The Cold War was the geopolitical, ideological, and financial battle between two world superpowers, the USA and the USSR that began in 1947 toward the end of the Second World War and endured until the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991. The Soviets reacted to the Marshall Plan with the Zhdanov Doctrine, uncovered in October of 1947. The Zhdanov Doctrine guaranteed that the United States was looking for worldwide mastery through American dominion, and in addition the breakdown of…
There are always two sides to every story and in order to fully understand a situation one must be informed about all aspects. When someone does not have all the information or possesses a limited viewpoint then the chances of bias and misunderstanding occurring increases exponentially. An individual’s outlook on current events heavily depends on where that person lives and how they interpret what the media reports; every issue has more than one perspective but the Western media is excellent at…
During World War II the United States and the Soviet Union joined forces out of necessity, despite the numerous differences they had, to help defeat the destructive and dangerous forces of Nazi Germany. Not shortly after the war ended in 1945, with the Axis powers surrendering, post war signs of mistrust were developing between the two countries leading to the beginning of the Cold War in 1947. The Cold War was a strong ongoing tension of political and military status. Both countries were very…
Following after World War II, Berlin split in two and Tyranny was shown to prevail due to this. On the ninth of November after almost 30 years the wall was broken down put up by the Soviet Union. Tyranny from the Soviet Union led to the “overnight” building of the Division of Berlin. The Berlin wall was built to halt immigration but with research, it was proven that there's more than meets the eye. The wall didn't go up without a fight, at least once it was up. Protests along with conflicts rose…
After World War II (WWII), Germany was split into a Western and Eastern half. The Soviet Union took the Eastern half, and the United States, France, and Great Britain took the Western half; they were considered the victors of World War II. Berlin being in the center of the Soviet Union’s territory was also split. Instead of two sides, it was split in to four sections. One side was for each victor to oversee and rebuild, since it was basically destroyed during the war. Because of this, the four…
Thirty years ago, Canada and the US opened negotiations in regards to a possible Free Trade Agreement. As a result, a nationwide contentious debate filled the streets and a call for an election was demanded as necessary. A bilateral agreement came to form, generating a FTA between the United States and Canada. By 1990, president Bush and the Mexican president divulged their intentions, on negotiating a free trade agreement. This ultimately posed a problem for the deciding governments. Should the…
After World War Two, the United States and Soviet Union emerged as the two Superpowers because they were the most powerful countries in the world at that time. The Cold War was a conflict between these Superpowers in political, conceptual, and economic values. Competition between the two Superpowers had a large impact on many European countries. The Superpowers greatly affected many European countries including Germany, Czechoslovakia, and France through their conflict with one another.…
a number of organizations such as international banking and the international monetary fund also served to ensure the new economy of the European countries were created . new agreements were created to promote the free exchange of international trade. But the real US aid was the Marshall plan aid based on credits granted for a period of four…
President Harry Truman became the 33rd President of the United States on April 12, 1945 after Franklin D. Roosevelt died from a cerebral hemorrhage. Truman, being thrust into a position that carries a lot of weight, was given the power to decide how the U.S. would operate with other countries. Some of Truman’s decisions like fighting against communism by manking the Truman Dcotrine and laying an anti-communism bedrock for foreign policy, trying to stop the expansion of the USSR and Manipulating…
The arrangement of division was important to separate between the Soviet Union and the countries that supported majority rule government. The Western Bloc was an episode that included global approach creators and hence, brought about America at the end of the day turning into the Policeman of the world (Solomon, 2011). North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or all the more normally eluded as NATO, is a…