To what extent is this true?... Most of the newspaper such as "the Age" stated that the Vietnam War was "These are inescapable obligations which fall on us because of our geographical position, our treaty commitments and our friendships. ...
Furthermore there were three specific policies according to which the peaceful reorganization of Europe was to proceed: friendship with Russia, hostility to Germany, and restoration of the pre-war nation-state system. ... In spite of the friendship displayed at the time, however, the scene was set for the ensuing Cold War between the East and the West. ... It was a huge error not to know the true nature and aims of Soviet communism. ...
The friendship between Russia and America began before the first settlement was founded in America. ... They even wrote Senator Roth a letter suggesting to change the term "Russian Mafia" with the term "Red Mafia", which would not discriminate or offend any specific ethnic group and would also show the true origin of the "Russian Mafia". ...
The era from 1946 to 1990 is known as the Cold War, during which the U.S. and other N.A.T.O. countries attempted to contain the rapid spread of communism by the Warsaw Pact nations, including the Soviet Union. The Warsaw Pact played a major part in the Soviet Union's plan to spread communism throug...
Many friendships were made during the Vietnam War and many sacrifices were made for friends, sometimes even the greatest sacrifice, death was made. ... One important fact about the Vietnam War was that it was America's first true integrated war. ...
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 which played the great powers - the US, the USSR, England, and at the last stage of the war France - increasingly reflect the new balance of power in the world. Neither Britain nor France, nor even, defeated Germany could not play in the post-war period of the previous role of the guarantor of balance a...
The Cold War is a term used to describe the period of non-violent conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as their respective allies, between the mid-1940s and lasted until the early 1990s. This essay seeks to examine the political relations between the leaders of Britain, the United States of America and the Soviet Union during and immediately following World War II. The deterioration of Soviet-American relations was the combined result of the mistrust between both sides and the inconsistent American foreign policy resulting from the replacement of Franklin D. Rooseve...
