Eastern Bloc

History IA question: To what extent was Gorbachev’s leadership during the year 1985-1991 the main reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union on 1991? A-Investigation plan On Dec 26, 1991, Russia was brought to a standstill as the Soviet flag was lowered down from its pole. The day before, Mikhail Gorbachev officially resigned and transferred his power to Boris Yeltsin; these events marked the end of the Soviet Union and the Cold War; yet the beginning of a new age of democracy in Russia. I…

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Cold War Spies During the late 1940’s and the early 1950’s, America began to find themselves in the middle of fear as the Cold War began to approach. Tensions began to grow between the two nations of the United States and Soviet Union. These tensions lasted for roughly seven years, which lead to international episodes. Leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin and leader of the United States Joseph Stalin had led their dictatorship into disaster. Both the United…

The Red Scare and The Iron Curtain, what do these two things have in common? Communism, the red scare was the fear that communism was going to penetrate the United States and the Iron curtain was a boundary during the Cold War to separate communists and non-communists. The reason for these scares and divides were because of the problems and fears associated with communism. China began to realize that and introduced capitalism. China has been making gains that got them to where they are today but…

Section A: Plan of Investigation The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact1, a non-agression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, was signed in Moscow, Aug 23th 1939. This pact included a secret protocol between these two powers to divide Eastern Europe into their spheres of influences. Could it be said that this pact triggered WWII in Europe, if saying that the war began in 1939 when Poland was invaded? This paper will research and analyze ideas considering this pact as an important short-term,…

conversely living in west Berlin was much easier, they had well paid for jobs, and much better standards of living. Why was the Berlin Wall put up? The wall was put up to symbolize the extreme tension and the true separation of the Western and Eastern governments of Berlin. A way of showing just how far both governments will go for a nation to become of one kind, even if it means dividing parts of countries…

totalitarian regime and the US was democratic. Both countries wanted the world to take on their ideology and a struggle began between them to expand their ideology globally. Although the Stalin and the Soviet Union had promised that they would allow Eastern Europe to be democratic and hold elections it became clear…

Reform is an important part of history, it has changed the world in several different ways. It is the essence of change in civilizations since the dawn of time. It also is a factor in religious beliefs and places of worship. History is shaped by reforms, some might come smaller than others. But they all alter history and still do today. Without reform the progress in civilization would be stable for the most part. That’s why it’s important to consider reform in historical events. In this essay I…

Western Germany was occupied by the United States, France and Britain. Eastern Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union. Eventually, the French, British, and American zones merged and formed what would later be known as the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). The Soviet zone became the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The aftermath of World War Two is what led to the Cold War in Germany. The Germans in Eastern Germany began to view life in Western Germany as much more desirable. West Germany…

still mobilized Soviets became the next threat to peace in the world; Winston Churchill even wanted to fight the Soviets to restore a democracy in Russia. Tensions were already high at the end of the war, with the Soviets creating a solidly communist bloc in the east in contention with the democratic west. The American response to foreign relations this time was much more proactive and ultimately set the path for future relations with the Soviet Union. Tensions began to mount between America…

As the decedents of the victorious, it is common practice to see the details of the war passed over for blanket decrees of victory due morality and numbers. However, in chapter 1 of Richard Overy’s book Why the Allies Won, the outcome of World War Two is broken down into issues of production, military reforms, moral, and unity examined in close detail. A forgone conclusion was not inevitable, and a deeper look must be taken in order to fully understand the Allies triumph. Around the beginning…