Nikita Khrushchev

Dividing a nation has not only a huge impact internationally but to its own citizens as well. The Berlin Wall, for twenty-eight years, separated friends, family, and a nation. Unable to agree on a German peace treaty after world war two, the US, Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France maintained a four power responsibility in Berlin (Harrison 53). Due to economic, political, and social consequences, the Berlin Wall divided Berlin into two very distinctively different cities. East Berlin was…

Looking back, American society in the 1950s is often viewed through a nostalgic lens, seen as an idyllic, simplistic existence in which everyone was happy. However, things are rarely as simple as they appear, especially concerning as something as multi-layered as a country’s society. No matter how it appeared on the surface, American society and culture had been and continues to be a multi-dimensional construct based partly on the outside influences and media of the time. During the Cold War, in…

Born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, John F Kennedy was a leader in a lot of ways. From being a leader in the Civil Rights movement to having a vision for the future, he will be remembered in many ways. With his life ending at 46 years old, he made a long-lasting impact on both the country and the world. Not only was he the 35th president, but he was a fighter who got his way most of the time. Even though he used his intelligence, sometimes bullying was needed. Kennedy was the…

During the mid-1940 's the United States and Russia were in superpower positions after World War II had ended and left Europe in a pile of rubble. Continuous tension between the United States and Russia led to the beginning of the Cold War. The conflict was simply constant disagreements of political, military, and economic morals and ideas. Russia and the United States both had a strong military but never had an actual war between each other. In 1947, the United States started the Marshall…

Clouds of something that appeared to be smoke reached the line of soldiers waiting to fight. Immediately, the soldiers began to cough, gag and choke. Their eyes started stinging and watering, and they fell backwards into the trenches. The soldiers tried to duck and avoid the smoke in their dugouts, but it soon followed. Those who did not fall ran trying to abandon the clouds of smoke, but this was no regular smoke (Kennedy 53). It was chlorine gas that German forces used to initiate large-scale…

A. Plan of the Investigation This investigation seeks to evaluate the circumstances that led to the Sino-Soviet “split” during the Cold War. The main body of this investigation will assess the political and ideological relations, national interests, as well as varying views of regimes between China (PRC) and the Soviet Union (USSR). The split devastated the international communist movement while laying down the path that would later spark relations between China and the United States…

The Russian Revolution created a foundation for the USSR and a transition to communism. Initially, Lenin had been at the forefront of the revolution. He had turned the vision of revolution into a reality, promising liberation for the downtrodden. A heart attack that caused his death in the mid 1920s created a power vacuum inside the Communist Party, which held the power in the newly formed Soviet Union. The hole that Lenin left was filled by Joseph Stalin, a revolutionary who had been a…

“Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot" is a book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The book details the rise and fall of John F. Kennedy, a man considered to be one of the most influential and admired presidents in American history. The authors showcase key moments in the life of the 35th president, as well as the events that led up to his death. Covering everything from Kennedy's experiences during World War II and the schemes of Harvey Lee Oswald to the Cuban Revolution and the alienation of…

Long after the end of the race, on October 2, 1997, Khrushchev's son Sergei claimed Khrushchev had been ready to accept Kennedy's offers for a joint mission, having reportedly concluded that both nations might experience cost benefits and technological gains from a joint venture. During the weeks following Kennedy’s death, Khrushchev decided he didn’t have trust in Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, as much as he had in Kennedy. Had Kennedy not been assassinated…

General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the most popular JFK Conspiracy’s Theory’s. Central Idea: The top 5 conspiracies are the Soviets did it, the Mafia did it, the Cubans did it, Lyndon Johnson did it and the CIA did it. Introduction I. November 22, 1963; anyone recognize this date? It was the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. II. Today I am going to tell you about the conspiracies behind this tragedy. III. I also wrote a paper in…