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Abel Girma IB History Mr Greenough March 2013 “An unnatural alliance that was bound to fall apart after the defeat of the common enemy. ” To what extent does this statement explain the origin of the Cold War? World War II ended in May 1945 when the Allied troops met in Berlin, marking the defeat…

I hoped that this time capsule will allow future generations to have an understanding of this period. The four items or events are: Harry Truman Space Race The creation and the destruction of the Berlin Wall Vietnam War Harry Truman Harry S. Truman, was born on 1884 and died on 1972, became the 33rd President…

These historians believe that the US and the USSR followed a pattern of action and reaction; and that neither nation had a definitive plan of action (Todd, 2009). Also, after President Roosevelt was replaced by Truman, the US foreign policy adopted a hardliner stance towards communism. Thus, President Trauma’s hardliner stance foreign policies played a…

With the aim of preventing East Germans from seeking asylum in the West, the East German government in 1961 began constructing a system of concrete and barbed-wire barriers between East and West Berlin. This Berlin Wall endured for nearly thirty years, a symbol not only of the division of Germany but of the larger conflict…

Should a Superpower Establish a Sphere of Influence? This influence, that was felt around the world, led to many wars and possibly prevented a holocaust. It was a visible defensive action and an invisible security wall. The real importance of this question is not “should” a sphere of influence be established, but “why should” a…

The Soviet Union and the United States had contrasting political ideologies – communism and capitalism – following World War II. Capitalism aims to replace private property with communal ownership, while communism rejects the private ownership that defines the economies of the United States and its allies. On February 22, 1946, Document A was transmitted by…

Spies in the Cold War Spies had a great role in the cold war, a lot of spies were in different areas to find out what other countries were doing or planning to do to then bring back the information to the country they were working for. There were many types of espionage in the…

Postwar division of Germany: That the advent of World War II brought about a phenomenal change in the entire universe is no longer news. However, what is relatively unknown to all is the aftermath of the war, which saw the universe through an era often described as the cold war. As soon as the World…

The Impact of Revolutions on the Cold War Revolution was an important theme throughout the Cold War. Revolutions begat, molded and then finally brought an end to the Cold War. In 1917, the Bolshevik Revolution forced Vladimir Lenin, the new communist leader, to withdraw from World War I on the side of the Western Allies…

The Cold War and the Media When discussing the media coverage in light of what we as Americans know now, I chose the so called “Cold War” era. Although there are many different arguments and views about the actual dates that this era occurred, it can be generally said that it took place from the…