The Cold War can be described as a state of tension between countries in which each side develops policies that are made to strengthen it and weaken the other by falling short by actual war. However, the Cold War beginning in 1947 was more of a verbal war, which was mainly fought through newspapers, magazines, radio and other propaganda methods. ... This second front was important for Stalin, as it would help to take the pressure off the Russians on the Eastern Front. ... Military issues prevailed during the development of the cold war leading to the fear of many people. ... The Cold War was a...

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Essentially, the war ended the Great Depression. ... They still wanted to continue working after the war. ... Their experience helped pave the way for a women's movement in later years and the war was an important step on the road to equal rights for women. World War II largely effected American's of all kinds. As it was seen as a negative thing in the beginning, it actually proved to be a largely positive event in America's time. ...

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The Cold War is a difficult term to define. ... In order to describe the causes of the Cold War, it is important to fully understand what the Cold War actually means. The term "Cold War" means a war fought on every front except actual fighting. ... It is possible to say that the Cold War was a war of Communism versus Capitalism. ... Most importantly, the "Truman Doctrine" also committed the U.S to play a big part in world affairs: The U.S, not the UN, would be the world's police force. ...

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The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. ... In addition, the United States played in the war, and as the largest creditor of the coalition, which after the war proved to be financially dependent on the United States. ... The establishment of the ruined economy of the country also participated huge army of prisoners of war. However, by 1945 the country was far from the pre-war economic indicators. ... The geographical position of the United States played an important role in the prosperity of America in the war years, in the new condition...

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The single most important event since 1877 in United States history was the Manhattan Project, the project to create the Atomic Bomb. ... The Manhattan Project was such an important project because it not only ended World War II but it brought the world into the nuclear age and the new era of the cold war. ... The allied military leaders estimated extremely high casualties in the event of the invasion. ... The Manhattan Project not only ended the largest and most destructive war in a decisive manor, it also shaped world politics throughout the cold war. ... In conclusion, the project to cr...

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Despite the terrible suffering and loss of life which wars cause they also can be seen as performing important functions for the ordering and maintenance of international society. ... The advent of total war, that is, war against entire populations for unlimited stakes made war at best a dangerous instrument of state policy. ... In considering the likelihood of major war in the future it is necessary to inquire into the causes of war. ... Events in Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere signaled that global politics were entering on a new and uncertain phase. ... Hegemonic wars we...

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In order to understand the Cold War, one must understand Soviet motives for expansion following the WWII and the consequences of such expansion, most importantly in regards to Poland, all of which will be examined. This will be followed by a discussion of the events of the Yalta conference. ... Lastly, it is important to consider how American economic and military concerns provided further motivation for the creation of a new threat. ... Secondly, it would allow the Western powers to directly influence events on the European mainland. ... He was unsuccessful however, as the Poles refused to n...

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The bombing of Hiroshima was one of the pivotal events of the twentieth century, yet this controversial question remains unanswered. ... The war is over. (Takaki 4)" A tremendously significant event had occurred. ... "Events occur in contexts," and in 1945, "it seemed that nothing less than suck a devastation would serve to eradicate a Japanese militarist regime." ... But, the decision was also related to postwar concerns; the reality of Soviet Expansion in Eastern Europe as well as in Asia and, more important, the fearful prospect of an atomic arms race (Takaki 6). ...

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was by far the most significant event in the cold war. This event brought together the United States government to collaborate and resolve a chaotic crisis with such poise that resulted in peace. ... This event caused much speculation in regards to this meetings intent. ... With this event in our nations past, we are able to come to understand the true complexities that surface in situations such as these. ... But the most important lesson is found in the avoidance of war. ...

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Eliminating the Threat: Why Saddam had to be removed from Power It must be understood that United States is now engaged in a Great War, a world war, the third world war since the defeat of the Germans in World War I. ... Known as the "Saddam Diet-, Hussein would order his ministers to exhibitions at government events where graphic weapon demonstrations were used to show what would happen to dissenters of his cause (Kaplan 7). ... Even Kuwait fell victim to an invasion by Iraq that resulted in the 1992 Gulf War. ... An Iraqi defector told the New York Times that "We were training these ...

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Economic stability and growth are important factors in a states endeavor to acquire political power. ... The events leading up to the cold war were several shifts in power resulting from WWI and WWII. ... Eventually the U.S. and Russia approach the threshold of nuclear war over the installation of nuclear weapons in Cuba. ... If Soviet ships carrying weapons for Cuba did not turn back or refused to be searched, a war was likely to begin. ... By defining the true political meaning of power; economic and military ability, examining the natural state of man, and recounting the Cold War, explicit...

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Lao Tzu's ideal government is vulnerable in war. ... So if war is inevitable, then they would make every effort to win the war. ... If Lao Tzu was our president, he will not initiate any action to prevent any future terrorist attack even after the suffering from the tragic event on September 11. ... Armed forces are the most important factor for a country to stay in power and more importantly, to defend itself from a hostile country. ... In comparison, Lao Tzu does not prepare for war, nor does he practice strategies to win a war. ...

