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communist countries: China, east Germany, north Korea, and…

laid its sight on South Korea. A war that showed no promising result for both sides, yet committed over 1.3 million casualties. The war ended with both sides receive severe losses and gained very little in return. This war showed the relentless attempts by the the spreading of communism while democracy held its ground and won’t back down to any other powers, this war was a means of both sides trying to show which style of government is better. The Invasion of North Korea began…

instead of against one another for a short time, but a successful transformation did not happen in China. The country of Turkey quickly integrated itself into the world economy during this time period after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk created the Turkish Republic in 1923. He modernized Turkey with western dress, education, calendar roman alphabet, separated church and state and gave women the right to vote. Turkey become an important trade center between Asia and Europe. Turkeys' reliance on the…

The Cold War began in 1945 after WW II, between the United States and the Soviet Union. Each country had their own ideologies about how to rebuild Europe after the war. President Truman and the Russians leader Joseph Stalin were in disagreement on how to divide postwar Europe. The Soviets controlled Poland and most of the Balkans while the American and British forces had liberated Western Europe from Scandinavia to Italy. The Russians were concerned about past invasions and were intent on…

War has always been a controversial issue in the United States. For a war to get public approval, the government has to successfully justify the war and lay out a clear plan for its quick and honorable end. Most wars have been justified as being for the defense of the United States or its interests. Prior to and including World War II, if the President decided that war was needed, he would ask Congress for an official declaration of war. This process is enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the…

Introduction The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has come a long way since she was first established in 1965. The SAF became a conscript armed force in 1967 and started off with two infantry battalions and three Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) ships (Mindef, 2017). The Republic of Singapore Airforce (RSAF) was formed in 1968 with eight aircrafts to train the pilots (Mindef, 2017). During the 1960s, the priority was to build the foundation for Singapore’s defence (Mindef, 2017). Today, as…

In 1946, Canada gave political asylum to Igor Gouzenko, a soviet sipher clerk responsible for stealing 109 documents, which proved soviet spies were operating in Canada and the United States. Gouzenko’s actions arguably began this period of tension between the Americas and the Soviet Union, now known as the Cold War. When Canada accepted Gouzenko’s claims against the Soviet’s as reality, we launched ourselves into the Cold War. Although the majority of the conflict was between the United States…

The Cold War is fascinating because it could have been World War III. The tension between the U.S. and the Russians was nail-biting and extremely dangerous. But people fail to realize how much further one can go into the whole situation. All the things about the political side, spies, strategies, scandals, and the possible nuclear war. Also, what was Russia’s point of view on the Cold War? What needs to be clarified is the immense cultural effects that the War had on America/Soviet Union and how…

The war was started since Japan and Russia had conflicts over who should take control of Korea and Manchuria. Throughout the war, heavy casualties piled up on both sides. However, Japan eventually took control of both the sea and land battles, leaving Russia defeated. Japan became the first Asian Power to defeat a European Power in Modern Times…

Australia: A Future Superpower The smallest continent halfway across the world from its political allies is setting its place in the world. Through its strong economy and military position Australia is an ever growing superpower. Australia 's diverse environment provides a wide variety of resources that protect them from foreign dependence. The 6th largest country in the world has an economic growth of 3% annually. Australia is a primary member of the leading military alliance on the planet…