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missile base in Cuba. President Kennedy called for a naval blockade and demanded the removal of the missiles. War was avoided when the Russians agreed to remove the missiles and the United States agreed to never invade Cuba unless provoked directly by Cuba. In July 1965, the United States sent 150,000 US troops to Vietnam. North Vietnam was trying to make South Vietnam a communist nation. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and South Vietnam was supported by the United…

The Cold War was a rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union, as events swept the nation with their thirst of beating the other. Although this mainly took place between the two, major effects dominated over the rest of the world as their rivalry affected other Nations around them. Many countries had been affected by the Cold War and some had serious consequences. Knowing what was going on during the Cold War will perhaps give an explanation to how this played out for the rest of the…

took place from 1950 until the1990s, there were two main Super Powers the Soviet Union and the United States. This paper will discuss Cuba, one of the many Client States, and its relationship with the Soviet Union. Cuba’s relationship with the Soviet Union during the Cold War ultimately helped Fidel Castro become the Head of State in Cuba. After Cuba became a communist country their relationship with the Soviet Union was mutually beneficial because they were able to access goods together they…

place between the Soviet Union, the United States, and the majority of the European countries to the west of Russia, primarily Britain and France. The United States, a nation striving to grow in trade and capitalism, was not inclined to allow the Soviet Union to bring their communism and suppressive ideals…

Dividing a nation has not only a huge impact internationally but to its own citizens as well. The Berlin Wall, for twenty-eight years, separated friends, family, and a nation. Unable to agree on a German peace treaty after world war two, the US, Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France maintained a four power responsibility in Berlin (Harrison 53). Due to economic, political, and social consequences, the Berlin Wall divided Berlin into two very distinctively different cities. East Berlin was…

“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 into several different…

Western Germany was occupied by the United States, France and Britain. Eastern Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union. Eventually, the French, British, and American zones merged and formed what would later be known as the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). The Soviet zone became the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The aftermath of World War Two is what led to the…

in a state of despair in 1945 due to the economical, political and physical damage the war had caused ‘Wohin wir blicken. Ruinen, Schutt und Asche […] Die Wirtschaft ist desorganisiert und völlig gelähmt.’ In the aftermath of the war, the Soviet Union, the Western powers and those within each Allied regime had different views on the way in which Germany’s future should be shaped. This was particularly evident at the Potsdam conference, with the introduction of the currency reform and the…

short term in office (1961-1963). The events to be discussed will be the Bay of Pigs invasion, The Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Berlin Crisis. Anyone of these events had the potential capability to catapult the free world into a war with the Soviet Union. The Bay of Pigs Invasion The first discussion and planning for the Bay of Pig 's invasion were formally initiated during the Eisenhower administration and put into motion. The operation that Eisenhower had put into motion was unstoppable even…

of His foreign policy Flexible Response..This a way to approach situations with diplomatic and political choices.It was utilized during the cuban missile crisis when asked for help and missiles were given to response kennedy had the navy set up a blockade to stop them from getting missiles which was a more wise choice because they could have had them sent at anytime.He also used flexible response during the peace corps.The peace corps was a volunteer program run by the united states to help…