Congress of Soviets

As World War II concludes, another war begins for America. Unusually, this war will be fought with no direct military campaigns between its primary adversaries, the United States and the Soviet Union. America fears that the Soviets push to globalize communism is a direct attack on America and democracy; therefore, the U.S. utilizes their Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to coordinate covert operations in an effort contain the threat of world domination. Consequently, the conflict becomes known…

Over the last several weeks, the death of the controversial figure of Fidel Castro have quite a few concerned and curious. Many, whether they are Cuban or not, are left questioning the current state of Cuba, and especially its future. As a country that played a large role in bringing two superpowers to the brink of World War III, Cuba has evolved from being a vacation hotspot for United States citizens, to a prominent symbol of a leftist, socialist government within the Western Hemisphere.…

stopped Communism from gaining power and also has helped us create many relationships, which has affected almost everyone today in one way or the other. The main characteristics of the Cold War were all identified between the United States and the Soviets. In the upcoming years, America’s role in stopping Communism was mainly because there was too much…

was fought in cities outside of the Soviet Union and the United States by other nations that were either communistic or democratic. During this period, the world vaulted into an arms race to advance their leverage over other nations. The United States developed and used the first nuclear weapon on Japan, therefore, catalyzing the USSR to maintain its position with the United States as a superpower. In addition to military advantages, the United States and the Soviet Union posed different…

The world security situation is always changing but not always improving. After President Bush announced the end of the Cold War, different security challenges to American national interests became the priorities. This vacuum of power allowed regional powers to expand and threat organizations to grow in capability and boldness. These new threats range from existing state-based threats, failing states with non-state actors, and Gray Zone conflicts. Russian, Chinese, and North Korean…

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a byproduct of the Soviet Union and the Cold War. As a member of the KGB, he matured the idea of attaining control of Russia in order to reestablish control of the state over individual rights and needs. After the collapse of the communist regime, he positioned within the new structure to finally become the strongest leader so far. His personal goals are rather simple —to stay in power at all costs, create and maintain an image of mental and physical superiority,…

The Cold War is a highly controversial topic amongst historians. The Soviet Union and the United States were allies during World War II and the both sides sacrificed a great deal contributing to winning the Second World War. There is a lot written about the distrust both sides had for each other, pre-dating the Cold War. Historians contemplate which super power was the aggressor, the intentions of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., and who was at fault for the start of the war and for the duration. One…

your decisions for yourselves” (47-80). Napoleon is the leader of the animals and he loved to tell animals what to do and he believed that under his rule, everyone is equal even though he does little to no work; likewise; Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union and decided who got to live and die, he believed that everything was equal and…

a cold war with the Soviet Union. Germany after the war was trying to reestablishes itself as a country. This was trying to be done with the help of the rest of Europe, but sadly Germany got separated into West and East due to the Berlin Wall put up by the USSR. This led to the United States only being able to help East Germany airborne. After USSR diminished itself through Europe via the United Nations, it started what was known as the Cold War which brought about a Soviet-American rivalry.…

By 1994, Russian forces had invaded Chechnya, beginning the first Russo-Chechen war. Miriam Matejova characterizes this war as a “‘war of communist secession’ as its outbreak was triggered by the dissolution of the Soviet Empire.” The war resulted in a stalemate, with Chechen rebels and Russian military rebels signing the Khasavyurt ceasefire agreement, which was then followed by a formal peace treaty between President Boris Yeltsin and the Chechen president at the…