Eastern Wolf

The affiliation between the United States in Latin America is one that has undoubtedly demonstrated both historical and contemporary intervention by the American administration for social, economic, ideological and political motives. Latin American resilient partnership with the United States has fostered significant progress yet face ongoing trials. The historical removal of trade barriers between Latin America and the United States saw the latter region being the largest foreign provider of…

The Cold War was a state of political and military issues after World War II. It was between the United States and the Soviet Union. This great tension was between the Western Bloc and Eastern Bloc, starting in 1947 and ending in 1991. This war lasted for the second half of 20th century, resulting in mutual suspicions. The Cold War affected people tremendously. It was a series of incidents that brought the world’s superpowers to the verge of disaster. The policy that rationale for an abnormal…

The Cold War was a hostile rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. It lasted from the late 1940s until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The war was "cold" only in that the United States and USSR never fought each other in a direct military confrontation, but both superpowers threatened each other with nuclear annihilation and participated frequently in "proxy wars" by supporting allied nations in numerous "hot" wars in places like Korean, Vietnam, and Angola. The Cold…

The Cold War can be considered one of the harshest times in American history; tensions between the people were high and everyone was out to get the soviets. In Margaret Thatcher’s eulogy honoring Ronald Reagan she describes how Reagan’s great leadership unites the nation and gets everyone out of the Cold War. Thatcher employs juxtaposition between those who doubted Reagan and his actual actions and a negative connotation on the soviets as rhetorical techniques to convey the strong alliance and…

The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union enhanced in 1940s and 1950s. Thereafter, agitation advanced over the anticipated threat made by Communists in the U.S., and this became known as the Red Scare. Many were confused, and many were not happy about the decisions made during this time. Furthermore, the actions made eventually followed to a content community. Joseph McCarthy was a U.S. senator from Wisconsin. He intended to uncover and suppress domestic communists during the…

off western europe and then later to rebuild war-torn Europe to prevent the spread of communism, facilitate global trade and free markets, and encourage European peace. The U.S. gave $13 billion to European nations through the Marshall Plan. The Eastern European countries rejected Marshall Plan aid because of pressure from the Soviet Union, who feared non-communist influence in communist regions. The Marshall Plan ended in 1951; many argue that it was…

for our country. His accomplishments for us have proven to be “a journey, not a destination”. He minimized the unease from the Cold War by compromise and cooperation. The Cold War was a time of tension and hostility amongst Western Bloc powers and Eastern Bloc powers following WWII. The United States and…

Ancient Heroism of Western and Eastern Culture According to Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, every hero shares the same typical adventure of the archetype. Despite this universal archetype, the heroes of each culture differ according to that culture’s values and beliefs. The river of history flows slowly; every country and every era has its own heroine who is acknowledged in their own ways. In one story of the Bible, a woman named Judith in ancient Israel made the ignominious defeat of the…

To Communists, like Lenin, war was an inevitable outcome of the final stage of capitalism: imperialism, where capitalist countries of Europe fight for markets and resources. Although imperialism was an obvious manifestation that caused economic competition between European powers, it was not the most significant cause of World War I. The nations that most demonstrated imperial rivalry, soon became allies instead of enemies in World War I: Britain and Russia. At first, Britain was threatened by…

Studying the Cold War is a monumental and often confusing task due to the various countries, politicians, wars, and foreign policies involved. Furthermore, Historians will find little assistance from dense textbooks or find it nearly impossible to track and incorporate the mandatory primary sources to develop his own sense of the Cold War. Luckily, David S. Painter’s text The Cold War: An International History provides an accurate and compact overview of the Cold War through a holistic…