Eastern philosophy

the three countries represented by their then leaders Tito, Nasser and Nehru) of the Non-Aligned Movement and most of the individual states in Yugoslavia had ties to larger European countries. As mentioned before, Stalin saw Soviet domination over Eastern Europe key to expanding their country's wealth and power. The US, their political rival, was commanded by President Harry Truman to support the communist nation with military and economic aid. Truman states through the Truman Doctrine, in March…

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…

For Eastern Europe, the 20th century was nothing short of tumultuous; two world wars and stints with totalitarianism troubled the continent. Because of all that happened, it is hard to encompass the breath of the 20th century in a single work. Therefore, it seems that the question “What work best represents the turmoil in Eastern Europe during the 20th century?” does not have an answer. How can one work encompass the mess that was the 20th century? Is it possible to represent the varying…

The use of atomic bombs on Japan not only ended the war in the Pacific, but it also ushered in what came to be known as the Atomic Era and Cold War. The newly industrialized and 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…

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…

Introduction The government of the United States used Containment policy which is a geopolitical strategy used for blocking enemy communist country during the cold war. Since the Soviet Union attempted to expand its influences on the Eastern Europe, China, Korea, and Vietnams, the containment is originally a reaction to a series of acts of the Soviet Union. The term “containment” originates from the journal Foreign affairs under the pseudonym “X” which was published in July 1947(George, 1987). A…

The Berlin Wall was one of the most defining, if not the most defining symbol of the cold war. It was built to keep the fascist believers on one side of the wall and the others on the other side. The things that people faced are very cruel and unfair to others. The Berlin wall was unfair because it separated families, took away jobs, and divided Berlin in half. One of the many reasons the Berlin Wall was so unfair was because it separated families.When the Berlin wall was built on August 13,…