The 1950's began with the first armed conflict of the Cold War, that is, the Korean War. ... This reversed the liberal trend of the Roosevelt and Truman period (1932-1952) This victory for the Republicans, which placed World War II General, Dwight D. ... Eisenhower served two terms in office and oversaw, perhaps, the most conservative era of the twentieth century, certainly since the pre World War I years. ... The Civil Rights movement, encouraged by the goals of WWII, which sought to destroy the racist policies of Nazi Germany, came to prominence during Eisenhower's administrat...

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To follow from that, what happened fifty- six years ago - the end of World War II. ... At the end of the Second World War, whole countries were left in disarray and destruction. ... Twenty years after the First World War had come to an end, realists has shown that the human element of greed and annihilation was too much for the Fourteen Points; World War 2 being the obvious and excruciatingly painful proof. ... Yet another irony both super powers did not want another war to start but they were plunging themselves into another war the Cold War. ... However the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, j...

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If the Soviet Union were the face attack from these capitalist powers it would need a stronger industrial platform with which to launch a successful war effort. Memories of help given to the counter revolutionaries during the civil war only helped to highlight the potential disputes. ... However, it is quite possible that Stalin overstated the probability of war deliberately to push through his ambitions and to strengthen his personal power within the party. ... By 1926, pre war production levels had only just been achieved after the huge damage to Russia's infrastructure inflicted by the...

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