This event marked the end of the Second World War but also started a new beginning of a greater tension to the Cold War. ... One of the major early events on the Cold War was the Korean War in the 1950. ... Some other major events on the Cold War were such as the crisis at Cuba in 1962 and the Vietnam War. ... By study some of the events happen during in the early Cold War can give some contrast between the early Cold War and post Cold War world. ... In the post Cold War, the most important distinctions among peoples are not ideological, political, or economic, but they are cultural. ...

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Germany's condition after the Second World War was harrowing. ... It was considered to be important, since both nations knew that with a wealthy Europe, there would be a considerable trading partner missing. ... This wall became the most symbolic statue for the Cold War. ... One important point is the presence of Americans in Berlin and its relevance. ... Greece was also in need for help after the Second World War. ...

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The Korean War The Korean War lasted three years. ... This war was also known as the biggest war of the modern era (Rees 2). ... However it is important to know that through 1949-1950 the United States did not support the invasion of the North by the South. ... This invasion started the Korean War. ... While women were allowed to participate in military events the Korean War in some ways forced women to be a big part of the Korean War and Wars in general! ...

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In my essay I will examine the consequences of those events and suggest other ideas on the origins of the Cold War. ... The post - revisionist view is that the Cold War was an inevitable situation in the bipolar world and that both Superpowers are responsible for the events of 1945 -1990. Although, I personally would agree that the policies of the World War II played a significant role in shaping the international politics of the post - war world, and possibly could be blamed for the beginning of the Cold War. However, in my view, it is important to go back in time and have a look at th...

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The crisis also highlighted the Cold War climate engulfing the globe. ... The Cold war climate of 1956 arguably shaped every aspect of the Suez Crisis. ... Nasser was aware that he was a pawn in a war of far greater proportions and therefore emphasized the Cold War aspect in this imperial, regional crisis. ... The events of the summer of 1956 saw a greater shift in Egyptian alliance. ... It was these convoluted characteristics of Suez that see it remembered as one of the most important and controversial events in history following WW2....

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However, some people disagree that photojournalism was the main influence and think that other factors were more important in changing people's opinions. ... There were some other factors that could have been important to the change in the home front's view on the Vietnam War. ... This event opened the eyes of countless people because General Westmoreland had assured the public that the war was going to end soon. ... However these events were shown through the work of photojournalists in the midst of it. ... However this was censored and often hastily put together with snippets of ...

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The dissolution of the Soviet Union in the 1980s is one of the most important events of modern history. ... The conflict became known as the first Chechen war. ... War was declared in December of 1994 and a diplomatic agreement was reached by August 1996. ... The events leading up to the war start off on September 7th, 1991 when members of the NCChP stormed the regional government headquarters occupied by the dissolving Soviet Communist Party with the aim of asserting independence from the Soviet Union. ... There are several underpinnings that can explain the cause of this war. ...

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This event became very important, not only to the United States, but also to the entire world. ... This event, which took place during the cold war era, became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. The crisis was one of the most important conflicts of the cold war period. ... The Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis are certainly events that changed the world's thinking about future wars. Though nuclear war hasn't invaded our lives, the events that took place in 1961 have made us aware of the dangers and devastation that it would certainly bring. ...

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The war had untied them; they all fought against a single evil. ... Until now it seemed as though the Cold War has merely been a war of words and threats and "proxy conflicts" but in Berlin they were so close to the outbreak of war. ... The Berlin Blockade is the most important reason for intensification of the Cold War so far in this essay because it brought the two sides into almost direct confrontation. ... Making speeches like that allowed every single person to realize that a new type of war had just emerged, a Cold War. ... At most all I can say is that I think that the events surroundin...

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Mutual distrust, suspicion, and misunderstandings can characterize the Cold War by two sides and their allies. ... This event held great significance as it led to the Cold War. ... Americans viewed the Soviet denial of the Yalta agreements as enmity between the two nations, which could in effect develop into a war, with the power to destroy humanity, hence both the United States and the USSR shared responsibility for the origin of the Cold War. ... This was because, as events turned out, Stalin failed to keep his promise that free elections would be held in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary,...

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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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The film came out in 1929 and was heavily influenced by the historical events that pre-dated it during the early 1900s. ... World War I, one of the most influential events in Russian history, ended in 1918 with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. ... A firm Communist believer, Vertov spread the ideas of everyone in society receiving the same benefits and being equally important to a functioning society. ... Vertov achieved this goal by attaching many short clips of multiple cities to emphasize that every person in the city is important for the maintenance of the community. Vertov believed that: "This...