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The rationale behind this, one of the most important events of World War II, is still a subject of heated debate. ... (Doc A) If the US had gone through with a full-scale invasion, according to Secretary of War Henry Stimpson, "the major fighting would not end until the latter part of 1946." (Doc A) British Prime Minister Winston Churchill embodied the motivation of the US government to use the Atomic bomb by describing it as "the end of the whole war in one or two violent shocks a merciful abridgement of the slaughter in the East." ... The Japanese, on the other hand, had no intention of e...

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Each decade has left a unique mark on our country and our world, and the aftereffects of decisions and events that happened ten, fifty or a hundred years ago still have a great impact on our lives today. ... Looming not too distantly on the horizon was the juggernaut of World War II. ... Yet all this was put to a stop, for a time, as the nation was hurled headlong into the war. ... America could no longer turn a blind eye to the events in Europe and around the globe "we had to fight back. ... Meanwhile, back home, women experienced a revolution of their own "with husbands and sons o...

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If I was asked the question, "Do you think that the study of history is important?" ... If everyone just forgot our past, then we could be in another civil war today, and perhaps using nuclear bombs on ourselves. ... The future is far more important than that of the past. ... History should be taught as a group of connected events and I think it would have much more important to many Americans. ... History is extremely important for the betterment of mankind and the future of our great land and country. ...

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This bought the fear that another world war, again with Europe its main arena, a distinct possibility. The events of the Cuban missile crisis bought home to the two sides that an arms race was not a solution, and that they need to come to some agreements that would attempt to avert the chance of a heating up of the situation. ... The following two weeks the world was holding its breath in anticipation of a full-scale nuclear war. ... Equally important, SALT1 negotiations led to further talks in 1972 on SALT2, intending to further limit the growth of their respective nuclear arsenals. ... The m...

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With this, and several other events, the Cold War had begun. ... These are particularly important in light of recent events in the Global War on Terrorism. ... Nuclear capabilities clearly saved our nation during the Cold War and through the early 1990s; however, in today's changing world is the capability necessary? ...

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Several of these events were presented on national television so the public had hard evidence of their destructiveness. ... Workplaces stored water and food in preparation for a nuclear war that did not materialize. ... At that point, nuclear weapons were no longer weapons of war, they were political tools useful for avoiding nuclear war and manipulating domestic and international politics. ... The first and most important reason that nuclear weapons are here for the long term is that immense advantage would accrue to the nation state that would be the first to cheat. ... [This myth ha...

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Not to say that all his theories were accurate, but they set in motion an awesome chain of events. ... But Ernest Rutherford contributed the most important observations that led to the bomb itself. ... One could consider the idea that Truman was eager to drop the bomb so that Russia would be easy to handle in post-war negotiations. ... The dropping of the atomic bomb in WWII, in this writer's view, can be justified as an act of war. ...

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Arms race [1] now is an important world issue. ... Every new events has been justified in the name of security, however, do we ever think about, "do nuclear weapons really provide security for us?" ... Weapons are things must use in war or we don't need it. Obviously, no one will feel secure in the war. ... For example, recently, Japan had a nuclear crisis, and this event let people in the world feel unsafe. ...

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The Japanese continued to fight, even though the financial cost of a prolonged war could mean the collapse of their economy and the starvation of thousands. ... It was also important that we obtain Japan's unconditional surrender. ... With this precedent, the USA resolved to keep similar events from occurring with Japan. ... (Handout 53: Viewpoints on the Atomic Bomb) The war would have been long and costly, as has already been mentioned, to drive Japan to unconditional surrender without implementing the atomic bomb. Another issue gaining importance as the war drew to a close w...

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Truman then determined that the use of the atomic bomb would bring the war to a swift end. ... On August 9, another B-29 bomber, named the Bockscar was sent to the Japanese city of Kokura, nominated after Kyoto was removed for being too large of an important culture center2. ... The Bockscar then flew to the back up plane Nagasaki releasing the atomic bomb known as the "Fat Man" at 11:02 that morning near an important port. ... Even thought the war had finally commenced the damaged done to Hiroshima and Nagasaki remains eternally. ... Although the after effects were horrific both th...

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The years 1948 and 1949 brought more events, for example the blockade of Berlin and the air lift of the west allies. ... They, too, needed a strategical important point to place their own missiles (Raketen). ... Also there generally was no more trade partnership between Cuba and the USA which brought the loss of the most important export trade for Cuba. ... End The Cold war with ist height, the Cuba Crisis, was the most threatening war situation, which was experienced by mankind. The effects of a nuclear war we know today. ...

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"I think game theory creates ideas that are important in solving and approaching conflict in general.... This example can be portrayed in an international conflict involving nuclear or war dangers. ... The Cuban Missile Crisis is a very important historic crisis due to the fact that it was the closest event the world ever came to nuclear war. ... The EX-COMM was a group of very important advisors, they are known as the Executive Committee of the United States National Security Council. ... Navy played an important role in this crisis, demonstrating the importance of naval forces to n...

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To back this up I am going to raise some points about events that have happened in the past regarding nuclear products e.g. power stations, weapons etc. ... A nuclear war could start at any moment. For example if a nation misjudged an enemy movement they could start a nuclear war. ... People want to have a complete disarmament because they don't want repeats of Nagasaki and more importantly Hiroshima. ... Experts still think that a nuclear war could start by accident. ...

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