By the 1970's, the destructive capabilities of the world's two superpowers along with an emerging third power in the nation of China, had combined to make the world a dangerously unstable place. ... "Kissinger believed that international stability was the best way to preserve American power and one way to assure that was to allow China to enter into a balance of power" (Penna, par. 1). ... Balancing military power along with a willingness to use that power, challenging communist aggression wherever it raised its head had been the dominate theme since the Truman Administrati...

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Truman This quote from Harry Truman gave life to the beginning of the Cold War, which from 1945-1991 pitted the U.S. against the Soviet Communist nations. The Marshall Plan, which is what Truman is referring to in the above quote, was the catalyst, which set the stage for over 45 years of "cold" war. ... In the end, president Arbenz lost the support of his military forcing him to relinquish his power and leave the presidency. After a dispute over who should rule, Castillo Armas seized power. ... The coup, which occurred in 1979, brought Hafizullah Amin to power which brought aboutfierce re...

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Another opinion is that a truly effective world government would necessitate worldwide force and unprecedented power on a global scale. ... What is most disturbing is that they have nearly succeeded in grasping hold of this power, without most inhabitants of this planet having the slightest idea of what is being planned for them."" ... This shows that Canada, being only a "middle-power- in the world, spends more than the United Nations, which represents all but four of the world's countries. ...

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After the end of World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in a fierce war, one without fighting, however. Called the Cold War, this war was fought on the political stage instead of the battlefield. The United States and the Soviet Union never actually went to war; in fact,...

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Some critics believe that "Japanese lives were sacrificed simply for power politics between the U.S. and the Soviet Union" (Dietrich 2), which tied to the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. ...

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The Cold War Tensions with the United States and Russia have been around for quite some time. Russia and the United States were allies during World War II, but soon after they became enemies. After W.W.II, even though the Soviet Union had a strong military, it was encircled by hostile capitalist governments and felt that if communism was to remain strong, it needed to form an alliance with other communist countries. Also after the war, Germany was divided right through the middle of Berlin, Germany. West Germany was democratic and East Germany was communist. ...

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