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What do people think of when they hear “America”? They begin to think of freedom, individualism, and creativity. What about laissez-faire? Or friendliness? Or a good reputation? Not so much. Before the Era of the New Frontier, presidents were responsible and trustworthy, and are the presidents people are most familiar with: George Washington, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln. However, during the mid-20th century, things took a sharp turn when John F. Kennedy became inaugurated as the president of the…

and therefore power. Through the Cuban Missile Crisis, a realist perspective may say that the states and leaders are acting out of selfishness and pride- perhaps the cuban missile crisis would have never happened if Kennedy had never said that america would not allow any missiles in cuba or if Gromyko had admitted they had missiles in cuba, or if Khrushchev would have backed down. However, this is not a world of would haves or should haves. As the Cuban Missile Crisis wound down and…

Nuclear missiles are one of the most dangerous weapons made by man today. Want to know how the end of the world would look like. Just imagine living in a radioactive wasteland in a global nuclear war era where there is no sign of life ever existing again, dead trees, burnt grass, the extinction of all humans, and wildlife ceasing to exit. Every edible crop, or source of drinking water would be completely contaminated. This would have been the results of our Earth if Premier Kruschchev, and…

America was once described as baseball and apple pie. The Cold War forced Americans to choose the status quo of traditional American life or to face a new modernized age. The United States being a superpower in the Cold War locked horns with the very powerful Soviet Union over which form of economic and political system was best. The struggle for power in both countries was fought with espionage, nuclear deterrent, propaganda and a space race. The Cold War had formed a new frontier of changes,…

Morgenthau explained a straightforward classical or human nature view of Realism. Offensive and defense realist take his points and slightly alter them. These perspectives can shed light on actions of more aggressive states versus peaceful states. John Mearsheimer, an offense realist, states that states seek primacy. He agrees with Morgenthau’s assumptions; however, he adds that in an unbalanced multipolar system states will fear a growing hegemon and act aggressively. In this unbalanced system…

example of this is Cuba who began to follow many Marxist tendencies and utilize the communist agenda to bring in a new Cuban future. With the practically self appointed Castro at the helm and the Russians eager to get an upper hand we get the Cuban Missile crisis that distress US Latin American relations for years to come. Interestingly enough however the US Military and many Latin American Militaries had great working relationships. This was due to the fact that America provided weapons and…

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara was a truthful, but limited, account of the major events--events ranging from the Great Depression, World War 2, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, and the Cold War--that the United States took part in during the twentieth century (Fog). These events are seen and told through the eyes and first hand experiences of Robert S. McNamara. Robert McNamara served as the United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968, serving under…

Integrated Air Defense Systems (IAD), U.S. Air power could be loses its effectiveness while still maintaining Air Superiority. While enemy fighters may have not been a threat during most missions the possibility of being shot down by a Surface to Air Missile (SAM) was high. The Vietnamese IAD proved to be effective and lessening the effects of U.S. strike missions. With losses mounting the U.S. Air Force created the Wild Weasels to fly the SEAD mission. With the U.S. Air Force developing the…

Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926, in Birán, Cuba. Castro’s’ father was a wealthy Spanish sugarcane farmer who first came to Cuba during the Cuban War of Independence and his mother was a servant for his father’s family. After attending a couple of Jesuit schools where he excelled at baseball, Castro enrolled as a law student at the University of Havana. While there, he became interested in politics, joining the anti-corruption Orthodox Party. From 1940 to 1944, Fulgencio Batista served…

Castro was suspected as in taking his role in crashing US U-2 airplane, as Khrushchev notes "Fidel Castro gave orders to USSR soldiers to put down US U-2 airplane." The role that Castro played in the Cuban Missile Crisis would have been significantly large as it would end the diplomatic negotiations around the Crisis and start a total confrontation of nuclear weapons between the superpowers. However, after further investigation, as it is proven that Soviet…