AP* World History Study Guide and Graphic Organizers – Unit 5: The Modern World, 1914 CE – present 1. World War I Students are required to know the causes, major events, and consequences of WWI 1) Causes a) Imperialism i) No new lands to expand into – some nations didn’t have many colonies (Germany, Italy) ii) Rivalries as nations competed for colonies iii) Sometimes armed conflict in colonial lands for control over resources b) Nationalism i) Pride in one’s nation, want one’s nation to
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The Yalta Conference, February 1945 In February 1945 the Allied leaders met at the Alta at Yalta in the Ukraine to plan what would happen to Europe after the war ended. An extract from President Roosevelt’s report to the US Congress on the Yalta conference claims that that they although they argued freely and frankly, an animus agreement was reached. It said ‘We argued freely and frankly across the table. But at the end on every point unanimous agreement was reached... We know, of course, that it
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Ashley Freeman Dr. Earnest United States History II 1302 December 3, 2013 Analyzing John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address Even though we are not sure if John F. Kennedy wrote his own speeches or not, what we can tell from his Inaugural Address, is that the person was well educated and was definitely a political individual. At first, the audience was just the citizens that had ended up showing up for the speech and the ones who watched the address on the television, but then he starts his speech
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The Soviet Union’s expansion into Western Europe began with one man’s greed, and then followed by another’s need for retribution. During WWII, Adolf Hitler had brokered a policy with the Soviet Union, the German-Soviet Pact, with promises not to attack one another and to supply one another with manufactured goods from Germany, and raw materials from the Soviets. As we, all know from High School History class, this was only a temporary way to keep the Soviets from countering Hitler’s defeat of Poland
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the people president and he had a way with words, he was able to reach out to people everywhere.” How important of a role did President Reagan play in the Cold War finally coming to an end? D. Smith “It is true that some of the ground work was laid out by previous presidents but Reagan was instrumental in the end of the cold war. Reagan spoke to people everywhere, proclaiming independence and freedom from communism.” D. Smith “After all he was the one that finally people to understand
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The period of 1953-1961 is widely considered to be one of a thaw in Cold War tensions between the two global superpowers of the USA and USSR. The death of Josef Stalin in 1953 and the election of Dwight Eisenhower – serving two terms in this period - brought a change in leadership in both nations and with that, an inevitable change in policies. Confrontation in this period did not necessarily only apply to direct military intervention, with both sides talking pugnaciously towards one another, making
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improvised than planned, causing numerous difficulties. Rectifying the problems in the Stalinist economy was crucial for Khrushchev, for the Soviet people and for the Soviet Union. The USSR had to maintain its position as a superpower during the Cold War. This was not only a military consideration but also one of ideological legitimacy, as the USSR had to prove to the world that Soviet socialism was better than the capitalist West. Khrushchev believed that one way of doing this was to replace the
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major consequences the cold war had on the United States as a society. The paper will also go into the way the cold war affected the American population as a whole. The paper will also look at the reason the war could have been beneficial or detrimental on the United States. Cause and Effect of War The cold war took place during the mid-40’s and on into the late 80’s. The cold war got its name cold war due to the fact that there was not an active war at all. The cold war later on would cause
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In cold blood was written by Truman capote in 1965 detailing the brutal 1959 murders of Herbert clutter, his wife and their two kids Nancy and Kenyan clutter. Truman capote tries to remain unbiased, in his book In cold blood by attempting to counter his affinity to the killers (i.e. Perry and dick) but when you read this novel his bias becomes apparent due to his disdain for the death penalty. Shown by pointing out his belief that dick and Perry’s trial was unfair and unjust it begins with capote
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Nicholas Lehman Mr. Davis AP US History 31 May, 2012 Bay of Pigs They Bay of Pigs was a failed operation by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba, with encouragement from the US government, attempting to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. The Bay of Pigs took place in Cuba and was launched in April 1961 shortly after John F. Kennedy became president. The defending force were trained and equipped by Eastern Bloc nations, defeated the invading exile combatants
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