Introduction The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed in 1949 to deter the communist threat during the Cold War era. Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, NATO’s primary goal was to contain the threat that was thought to originate from behind the eastern borders. NATO’s primary function was collective defense, as envisaged by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. However, the alliance was militarily dominated by the United States. From its very beginning, NATO was not simply
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days of the year, let us remember and celebrate their lives. As we remember them, let us not forget their families, friends, and fellow service members some of which are here with us today. Gathered here today are veterans from WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Grenada, US invasion of Panama, the Persian Gulf War, the Intervention in Bosnia, and the Invasions of Afghanistan and
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role became more evident with the use of U.S. military force in international incidents like U.S. intervention in the 2011 Libyan Civil War to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and U.S. involvement in the 2011 Yemeni Civil War protesting the leadership of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Despite the United States being hailed as a defender of democracy by some, their actions are usually not selfless. In both situations protecting United States interests was a major factor. Both Libya and Yemen
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expansion and communist revolutions around the world with military forces, economic assistance, and political influence Cuban Missile Crisis: the 1962 confrontation over the deployment of ballistic missiles in Cuba that nearly escalated into nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union Defense policy: area of policy making that focuses on the strategies that a country uses to protect itself from its enemies Democratic enlargement: policy implemented during the Clinton administration
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developments. The arms race ultimately prevented tensions from escalating into an actual fully fledged war. On the other hand there were de-stabilising factors that put both countries on the brink of nuclear warfare and the world at risk of annihilation, such as the pressure of domestic politics, hot wars in Korea and Vietnam, and the Cuban missile crisis. Regardless of these factors the war remained a Cold war. This is because the arms race created the most important stabilising factor which was mutually
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significance of the Russo Japanese water: 1906 revolutions; Stolypin and the duma; the impact of the first world war (1914-18) on Russia * 1917 Revolutions: February/ March revolutions; provisional government and Dual power (soviets): October/November Bolshevik Revolution; Lenin and Trotsky * Lenin’s Russia (1917-24): consolidation of new soviet state; civil war; War communism; NEP; terror and coercion; Foreign relations * * Gorbachev
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write about for a world history coarse or textbook. Where one starts amidst the vast sea of our worlds history is a large part of where the coarse or text will go. For a coarse such as this one, based on modern world history with the emphasis on war and environmental and technical change we cannot start too far back on a timeline because otherwise we will never reach the modern history. As a starting point the middle ages works well because it gives us a slight background of the ancient worlds
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How far do you agree with the view that the development of the Cold War in the years 1945-49 was mainly due to ‘Stalin’s own errors’? I disagree with the statement - sources 7, 8 and 9 all suggest that the Cold War had many contributing factors, although it was ultimately the USA’s own economic and national interests to blame, rather than Stalin’s errors, as a result of acts and policies such as the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine in 1947. Both providing evidence to support this view are sources
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The Cold War shaped 1950s American society and culture by creating a larger population, a stronger economy and a more persuasive media. By airing TV shows showing what an American family should look like, believe, and act like, American society became more and more persuaded into the “ideals” of society. The 1950s brought forth a growing US population. More and more Americans were getting married. These newlyweds also tended to be younger in age. Teenagers were getting married as young as 18 and
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