views of the Vietnam War and reveal a stark reversal of public opinion on the issue of the United States’ intervention. Merle Haggard’s country piece embraces American nationalism, i.e. the notion that citizens should support their country during times of war, and reaffirms the imagery of the American Dream, i.e. that hard work pays off with success. While Bruce Springsteen directly challenges those ideas in his piece and hints at the wave of disillusionment during the post-war period and the gradual
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Cold War Ideology and Policies Axia College April Griffin January 29, 2012 The Cold War Ideology that crystallized after WWII changed wartime alliances that existed during the war because after time the Soviet Union and the United
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about by the end of World War II. Between 1945 and 2018, the world has seen the rise and fall of communism governments, has witnessed countries formed and others torn apart. The world has seen empires fall and superpowers rise to take their place, only to become locked in the ideological Cold War that left all in fear of nuclear war. No country remained unaffected by the conflict of the United States (US) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Consequently, Cold War politics continue to affect
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From the end of the Cold War until 9/11 * From 9/11 until the Global Financial Crisis * From the GFC to present day ------------------------------------------------- From the Cold War until 9/11 * Period from 1989 until 2011 * After a stagnant period, the 1990s turned into a decade of economic growth * Globalization saw a technological revolution * Number of states increased at the UN 1989: End of power politics * End of Bipolarity – The Cold War was marked as an era
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Cold War Ideology and Policies Amanda Harp His135 January 27, 2012 Mary Barcroft Cold War Ideology and Policies The cold war weighed heavily on the American people in the 1940’s and 1950’s. The war was between the Soviet Union and the United States. Communism was a huge concern to the United States. After the war, was over wartime alliance changed in a remarkable way. Because of communist spies, fear of an atomic bomb had struck the hearts and minds of the American people. They worried that
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‘A cold war between East and West was inevitable after 1945.’ Do you agree? Up until May 7th 1945 Germany had been Europe’s main defence against Russian hegemony. Once the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany was complete, this defence no longer existed and the USSR held onto the territorial gains it had made during its monumental war effort. Germany’s fate had not yet been decided but in the meantime it had been divided into four areas by the former Allies. The tension between the remaining post war Superpowers
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Was the Korean War a turning point in the Civil War? The Korean War was thus a turning point in the development of the Cold War in that it marked a shift in the focal point in the development of tensions, from Europe to East Asia, with many indirect conflicts being largely confined to Europe. The Korean War was the first time that communism and capitalism were to fight against each other. It was hence a turning point in the development of the Cold War — instead of tensions developing between the
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In assessing any aspect of the Cold War, one must remember that it was not just about ideology. The Cold War was also a tense series of events characterized by the conflicting policies of realpolitik that both the United States and the Soviet Union employed in attempt to secure their respective national securities. Any answer to the question of which country was most to blame for these tensions must therefore take into account the ideological and geopolitical goals of both sides. It is important
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The Cold War, by John Lewis Gaddis, is an extremely researched, and stunningly written historical account of the Cold War. Gaddis is the Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University. Gaddis is best known for his work on the Cold War. John Lewis Gaddis was born in 1941 in Cotulla, Texas. Gaddis received his PhD at the University of Texas at Austin, and has since taught and at multiple universities and has received numerous awards and distinctions. Gaddis won a Pulitzer Prize in 2012
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The Americans were more responsible in terms of their attitudes in 1945 for creating the Cold war. As we can see the USSR and the United States, both had different ideologies and points of view which set the base for confrontation after the Second World War. The soviet attitudes were straight-forward. Stalin´s main aim was to safeguard and rebuild the Soviet Union. However, his actions created hostility over the West. His foreign policy was based on taking advantage of the military situation in
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