During the Cold War, the world was engulfed in a game of "us- verses "them- ¯whichever superpower could gather the most countries, develop the fastest technology, threaten other nations with nuclear warfare, or walk on the moon first would win the race to superiority. ... When the Cold War ended in 1989 with the falling of the Berlin Wall, not only did Germany unite; globalization was introduced, establishing trade between nations: "Two nations who traffic with each other become reciprocally dependent; for if one has an interest in buying, the other has an interest in selling; and thus thei...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It took two months and huge quantities of supplies were taken, supposedly assuring that the Communists would not mount an offensive in Vietnam. ... The meeting of the two countries, reduced tensions and acknowledged an alteration in world politics, and risks of war with China were reduced. ... The Senate rejected two southern nominees for the Supreme court which upset the South even though they argues that they were unqualified because of their civil rights views and questions of personal moral principals. ... Nixon led the world in supporting American astronauts Neil Armstrong and ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Three men casually walked down the aisle; and from eight feet opened fire with sawed-off double barreled shotguns. ... As the motorcade approached an underpass, two shots were fired in rapid succession. ... Kennedy was survived by his wife and his two children. ... Two types of women's groups appeared in the United States during the 1960's. ...

• Word Count: 4042
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

Thus, the US as head of NATO and the Soviet Union as head of the Warsaw Pact naturally became the two dominant world powers, beginning a 40+ year "Cold War." ... With these two different pacts, Europe was torn in half, Western Europe being with NATO and Eastern Europe with the Warsaw Pact. This just caused more tension between the two superpowers, the United States and The Soviet Union... The two countries were divided not only by the wall, but they were also involved in two different pacts. ... This just led to more problems between the two superpowers, The Soviet Union and the Uni...

• Word Count: 3726
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School