Proxy war

This also allowed the United States fight in a proxy war, in which other countries did much or most of the fighting for themselves, with the financial support from the United States. The proxy war is a big advantage to Americans because it saved thousand of lives since there was never any direct conflict between the two super countries of the Soviet Union and America, and this lowered the chances of a nuclear war. Another advantage was the economic strength superiority of the United…

The cold war was a “war” between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although people called it a war, it was not really a war but more of an argument per say, there was no physical conflict between the two superpowers. They fought through proxy wars a war through third parties. This war went on for 45 years with the end result being the U.S. coming out victorious by bringing down the Berlin wall and the borders, freeing the people from communism, and having the Soviet Union being divided…

Communism is a social and political theory advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Communists were presented as threats in the United States and they are known as the Red Scare. The iron curtain wasn’t an actual curtain, but the line of separation was shaped as a curtain separating the non-communists and the communists. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a conflict between the United…

Ford would continue many of Nixon’s policies, even with resistance from the country in the context of the “Vietnam syndrome” which included a discredited presidency because both Nixon and Johnson supported feverishly a war that was eventually lost. Congress became the central power of the United States government. When Jimmy Carter ran for President, he modeled his beliefs after the American feelings of anti-intervention. He promised peace and honesty to the American…

fully involved in the Korean War, sending a countless number of men to support South Korea against the Soviet backed North Korea. When the war ended three years later, millions of people lost their lives. And for what, the Korean Peninsula is still divided today at the 38th Parallel. Veterans of the Korean War do not deserve to be forgotten, but remembered for service of protecting people in a foreign country. Soldiers today risk their lives to protect America, but Korean War veterans defended a…

The Cold War took place from the end of World War II, in 1945, to 1991, when the Soviet Union fell. It was a prolonged period of tension. The Cold War was not fought like any other war; it was fought through competitions such as the Space Race, Proxy Wars, and Sporting Events. The war was over the spread of communism, the idea the people in a country should share all the wealth and property. The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism throughout the world, but the United States wanted to keep…

ruling country they most likely go to war, but not many countries go from a war with their ruling country to a war with themselves. This is what happened to Vietnam. Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia, was ruled by France but then was granted independence in 1954. Vietnam then split into two states, the north being a communist and the south, a democratic republic. During this time, the United States (US), China, and the Soviet Union were engaged in the Cold War. The Soviet Union and China…

the decline. This paper discusses and analyzes Pinker’s thoughts on the causes of the decline in violence and questions the validity of his claims. The 20th Century has an image of ferociousness marked by the continuous onslaught of mass killings in war ravaged countries such as Congo and Syria. Yet Pinker argues that violence has gradually decreased over time because of changing conceptions towards violence, enlightenment and with it a dawn of empathy, as…

fresh water reserves present an unfavorable picture, with only 1% out of 3% accessible for direct human use. This scarcity, fueled by unequal distribution amongst countries caused by geographical and political obstacles, raises the potential of “water wars”. Such concerns are exacerbated by uncontrollable population growth, pollution due to industrialization and modernization, and climate change. A new approach to the sustainable distribution of water is necessary. International cooperation…

It is rare to have wars based solely on religion, although they make up about 40% of all other wars fought. Religious wars are motivated by a higher power or idol that is said to have commanded radical groups to kill in an unjust manner. Ethnic cleansing, for instance, is one aspect of war against religion. The Holocaust, for example, was a war against millions of Jewish men, women, and children were killed because of their ethnic background. Hitler’s affirmation of dominance of his race was…