Leonid Brezhnev

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in late December 1979, marked a turning point for the Cold War in the United States. The Soviet Union had sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan, and they quickly assumed political and military control of Kabul and other large portions of the country. This overt display of Soviet force formally ended the period of détente that had been used by Nixon and Ford. The invasion was significant because it was the first time the Soviet Union had invaded a country…

In 1979, Carter consented to the SALT II arrangements with Soviet pioneer Leonid Brezhnev, however the U.S. senate declined to approve it. On December 27, 1979, the Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan, which wound up transforming into the Soviet Union's form of Vietnam. Since Afghanistan flanked Iran, the Soviet attack of Afghanistan…

conventional forces of the Soviet Army. The rule of this leader led to the most tense time during Cold War when the Cuban Missle Crisis began. His opponents quietly rose to power. Then in 1964 he was pensioned and given an appartment in Moscow. Leonid Brezhnev attained power for the future of the Soviet Union. He presided of the country until his death in 1982. Power was then gained by Yuri Andropov he then tried to improve the economy by increasing management effectiveness but, without making…

Prior to Ronald Reagan taking office in 1981, the Cold War impasse felt like a victory for the American people. However, Ronald Reagan did not see victory, he saw this stalemate as weak and un-American. Reagan’s new take on dealing with the Soviet Union can be summarized in two words: God and Freedom. With these two guiding principles, Reagan ditched dètente and got fellow world leaders like Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II to join with him against the “evil empire.” With the “renewal of…

ISIS, a terrorist organization, now known as one of the most dangerous terrorist group ever to be create in the world is weakening each year according to IHS Conflict Monitor. The terrorist group commenced in 1999. They believe in the sacrification for Allah’s cause for a greater reward in the after-life. It considers its organization to be the “‘Islamic Caliphate’ or a theological empire” (Cassis, 2015).They control immense quantities of land in Western Iraq and Eastern Syria, as well as in…

Foreign policy was influenced by the Cold War when relations between the United States and the Soviet Union began to deteriorate in 1946. A premise that created the turning point in history was when Stalin declared communism would ultimately triumph over capitalism. The need to stop the spread of communism became the fundamental foreign policy priority of the United States, as well as other members of the United Nations. In order to accomplish this America adopted a foreign policy of…

Being Nixon:A Man Divided Being Nixon: A Man Divided is about the life of Richard Nixon. It talks about everything from his childhood, to his presidency and what he did, as well as his life after his crime and resignation. It goes deep into his life helping a reader understand the man that made the choices that ultimately led to his fall from grace. Anyone who wants to understand the direction politics took the second half of the 20th century would be interested in this book. It is a book for…

Nikita Khrushchev was a communist politician in the Soviet Union. He was in power during and after the reign of Joseph Stalin. He led the Soviets in the Cold War and was prominent in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Khrushchev was once a very faithful follower of Stalin, but the tables turned once Stalin died. He came into power and gave a speech completely denouncing Stalin only three years after his death. Most people were very shocked about this, but what shocked them even more were the policies…

Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9th, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon was named after Richard the Lionheart, who was King of England in 1189 up until his death in 1199. Richard Nixon had a very successful life, being in the military, becoming vice president and then later on, President of the United States of America. Nixon was vice president from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961, with president Dwight D. Eisenhower. He then became president in January 20, 1969 up until…

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked multiethnic country located within South Asia and Central Asia. The country’s strategic location along important trade routes connecting Asia to Europe and the Middle East has made it a target by invading emperors and armies for centuries. The unforgiving Afghan terrain of deserts and mountains has left even the strongest armies defeated. The Hindu Kush mountain range runs northeast to southwest dividing the Northern provinces from the rest of…