Nikita Khrushchev

The Cuban Missile Crisis as a Rhetorical Situation The Cuban missile crisis marks a time in history when the spread of nuclear weapons was on the forefront of foreign and domestic policy concerns. On October 22, 1962, President Kennedy made an historic speech that addressed the growing concerns of nuclear weapons and Soviet Union aggression. Kennedy’s speech and the actions taken in response, continue to define the United States relationship with Cuba. Kennedy’s speech applies well to Bitzer’s…

have occurred had Kennedy not agreed to covertly invade Cuba. One of his greatest speeches, given to thousands in Berlin and admonishing the construction of the Berlin Wall would not have occurred had he been able to reach an understanding with Khrushchev. The United States would not have been involved in a long and contentious war in South Vietnam had Kennedy not continued Eisenhower’s policies and tacitly allowed the overthrow the government. One has to wonder if Kennedy had not been…

Afghanistan is located in south-central Asia. It is neighbored by China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It is a land locked country with some lakes and rivers. Its Official name is Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It had roughly 31,822,848 people in the country in 2014. It is roughly the size of Texas, and the longest part of Afghanistan is 770 miles or 1,240 kilometer long. Most of Afghanistan is mountain. The Hindu Kush Mountains run northeast to southwest and divide…

Chinese Marxist Communism is a little bit different that of the Soviet Union. Under the rule of Chinese Revolutionary leader, Mao Zedong, the Chinese created a policy of openly opposing capitalism. This contrasted with the Soviet position, under Nikita Khrushchev, which was that Marxist Communism should co-exist with capitalism. The Chinese fought the United States and other capitalist nations in the Korean War and decided to reject relations with the United States. This was until the warming of…

economy, potentially destabilizing vulnerabilities…” The global economy was affected by this cold war, it brought it to its knees, and threated to destabilize it. Adding to the tension between the warring nations, and the already fickle economy, Nikita Khrushchev, a politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War, “ordered the construction of the berlin wall to stop the flood of east germans into west Germany” (au.af.mi). This only added to the separation of people, the…

In the world there are two kinds of people; the Marauder and the victim. Long since has society taught us that we are to be the victim. Not because we are an submissive people, but because the in the stories victim never has a full grasp of the evils that and ensuing. However people like Martin Luther King Jr.and the many (but all necessary) Black Lives Matter Activists, have shown everyday people how to break the government issued mold, and become the Marauder. Black Lives Matter protests…

Out of the videos I have viewed thus far in the semester, I have chosen to write my paper on the interview “The Origins of War” with Donald Kagan. Having read the novel (of the same name) in which this interview was based on, I am long time Kagan devotee. Many call his ideologies “too conservative” or pro preemptive strike aggression, but I concur with a vast majority of his opinions. In this video, Kagan states three of his main points on the origins of war: in order to avoid war, be prepared…

place in which they knew many people would have to pay attention and that place was Tiananmen square. The students continued their protests at Tiananmen Square, but they also had a plan that would have the Chinese government take notice in them. Nikita Khrushchev was coming for a visit to China and was willing to try to have relations with the Chinese government. The students saw this as an opportunity to have the Chinese government pay attention to them and they began by making Khrushchev's…

The United States of America gained prestige and recognition as a powerhouse that defended the freedom of Americans in the Fifties. After World War II the United States was the wealthiest country in the world. The other countries in the world placed America on a pedestal based on its healthy economy, freedom and consumer goods. The Fifties were known as the “happy days” where the American people experienced prosperity and peace. The image of the country was one of a utopia. It made perfect sense…

its elections, including sending hundreds of thousands of political workers to visit every Soviet home to encourage voting” (Doc D). The appearance of democracy needed to be sustained by the government. The Soviet leaders, Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev, feared the voting machine because it had the ability to bring organized voting and allow a form of freedom. Voters would have the…