Eastern State Penitentiary

The U.S. believed that the USSR was attempting to cause all of Eastern Europe to become communist because of this America stopped providing aid to the USSR. Stalin then invited all non-communist leaders from Poland and then replaced them with communists after imprisoning the leaders. Stalin then expanded his control…

The integration of West Germany into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) petrified the Soviet Union and caused them to create their own military and economic alliance known as the Warsaw Pact. Even though it was initially referred to as a Treaty on Friendship, the Soviets became increasingly authoritative in regard to the actions of their so called allies and provided these nations with the impetus to withdraw from the Pact. Two countries that felt the sting of Russian authoritarianism…

became the necessary factor which lifted the United States out of the Great Depression. The strong desire for renew prosperity motivated the social and economic patterns back at home. As the outcome of the Second World War was turning in Allied 's favor, millions of citizens celebrated for their nation 's victory. However, this conclusion resulted in numerous problematic issues leading to the tension-filled era of the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union. The original…

time when tension between the Soviet Union and the United States uprised due to economic and ideological differences. The Cold War began in 1945 and ended in 1991. Even though the term “war” was used, there was never any physical fighting involved. Both, the Soviet Union and the United States ideological differences influenced the way both countries would react to the Cold War. At the time, the Soviet Union was communist and the United States was democratic and capitalist. Communist believed in…

end of World War II resulted in Germany being divided into four “allied occupation zones,” as was decided at the conferences of Yalta and Potsdam. Each individual zone belonged to one of the main Allied powers: the United States, the USSR, Great Britain and France. The United States,…

simply saw the rearmament of the Rhineland as a Country simply claiming reclaiming territory of its own. This opinion in Britain had its origins from the 1920’s, because while Britain had quite significantly reduced its armed forces, France and other Eastern European Countries had refused to follow suit. Therefore their was a deeply entrenched feeling of sympathy for Germany, as while it had been made to disarm it was surrounded by Countries that had not done so. However it is clear that Britain…

Cold War. The beginning stages of the Berlin crisis began in 1945, which marked the end of World War Two. Amid the ruins of Germany, the country was divided into four administrative sectors, one for each of the three victorious combatants, the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, and by special dispensation the French. Berlin, as a capital city, was divided similarly into four subdivisions. As a result of being situated entirely within the Soviet Sector, Berlin provided an ongoing inferno…

The Rise of Europe’s Immigrant Crisis “An estimated 9 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of civil war in March 2011”(Syrian Refugees). Millions have nowhere to go as the countries around Syria are already overburdened with immigrants leading a great number of immigrants to Europe. They must suffer through the long and difficult trek from the Middle East to Western Europe and still risk being deported once they reach their goal. With larger masses arriving each day, Western…

The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. The Eastern Orthodox Church teaches that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission to the apostles. It practices what it understands to be the original Christian faith and maintains the sacred tradition passed down from the apostles. Although, the U.S is a secular country, it still protects freedom of religion,…

intermediate and long term. The dates this effected was 1945-1989. This was starting to be played out just prior to the end. This was a conflict between the United States and Russia but before the end of World War II to happen these two-country had to stick together so they could defect the Axis Powers. Once this was completed the United States and Russia recommenced their conflict. Now during this you have one country Russia that would like to remain communistic they don’t want any change…