Kennedy's under lying sentiments in his speech on Russia's Gibson II nuclear stance around the world in the first week in October 1962 could have been the catalyst to have changed the out come of the Cuban missile crisis, the above quote was what set Russia to end the diplomatic stale mate and launch against the united sates and we to retaliate in the same. Now as the missiles began to fly, the book changed over from a direct dialog of the events to follow to slightly more speculative text as we don't really know what the exact ramifications will or would be if nuclear war we...

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Tito Transforms Yugoslavia Josip Broz (Tito) was a dynamic leader with an incredible ability to unite. Analyzing historical evidence makes it possible to understand the impact Josip Broz had on Yugoslavia. This investigation will first explore the life of Tito, and then discover how his action...

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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. ... U.S. president Ronald Reagan shared the opposition's criticisms and further intensified U.S. support for the so-called "Contra" rebels a coalition of dissatisfied peasants and former Sandinista allies The Reagan Administration waged a decade long war against the Sandinistas by arming, ...

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