The United States and the Soviet Union had been fighting for several years, and the United States had a strategic advantage over the Soviet Union in that the United States had missiles stationed in Turkey, a mere 150 miles from the Soviet Union. ... However, after finding photographic evidence to the contrary, the United States and John F. ... This council consisted of advisors such as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Ambassador Adlai Stevenson (Fourteen Days in October). ... President Kennedy and Secretary of Defense M...

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During President Kennedy's Presidency, he had to make many decisions about the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. ... In 1960, Soviet Premier Khrushchev supplied Cuba with nuclear missiles that would put the eastern United States within range of nuclear missile attack. ... The following day, before the United States could respond to the first note a second note was sent by Khrushchev to try and negotiate terms. ... Johnson tried throughout his presidency to get people back on their feet economically and end the poverty in the United States. ... Two types of...

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• Grade Level: High School

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. ... This just caused more tension between the two superpowers, the United States and The Soviet Union... Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. ... Robert Oppenheimer, a nuclear weapons scientist, says "they [nuclear weapons] are not policy weapons but...are themselves a supreme expression of the concepts of total war" (Gilpin 77). ...

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The Treaty of Versailles was hammered out by the "Big Four," which were the leaders of the United States, France, Great Britain, and Italy (Mack 667). ... The Great Depression was not only in the United States, but it affected the entire world. ... The zones were given to the United States, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, France, and the United Kingdom. ... The United States, French, and the British had control of the West. ... Then we look to the Western half of Germany, which was molded to follow the free and democratic ways of the United States, French, and Great Britain. ...

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Dismayed by the growing protest against United States" involvement in Vietnam, Wayne contested that he tried to counter the resistance by creating a major motion picture to, what he says, "Tell the story of our fighting men in Vietnam with reason, emotion, characterization, and action in a manner that will inspire a patriotic attitude on the part of fellow Americans." ... After putting the situation into terms "everyone can understand," Sergeant Muldoon states the argument, "They need us. ... Perhaps the best example of a Vietnam War film that utilizes myths to enhance the story is Michael ...

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Joseph Stalin was the soviet communist leader who's passing molded an era, and whose iron rule determined the lives of millions of people. Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. Joseph Sta...

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