Eastern Suburbs

The history of the Berlin Wall was ignited by World War II. Germany plotted an attack on Poland, yet was intimidated by the fact that the Soviet Union might interfere. So, before raiding Poland, Hitler made sure to sign a non-aggression pact with the U.S.S.R. This pact secretly stated that Poland should be divided between Germany and the Soviet Union, with Germany receiving the western third, while the Soviets gained control of the remaining two-thirds. Germany began their attacks on Poland on…

Iran was one of the most ancient civilizations in the world. It had six thousand years of history. In the modern world, Mohammad Reza was a legendary person in Iranian history. Mohammad was born on October 27, 1919, in Tehran, Iran, and died on July 21, 1980, in Cairo, Egypt. He was elected King of Iran on September 16, 1941, until his overthrow on February 11, 1979, which was caused by the Islamic Revolution. He was the second and last monarch of the Pahlavi. He married Princess Fawzia of Egypt…

In 1947, Harry S. Truman delivered an address to Congress asking for aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent a communist takeover in the two countries. This address to Congress became known as the Truman Doctrine. Turkey and Greece were on the verge of being taken over by communist guerilla bands backed by the Soviet Union. President Truman asked Congress for $400 million to strengthen the governments of Turkey of Greece. Congress acted in accordance with Truman’s request and provided effective…

the same sense as most wars, rather it progressed over time. Therefore, there are different opinions on the exact beginning of the War. Even though undefined, the refusal to allow free elections in Poland, containment, Truman Doctrine, take over of Eastern…

Communism is defined as a theory or system of social organization based on holding all of the property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. (Dictionary.com) What this basically means is that property ownership is divided equally among a community or owned by the state. When it is owned by the state, property is divided to the people. Everyone works and is paid by what they need. In history, Communism has played an important role. The concept of…

“Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall!” President Ronald Reagan spoke these historic words that cut through the air at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987. After WWII, the Soviet Union divided Germany into East and West. Communism and the Soviet Union claimed the East, while the West allied itself with the United States, England, and France. In August of 1961 the Soviet Union started construction on a barrier to halt a mass emigration from East to West Germany. The barrier would become known as…

Abhimanyu Rajshekar (Block F) Context: Theatre of the Absurd has its roots set in the avant-garde experiments in art in the 1920’s-1930’s. It was strongly influenced by the horrors of World War Two, where the impermanence of values and morality, validity of conventions and the meaninglessness of human life and its social conventions were questioned. These beliefs were stimulated by the constant threat of nuclear annihilation in Europe in 1945, and played an important role in its rise in Europe.…

In 1989, East Germany's socialist administration was overpowered by the democratization clearing crosswise over Eastern Europe. On the night of November 9, 1989, East Germany reported a facilitating of set out confinements to the West, and thousands requested entry however the Berlin Wall. Confronted with becoming showings, East German fringe watchmen opened the fringes…

The Cold War is a topic of interest for many scholars since it unfolded after the Second World War. The Cold War has generally been considered to be long over, with either the symbolic fall of the Berlin Wall, the 1989 Eastern European revolutions or the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991 marking the end of the Cold War. Orthodox scholarship on the Cold War have thus generally defined the Cold War to be a period of conflict involving the United States and the Soviet Union, beginning…

After World War II Germany was separated between four powers: France, America, Britain, and Russia. Germany was then split up into two sides, East and West. France, America, and Britain controlled the west while Russia controlled the east. Berlin was the capital of Germany. Berlin, although in the east, was split as well so that Russia wasn’t the only one controlling the capital. Because of this, the East Germany constructed the Berlin Wall. While many people tried to escape across the Berlin…