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governments to gain political or military information. This tactic was applied during a very tense time in the world, the Cold War era between the powers of the United States of America and the Soviet Union. Due to technology, the time between 1947-1991, the pressure of the situation was very clear. The threat of nuclear war was always right around the corner. The phrase “cold war” is defined by dictionary.com as an “intense economic, political, military, and ideological rivalry between…

The Cold War ended with no bullets fired, no missiles launched, and no military casualties. However the Cold War ended with a primary question unanswered, who is the top country in the world. This question still exists today as China, the US, and Russia all elbow each other for room in the growing world, and nations like Iran and North Korea also vie for power. These countries countries will do anything to obtain this power. The UN has tried multiple times to negotiate with North Korea to no…

In "In Cold Blood," Dick and Perry were discovered by Floyd Wells when they committed the robbery and murder to the Clutter family and were interviewed by Capote later on; he was highly intrigued in the occurrence. On the other hand, in "Serial," Koenig tried to investigate what happened exactly the day Hae Lee was assassinated and interviews Hae 's ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed whom was convicted guilty for Hae 's murder in which Koenig is trying to investigate and closure. Although Capote and…

caused by American forces. The American public was also against the war due to the hippie movement and the ability to see what the war truly was like. As a result, the war was an unwinnable one, but the aftermath is what really changed the course of the cold war. After the war, the United States adopted a policy of détente, rather…

After World War II and throughout the Cold War the attention of the United States turned to fighting a different enemy: communism. When the influence of communism extended to Vietnam a civil war began between North and South Vietnam. At France’s request the United States intervened in the battle to help the South combat the Vietcong and the communism that they represented. Also known as “America’s Longest War” the Vietnam War was ultimately a political disaster and after 9 years the United…

Following the conclusion of World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were thrown into a world-threatening rivalry known as the Cold War, as a result of both sides attempting to propagate their political doctrines. During this time of tension, both sides employed brinkmanship, or the practice of pushing a dangerous situation to the limits of safety, with the intent of forcing the other side to concede. This strategy pushed the war’s two remaining superpowers to engage in an intense…

The fight for scientific advantage embodies the Cold War. The US and USSR funded research and development projects with a variety of applications and byproducts to claim preeminence. Scientific and technological prowess on the world stage defined the USSR-US rivalry. American efforts to beat the Soviets during the Cold War emphasized that politics dominated science to make the US appear stronger in the context of new paradigms in warfare and international aid. A political frenzy to fuel “big…

The Cold War began as World War II came to an end. After the war, each one of the Big Three (United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain) had different concerns about the structure of the postwar world. Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or USSR), was in search of security for his nation. Germany had attacked the Soviets twice in thirty years, and both times the Germans had reached them through Poland. Therefore, Stalin thought it was necessary…

Whether they were formally declared by the President or not, American has been involved in multiple wars over the course of its history. One war stands out as an outlier and unlike any war, the Cold War. This war was fought between two physical nations at odds but also two opposing ideologies. Very soon after World War II had ended in 1945, the Soviet Union showed no indication of allowing democracy to flourish in neighboring countries, specifically Poland and other Eastern European counties.…

day confrontation on October 16 through 28, 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with Soviet Union missile deployment in Cuba. The Crisis is recognized as the closet the Cold War was to becoming a nuclear war. As a response to the attempted Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961 and the holding of American missiles in Italy and Turkey Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Union leader, made an agreement with Cuba to place their…