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Although the Cold War focused mainly on the two most powerful countries of that time, this event, lasting approximately four decades, shaped our humble country. ... However, most fearfully, it was a war of intelligence. ... The Soviets accused Gouzenko of stealing important confidential information from them, but refused to share what it was truly about. ... Currently, there was a meeting between the Soviets, Britain, France and the United States on post-war peace. ... This event ignited the start of the Cold War. ...

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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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In considering the influence of Lenin's leadership on the Bolshevik seizure of power and their subsequent retention of power, it is better to separate the two events. ... The weakness of the Provisional government is a particularly important factor. ... This was a fatal mistake, leading to the growing of strength of the Bolsheviks, and is an important indication of the Provisional Government's weaknesses contributing to the Bolshevik seizure of power. However, it is still important to give credit to Lenin and the Bolsheviks for manipulating the favourable political situation to their...

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The Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference was one of the most important events in history, let alone, this century. ... One these key objectives was to involve Stalin in the war against Japan. ... Many rumors were circling about, but the most important and the most believed was the Roosevelt had committed suicide, realizing what a grave mistake he had made. ... The agreement called for Stalin to join the war against Japan, however, the Soviet Union did not declare war on Japan until several days after the atomic bombs crippled Japan for the past 4 decades and a half. ... My dad, having lived t...

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Therefore, Stalins role can be assessed as more important than that of external forces in bringing wealth and cohesion to the USSR. ... The event triggering the Purges was the murder of Kirov in 1934. ... The looming of the second world war had an external effect on the cohesive and divisive social elements in Soviet society. ... Until the war Stalin's policies were based on avoiding conflict. ... Half a million Russians were killed and 1 million imprisoned in the first fortnight of war. ...

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The rise of communism caused a series of events that led Americans to fear communists around the world, in their own country and the possibility of a nuclear holocaust.  ... Mostly, the Cold War was famous for nuclear weapons. ... This was followed with the policy of Brinkmanship, going to the edge of all-out war. ... This fear of nuclear war became constant in American life for the next 30 years. During the Cold War many events happened that impacted America negatively. ...

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Russian Revolution This essay is about the November 1917 revolution, the events that led up to and contributed to the revolution and Lenin's role in the revolution. ... The social, political and economic events of November 1917, these include the food shortages and progressively losing the war. ... The decision by the government to continue the war effort was not like by the people, the reason why Kerensky wanted to keep Russia in the war was so that when they won the war he would be re-elected. ... An example of this is an unskilled worker earns 1rub-1 rub. 25 kop before the war, duri...

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Lenin can be seen as the backbone and driver in the events now referred to as the October revolution, where the Bolshevik's (Lenin's party) took over the Russian government in St Petersburg and were not only successful in seizing power but able to hang onto the position during a long civil war and thereafter. The revolution is a crucial event in our modern times. ... While most socialists either supported or disputed the war, Lenin viewed the war as a tool for bringing the Tsarist regime to its knees. ... "Convert the imperialist war into a civil war... This was an important tactical...

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One of the most important tactics to counter communist influence was the introduction of the Marshall Plan (Divine 670). ... This turned into a bonanza for American farmers, miners, and manufacturers that are still important to the growth of international trade today. ... Several reasons backed Truman in entering the Korean War. ... The rising tensions of the Cold War could have been yet another factor in the American's involvement in the Korean War. ... The midst of the Korean War, almost all of South Korea was t...

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The events took them in opposing directions, yet united them in their hopes. ... The American war for independence can be dated back to times of the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... But the cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt. Moreover, the war generated substantial resenment towards the colonists among English leaders, who were not satisfied with the financial and military help they had received from the colonists during the war. ... The war had an equally profound but very different effect on the American colonists. ...

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The events took them in opposing directions, yet united them in their hopes. ... The American war for independence can be dated back to times of the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... But the cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt. Moreover, the war generated substantial resenment towards the colonists among English leaders, who were not satisfied with the financial and military help they had received from the colonists during the war. ... The war had an equally profound but very different effect on the American colonists. ...

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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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Both these movements resulted in influential developments in film theory and a distinctive body of films that are still considered important by nowadays film makers. Elements like economics, politics, war, aesthetics, art, literature and culture also played a big role within these movements and will also be touched on. It all started with the Great War that crippled the people in Europe not only emotionally but also economically. German Expressionism developed in the 1920's during the period of recovery following World War I. ... After the war, avant-garde experiments liberally...

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