Union blockade

economic and political institutions, and much of this was felt through Europe. When the power left in Europe, the United States and the Soviet Union began reordering the European relations. In Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union began reconstructing based on the goals of the Moscow communist parties. In Western Europe, their economic shortages and fears of the Soviet Union made them dependent on the United States. In order for there not to be an economic collapse, the United States developed and…

led to the crisis The Cuban missile crisis, was the instance known to all, where the world was the closest to a nuclear warfare between 2 of the most powerful countries at the time. This crisis involved 2 superpowers, the United States, The Soviet Union and the Island of Cuba. Cuba is a small island that is located 160 km from the coast of Florida (USA), it was a US ally that had US businesses and a US military base in Guantanamo. A revolution that began in 1953 was led by Fidel Castro to…

Castro rose to power by promising rent ceilings and nationalized businesses (McKay 980). He wanted a command economy that would guarantee prosperity for all of Cuba. In his interview he spoke on how the blockade and the anti-Cuban policies of the United Stated hindered that economic freedom (Castro). In his mind the United Sates was oppressive and obstructed his goal of bringing economic equality to his people. Similarly, Robespierre argued that commerce…

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…

Joseph Stalin was a violent and cruel leader that led the Soviet Union into World War II and dictated Russia for many years. Many people considered Joseph Stalin as a tyrant because of the gruesome actions he did for the Soviet Union in order to win wars and battles. Despite his horrific contributions to his army, he guided the Soviet Union through wars with tedious tactics and battle strategies. First, Joseph Stalin’s early life was brutal. Many people suggest that it was his childhood…

Reasons for North’s Victory in the Civil War Economic Capabilities, Lee’s and Grant’s Military Strategies, and the North and South Armies Many studies have been conducted by scholars to determine why the North won the Civil War. Many scholars believe that it has to do with the North’s efficient military strategies; however, there are more factors that contribute to the North’s victory. Hattaway and Jones (2001), scholars from the University of…

The Berlin Wall was more than just a barrier, and a physical division of East and West Berlin. It was a symbolic boundary between communism and capitalism (Germany and Soviet Union). What you are about to read was a drastic event that eventually lead to a turning point in history. It mostly divided as well as it isolated Germany and the world between the communist and the capitalist blocs and caused major damages to society. Before the wall existed, the citizens who lived in Berlin could freely…

Nuclear missiles are one of the most dangerous weapons made by man today. Want to know how the end of the world would look like. Just imagine living in a radioactive wasteland in a global nuclear war era where there is no sign of life ever existing again, dead trees, burnt grass, the extinction of all humans, and wildlife ceasing to exit. Every edible crop, or source of drinking water would be completely contaminated. This would have been the results of our Earth if Premier Kruschchev, and…

of sugar in the late 1800’s and a leisure destination for Americas rich and famous, its ties suddenly changed when Fidel Castro’s overthrew the Battista regime, announced his Communist intentions and turned to the Communist influence of the Soviet Union. With the threat of Soviet power so close to the U.S., President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a partial embargo on Cuba’s export which led to the modern embargo on Cuba that everyone knows. The problem is this embargo ended a lot of opportunities…

constructed instead. A CIA consultant noticed this and it raised questions in his mind as he observed, “Cubans play baseball, Russians play soccer.” The Cuban Missile Crisis was due to a chain of events involving the United States, Cuba, and the Soviet Union. Those events began with Fulgencio Batista becoming a dictator, Fidel Castro revolting against the…