Yale Political Union

The 33rd President of the United States came to power at a crucial, transitional time for the Nation. Harry S. Truman succeeded to the presidency during the final months of the World War II. Truman had to guide the Nation through the end of the war, the atomic bomb, and the beginning of the Cold War. Throughout his first and second terms, he faced crucial decisions that were detrimental for the future of the American foreign policy and that would leave a legacy. Harry S. Truman was born into a…

The famous Animal Farm by George Orwell wasn’t always seen as a great political satire, it was in fact mistaken as a children’s book. Orwell wrote the book as an allegorical fable, he wrote Animal Farm this way to communicate meanings to audiences in different social contexts, some in which Orwell intended. George Orwell used Animal Farm to criticize the communist betrayal of the ideals the Soviet Union was based on. Orwell used events and characters to symbolize the different people and events…

A proxy war is a war that involves opposing powers fighting against each other indirectly through third parties in order to gain power (Cold War, 2). During what is known as the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union engage in a proxy war. Each power doesn 't actually fire upon the other, but they aid the third party countries to win the fight. They used these client states to fight for their beliefs. In this Cold War fight, the Soviet Union’s goal was to spread worldwide Communism,…

The Cold War began from mistrust, misunderstandings, and misconceptions between both the United States and the Soviet Union. While World War II was happening the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britan formed allies to take down the Nazis. After the war, the Soviet Union had different goals for the future of Europe than the rest of the Western Allies creating tension. The death of President Roosevelt, who was a supporter of Stalin and replaced with Truman, who agreed heavily with Britain,…

the media was total. Those who attempted to listen, read etc. anything else were severely punished” (Life in the USSR). For those who disobeyed, the labor camps they would face. 1984 displays an ominously similar picture to that of Stalin’s Soviet Union. The telescreens and Newspeak dictionary in the novel serve to subjugate every citizen into following explicit orders and not deviating from the predetermined path set by Big Brother. The end of the novel shows us what the Ministry of Love truly…

After World War II it was believed there were two nations that came out decisively as the far more superior out of any other nation that participated in the war. Both the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be the two nations that would eventually become the leaders in politics, military, and technological advances among any other nation around the world. Although the two nations were allies and fought together against the Axis powers during World War II, they would become rivals in…

that allows for countries within the globe to come into a trade agreement with other nations. It is an open organization that allows governments to settle trade disputes amongst themselves. Currently, it has 153 countries affiliated to it. European Union (EU) is a regional economic group that involves European nations who engage in trade amongst member countries. The Euro is one of the binding factors apart from being the reason behind the ambitious nature of these nations in terms of trade. It…

being built so close to the shores of the United States, war was on the border of nuclear war. According to Smith (2003), “[on] September 4, President Kennedy revealed the presence of ground-to-air antiaircraft missiles in Cuba and warned the Soviet Union not to install offensive weapons in Cuba,” in which the Soviets did not listen too (266). The Kennedy administration went into a state of crisis management that took them in many different directions. Most of the administration was torn between…

international terrorism and energy securities are implicated by this treaty. This essay argues that through booth political and military means, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization provides improvement to security during hostile times and peaceful times, which displays the development against specific and current issues. What are the…

The Massacre in Ludlow, Colorado In the early 1900s, labor issues in the United States were becoming more of a problem that people acknowledged and began to respond against. During this time, the western part of America was flowing with business; including many labor intensive jobs such as mining and laying railroad tracks. Although these jobs were often dangerous and exhausting, desperate men were willing to work under poor conditions just to care for their families. Eventually workers began…