different views to who and why the Cold War ended. When studying these articles, one must realize that they used different sources to conclude their ideas. If they all used the same sources, all…

The Soviet Union under Leonid Brezhnev was very different place than the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev. While these leader faced similar problems, their methods of repairing the Soviet Union differed greatly. While Gorbachev was open to change Brezhnev was very conservative and unwilling to reform. Brezhnev remained in power for eighteen year, but its was Gorbachev that completely changed the landscape of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union under both Gorbachev and Brezhnev faced…

Gorbachev became involved in the conflict because he did not want to get into an arms race with the United States that he could not afford. President Reagan became involved in the conflict because he wanted to destroy communism. Reagan’s goal was to spread freedom around the world by opposing the spread of Soviet-backed Marxist regimes and stopping containment of Soviet communism (Reagan Doctrine). The strategy was simple: “We win and they lose.” Reagan did not believe in co existing with…