Eastern Europe

America and Central Europe transformed into democracies; whereas,…

In the 1800’s nationalism swept the nation from America to Europe. Nationalism helped citizens feel like they have an attachment to their country. In the mid nineteenth century it spread to central Europe, while in the late nineteenth century it spread to Eastern Europe and Asia. Europe blames nationalism for the reason of World War I. Nationalism is a strong force that is the cause of many things, including literacy, education, and more. Nationalism is the strong belief that the people who…

The Eastern Question is one of the defining aspects of the relationship between what is considered the West (today’s United Kingdom, Germany, France, etc., previously the British Empire, the French Empire, Austria-Hungary, and so on and so forth) and the East (Russia and its sphere of influence in Eastern and Central Europe). The central point of this Eastern Question was contention over the influence and degree of control these opposing powers would have over the slowly dying Ottoman Empire.…

To what extent did the containment of communism in Vietnam reflect the high ideals of the Truman Doctrine and the spread of democracy? ESSAY Introduction World War Two crippled Europe and Asia and left only two countries standing, the superpowers of the Soviet Union and the United States. These countries had very different ideologies, the Soviet Union was communist and the United States was capitalist. The Soviet Union was a totalitarian regime and the US was democratic. Both countries…

Europe 1914 (Pre War World 1 Map): This is a map of Europe before World War I. The countries in red are the Central Powers. The countries in beige are the Allied Powers. The countries in yellow are the independent countries. Before World War I, there were far fewer countries than are after the war. Russia was by far the biggest country extending all the way to Austria Hungary, Germany, and Sweden. Europe After World War I: This map shows all of the changes that happened after World War I.…

continues today to ensure the defense of its member states. Following World War II, the world became split between the Western nations and the Communist Eastern bloc, headed by the US and USSR respectively. During this postwar period, the USSR began expanding their influence into neighboring states and instituting satellite governments throughout Eastern Europe. In response, the US and its allies sought a policy of containment, which meant opposing the spread of Communist influence and finding…

as the 1700s, it is evident that because Europe and the Americas shared ideas about culture and businesses between their nations, improvements that have modernized both unions fairly, are the positive result. Gradual developments in Europe eventually helped in the discovery of America by the vikings settlement. It is clear that as a result of events in Europe such as the Crusades, the Renaissance, and the rise of absolute monarchs, both America and Europe have established new customs unique to…

The Crusades were influenced by the Eastern culture. Because of this the Crusades took the opportunity to spread the idea. They saw the way there country treated each other and decided to spread it throughout the land that they occupied in the Western Nations. This made the peoples Social life more courteous to one another and spread the chivalry around the Western Nations. The last are that will be focused on is the Religious area. Religion was pretty big with the Crusades were the Christians,…

unsuccessful. This left the Holy Land in the hands of the Islamic Empire, and tensions between major religions high. During the period between 1300-1600 C.E., Eastern Europe, known as Russia, and Western Europe, known as England, became vastly different than each other in several ways. To begin, Russian population fell under the dome of the Eastern Orthodox religion, while the English…

again be a threat at the gates of the new Europe”, whereas, American President George H. W. Bush expressed support for reunification from the start (German). While Bush encouraged the reunification, he was still cautious about how to approach it. He worried that the Soviets would entice West Germany and get it to abandon its plan for democracy. What America wanted was a united Germany in NATO in an attempt to ensure its involvement with the future of Europe through the preservation of NATO…