Eastern Bloc

International Political Economy or IPE is one of social science studies that focusing on the correlation between economy and politics internationally. IPE will be focuses on international economic growth, international welfare, international finance, hegemony, etc. In this subject, it seems like there is no boundaries between economy and politics. They related and influence one another. After the colonial period, Indonesia has experienced a lot of progress for both domestic affairs and foreign…

declining west to the dynamic, modernising East has been going on for some years. Our minds are in the wrong time zone. It is important we make friends with our neighbours.” In the past especially during the Vietnam War, Australia may have overlooked any Eastern relationships by focusing instead on Western alliances. This quote…

Europe. Although it was called the Cold War, it was not an actual fight. The two alliances competed to have the best weapons. US and Britain allied with countries from western Europe by supporting their economy. The alliance was called the Western Bloc and was formed in an attempt to stop communism reaching western Europe. The British and Americans also were worried that Europe might become controlled by the Soviet Union. To break communication between Britain, France, and the US,…

Czech Jew under the Nazi and Communist regimes. Her account emphasizes courage in the face of fear, and it speaks of the facts behind these regimes, as she knows them to be true. In this book, Kovály describes life in a communist state in the Eastern Bloc as incredibly unjust and intolerable, a contradiction to the ways Communism promised to heal the wounds of World War II through a strong sense of community and pursuing happiness with non-material things.…

The Cold War was a state of political tension between the Eastern bloc (Soviet Union and its allies) and the Western bloc (US and its NATO allies). The war took place after the 2nd world war. The war involved indirect fight between the two blocs. The major wars during the cold war were witnessed in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Korea which the two blocs supported. The Cold War led to the emergence of capitalist U.S. and communist USSR as the two world superpowers with profound political and economic…

Ecumenical Patriarch. This is the complete title of the current patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It would take an extremely important and influential person to achieve a title like this, and Bartholomew I is fit for this title. Throughout his life, he has been known to be one of the most influential people in the world, and he has achieved many accomplishments. This is a very important and renowned man in the Eastern Orthodox and the Christian worlds because of his wisdom and love…

The mass economical issues a separation would cause would leave Quebecers unhappy and with little money. The geographical problems would screw over the maritimes, eastern Canada, as well as the United States trading routes. Hundreds of years of the precious and historical bond between the French and English would be thrown away and would create tensions between the two once again. A recent lack of support for the separatist…

John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States of America, begins his inaugural address by calling his win of the election a “celebration of freedom” rather than a “victory of party”. Kennedy's purpose of his speech is to inspire the citizens of the U.S. for his hope of peace between the participating countries of the Cold War. The ex-president’s tone exhibits an emphasizing sound to his words in order to appeal a feeling of motivation to the citizens of the United States with the use…

communism. Russia became known as the Soviet Union. In World War II Russia sided with the Allied Powers in order to help defeat Germany and Adolf Hitler. However, after the war the Soviet Union took control of several countries in Eastern Europe. They became known as the Eastern Bloc. The Soviet Union became one of the world's two superpowers along…

The Olympics have been riddled with political protests and violence ever since their creation in 1898. Consistent racial, political, and religious protests occur at the games and hinder the competition. The United States has even gone as far as boycotting the 1980 games in Moscow. In 1984 the Soviet Union boycotted the games in LA. In the 1972 Munich games 11 Israeli athletes were kidnapped and slaughtered just because of their religion. In the 1968 Mexico City Olympic games Tommie Smith and…