Soviet war in Afghanistan

through the invasion which was their as proof. The US, and other countries, sent supply to the rebels against the SU backed government SU withdrew from Middle East beginning in 1988, with no clear outcome to the war and leadership disputed by many groups. AIDS Quilt The AIDS quilt is social event because it was a social movement to bring awareness of AIDS. Many people during this era contracted HIV which turned to AIDS and killed them. There was not much…

Cold War o The War in Vietnam o The Space Race o The Women’s Movement o The 1973 Oil Crisis THE COLD WAR ~ DETENTE -The tension between The Soviet Union and The U.S. began to cool down, only to return at its initial state in the late 70s’. -The fright of a possible nuclear war became almost routine-like for both nations, especially after the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) -Earlier agreements on Arms Control: o The Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963) -> the first arms control agreement of the Cold War…

However, the Vietnam War in other nations is known as the Resistance War against America. From the perspective of the United States, what they thought they did seemed relatively appropriate, even if other nations perceived their actions as inappropriate. Another example that one can argue created a major ordeal in the world today can be historically taken back to the series of Soviet-Afghan war in the 18 century between the Afghans and the Soviets. The intervention of the United States…

The history of the Cold War is well-known to foreign policy analysis scholars, yet the United Nations’ role and its lost opportunities in the Cold War era remain largely undervalued, overlooked and misinterpreted. This paper attempts to sort out this missing puzzle and its current foreign policy implications. After the failure of the League of Nations, the foundation of the United Nations as a result of the conclusion of the WWII was the second brave political endeavour to unite nation states…

once said “Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime,” (“Ernest Hemingway”) especially true because of how war affects civilians. (BS-1) In Under the Persimmon Tree, characters experience a loss of control over their lives and consequently a loss of hope as well. (BS-2) For many, humanity and morals become less of a priority as war leaves them struggling to survive. (BS-3) However after experiencing all these negative aspects of war, survivors still come…

Gorbachev came to power as the head of the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s, and during his time in office he introduced a series of reforms which were seen to contribute to the communist bloc’s disillusion. His primary reforms were economic and political, but the policies associated with Gorbachev were glasnost (publicity, openness), perestroika (restructuring), uskorenie (acceleration) and demokratizatsaiia (democratisation). The reforms were so destabilising as the economic reforms were…

the Soviet Union, and more recently has battled to maintain a peaceful…

declared war on him. This was the start of a war that would span over six years. There was a destruction of property gained during the rise after the First World War. “The products of industry-tanks, submarines, strategic bombing-had destroyed the structures of industry society-factories, ports, and railroads (Joshua Cole 643).” The Second World War is estimated to have claimed 45 -60 million lives. This war is said to the most deadly events to ever grace the face of the earth. The war was…

Reagan took action against communism and the Cold War long before his two presidential terms. Before his election, The United States leaders believed the best strategy to bring about the conclusion of the Cold War was containment and détente. Containment was used as an attempt to stop the Soviet Union from spreading communism beyond their own territories and lands, while détente was an attempt of the United States’ peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union. Ronald Reagan, detesting détente,…

purest form of Islam. And, on top of that, they use the religious concept of jihad as a reason for attacking western forces and allies. Juergensmeyer explains, “the perpetrators see themselves as soldiers in a spiritual army, engaged in a great cosmic war. These religious warriors hope that their victory will usher in a new epoch and a new religious kingdom on earth.” From this statement one can conclude that religion can be the sole driving force that convinces followers to carry out violent…