"The cold war was the inevitable global conflict between capitalism and communism" Since 1945 to 1991 the world faced a non-violent war know as the Cold War. During lots of years historians have discussed if this global conflict between capitalism and communism was inevitable or not. ... Lets start to analyze the facts that may let to assure as that the Cold War was an inevitable global conflict between capitalism and communism. ... On the other hand, the presence of Truman accelerates the process of the war, for the reason that Truman was more hostile to communism than Roosevelt was an...

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With the issue of this charter on October 24, 1945, the United Nations came to be globally recognized (Ross 11). ... The United States also helps out the United Nations by the United States military presence globally. The United States Armed Forces is known throughout the world for its superiority and presence. ...

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The Spanish American war opened the door for the US to rise to power globally and thus become a force to be reckoned with herself. ... With the US naval base in Pearl Harbor being bombed by the Empire of Japan in 1941, the US was once again thrust into global warfare. World War II saw the induction of modern day tactics, modern day technology, and the idea of global domination was in fact an idea of the past that should stay there. ... British and American forces have now been stationed globally and on several occasions once again "spilled the same blood in the same mud". ... The treaty w...

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Berkeley protesters became national leaders as the protests spread nationwide; more than 50,000 students, faculties and other activists from different universities traveled to Washington D.C to protest the war (Von Eschen lecture, Global Protest and Détente) From this atmosphere, two Berkeley residents formed the Black Panther, an African American revolutionary leftist party that practiced militant self-defense against U.S. government brutality, and fought to establish revolutionary socialism through mass organizing and community-based programs. ... Che became a symbol of revolution for...

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Introduction When I first sat down and researched into American exceptionalism I discovered an idea that was complex in not just its definition but also its understanding. I quickly learned I was researching something that spanned political, historical and religious backgrounds and tapped into the heart of the American attitude most recently seen in Obama's election victory speech of "yes we can".1 Despite this, the president recently appeared to be hesitant to proclaim views of support for exceptionalism. Asked by a reporter in Strasbourg, France, whether he subscribed, as his...

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This establishment of a "common plan- parallels closely all hitherto attempted global environmental summits and regulations, which seek to establish some sort of guidelines for dealing with this global problem. It would then appear that steps taken so far in the advancement of environmental protection previously existed, and had been preempted by the Communist Manifesto, and are more clearly depicted in the Preamble to Agenda 21: "This process marks the beginning of a new global partnership for sustainable development."" ... This was all possible due to the heavy investments from the social...

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The US was the leader of a global alliance of capitalist states created to prevent the spread of communism, whereas China cast its lot with the rival block headed by the Soviet Union, which supported communism. ... For over a century the national interests of China have been reflected in the following foreign policy objectives of communist China: (a) to preserve the national territory from foreign annexation or intrusion; (b) To regain what had been lost through foreign interventions; (c) To repel from her borders any threatening or hostile military presence, be it Russian, Japanese, Ameri...

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The present is based on the past. The experiences in our past lives shape the way we live today. The same can be held true for the world of politics and international relations. The present system of the world is established on what happened centuries ago. To follow from that, what happened fifty- s...

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introduction The concept of strategic geometry comprises the notion that that the interactions and interconnections between a number of political actors within a particular system of international relations, either global or regional can be seen in terms of geometric patterns of strategic configurations. It can be a case of simple geometry, in which A interacts with B: but in a more complex system such as that of Asia, with the presence of more than one major actor, each with their distinct, sometimes conflicting political agendas, the interaction between A and B will be likely to affect C o...

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Brezhnev and the Soviet Union preparing attempting to help the transition from capitalism to socialism while at the same time preventing the Western nations from deterring the change, while the Americans under Carter looked to upgrade their policy of containment to better hold the advancing Soviet presence in the world. ... Although the Soviet Union was for the most part self-supporting, increasing global interdependence did not leave the Soviet Union uninfluenced. ...

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First of all, peace in Europe was to be guaranteed by the global cooperation of the United States, Britain, and Russia within the framework of the United Nations. ... Roosevelt's presence at Yalta had consequences in the Far East, the Mid East, central and western Europe, and basically the world at large. ...

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The Truman Doctrine was introduced on 12 March 1947, marking the start of American Containment Policy. It provided economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey, which were in a state of devastation after World War II, and in fear that these weakened countries may succumb to communist pressure or t...

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Background and During the Cooling of Relations The Second World War drastically changed the political map of the world, and especially the European continent. The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. The anti-Hitler coalition, the main role whic...

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