Eastern Wu

The year 1945 was a time relief for America. After ww II, most of the countries in the northern part of world decided to divide themselves into two large blocs the first bloc was communist and was controlled by Russia, and the other bloc was mostly democratic and was led by the United States. The cold war started on April 25, 1945, at the Elbe River in Germany where two powerful armies met American and Russia cut Germany in two parts. What was Containment? There were three good examples of…

Ronald Reagan, a President to remember for the many exquisite actions he did while in the White House. As told by Margret Thatcher, Reagan solved the pressing issues, that comes with presidency, with grace. From the “domestic pressure or when his allies came under Soviet, Reagan was “firm and unyielding”. Continuing to relive the heyday of President Reagan, Thatcher goes on to describe her dear old friend as “great” repeating the adjective to truly express how amazing he was. While “enemies…

Adolf hitler Vs. Joseph Stalin This is showing the similarities and differences between two of the world's harshest and cruelest dictators in history Adolf HItler and Joseph Stalin. Some similarities are that they were both dictators and harsh rulers, they both promised progression, and they both killed millions of innocent people. Some differences between these two powerful and demanding leaders is that Stalin was for communism and against capitalism while Hitler was for capitalism and he…

History awarded a huge place in collective memories to Franklin Delano Roosevelt as one of the most important politician and compelling leader of the World War period, but he was also strongly criticized by historians and diplomats (Henry Stimson, Anthony Eden, etc). They are thinking Roosevelt reacted day by day to events, that he was deceptive, disingenuous and devious. Warren Kimball in The Juggler: Franklin Roosevelt as Wartime Statesman, published in 1991, tried to clear the uncertainties…

2. Cold War II: IS IT POSSIBLE? The confrontation between the European Union and the United States with Russia over current events in Ukraine, cooperation against international terrorism, agreement to Syria’s chemical weapons, cooperation in the Middle East and Afghanistan and Russia’s closer partnership with China have begun to produce gossips of renewal of the Cold War with exchanges of sharp accusations, the statement of economic sanctions, and-most dangerous-military race that would put both…

is thus incredibly useful at representing the views of the United States government at the times of involvement in the Middle East. Henry Kissinger was immensely involved in the Middle Eastern conflicts, as showcased by his “ shuttle diplomacy” created after he embarked on various short flights among Middle Eastern countries to prevent and resolve conflicts. He authored this book to show how diplomacy has created the world we live in, and especially how his and America’s foreign policy’s are…

After World War II, the United States and its allies, and the Soviet Union began a decades-long fight for superiority. This fight is known as the Cold War. Although the Soviet Union and the United States did not engage in physical combat or directly battle during the Cold War, they continually antagonized each other through political and economic clashes. One of the biggest and most memorable confrontations of the Cold War was the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest…

In the reading of The Marshall Plan Speech, George C. Marshall, Secretary of State, developed an economic program called The Marshal Plan, which aimed to reduce hunger, homelessness, and unemployment to nations in the Western Europe. After World War II, the United States needed to formulate a plan to help rebuild war torn Europe and help create a stronger environment for Europe as a whole. He challenged the countries of Europe to get together and produce a plan for regeneration, which the US…

The relationship between America and the Soviet Union was filled with tension even during the World War; the tension intensified over the following decade. Major influences of the tension included The Yalta Conference and The Korean War. These events not only strained their relationship even more with each other, but turning them into enemies in what was known as the Cold War. A main reason for the two powers tension was their different visions. Before the Yalta Conference, the Tehran…

However, the communist Eastern Europe had laws and regulations that far exceeded those in the West. Abortion was briefly recriminalized, and contraceptives were hard to come by as Soviet access to them was denied. As Dagmar Herzog points out in Sexuality in Europe: A Twentieth…