"The cold war was the inevitable global conflict between capitalism and communism" Since 1945 to 1991 the world faced a non-violent war know as the Cold War. ... To begin with, The Cold War was a struggle between conflicting universal values. ... Conflict between the two opposing victors of World War II was inevitable. However, the war could be avoided at some time. ... If both sides had accepted these new spheres of influence, a cold war might never have occurred. ...

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The Cold War did affect the American's way of life. ... It first really just established itself as a world power during the two world wars. ... The cold war affected all parts of the American society including politics. ... Another aspect of entertainment influenced by the cold war was music. ... Elvis, though not directly in his songs, was influenced by the Cold War. ...

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The Cold War can be described as a state of tension between countries in which each side develops policies that are made to strengthen it and weaken the other by falling short by actual war. However, the Cold War beginning in 1947 was more of a verbal war, which was mainly fought through newspapers, magazines, radio and other propaganda methods. ... The Potsdam Conference, the Tehran Conference and the ideological differences that continued throughout the entire war demonstrated the continual failure in creating harmony between the partners resulting, in the outbreak of the Cold War. Military...

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In my assignment, I studied the causes of many different wars. These included World War One, the Russian Revolution, the Yugoslavian war, the Arab/Israeli Wars and the Gulf War. ... The Gulf war was caused from one selfish man and his blind nation. ... In all of these wars the common factors were be greed and power. ... Yet sometimes war is started with substantial reasons. ...

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The Korean War The Korean War lasted three years. ... This war was also known as the biggest war of the modern era (Rees 2). ... This invasion started the Korean War. ... A lot was lost throughout the Korean War. ... While women were allowed to participate in military events the Korean War in some ways forced women to be a big part of the Korean War and Wars in general! ...

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Vietnam War To many, the Vietnam War symbolizes controversy, myth and question in America. ... They were not fighting a war yet, though a war was going on in the very country that they were in. ... Other weaponry made its debut in the Vietnam War. ... The Vietnam War was the first war that the anti-tank missile launcher was effectively used. ... The Vietnam War has been said on countless occasions to be the most photographed war in history. ...

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When talking about the Second World War, it is usually viewed as a total war. A total war can be defined as a war which is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the accepted rules of war are disregarded. ... In order to prove that Second World War can be viewed as a total war through the bombing of cities, this essay will explore the strategic military plans of the Axis powers, the "war effort" and the Allies strategy. ... People shared numerous duties in order to endure the difficultie...

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The cold war started before the World War had ended. ... They had requested much money from America to help defer war costs. ... The soviets were very stubborn during the end of the war, and the period following it. ... The Cold War was now at hand. The main causes of the cold war were fear and greed. ...

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The World War I officially ended progressivism in the United States and left the nation with great impacts on various groups of the society. However, the most significant impacts happened to occur on the role of men and women, that the war has altered the status of the genders in the United States. ... With so many men going to war, there was a large gap in employment and, in response women came in to replace the men. ... By the middle of the war, women were already regarded as a force to be proud of, also were part of the glory of the United States. ... Additionally, by the end of war, most o...

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The Vietnam War, unlike the Korean War and World War II, was the war that US television brought images of devastation, suffering and tragedy of Vietnamese people to the Americans every night. ... From there, the war protest began. ... The Legislative composed of anti-war elective officials handcuffed the Executive by laws which progressively made President Nixon lose power in the war. ... The war also left behind a painful America. ... This war also ended the agreement with the foreign policy of the Cold War and made many Americans more concerned about other actions of their government oversea...

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World War One, otherwise known as the "Great War- lasted from 1914 to 1918. There are many opinions as to what started the war, but I believe it was not just one event, but a chain of events that started the war. ... Germany, allied to Austria-Hungary by treaty, viewed the Russian mobilization as an act of war against Austria-Hungary, and after a warning, declared war on Russia on August 1st. ... Like France, it was by extension of alliance also at war with Austria-Hungary. ... Two days later Austria-Hungary responded by declaring war on Japan. ...

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Austria declared war on Serbia, their Russian allies declared war on Austria. ... Russian allies France and Britain declared war on Germany and World War I began. ... The United States never declared war on Austria-Hungary and technically was only at war with Germany. ... The United States benefited from selling goods to Europe prior to entering the war and since it was not ravaged by the war was able to continue exports following the war. Prior to the war America was primarily a debtor nation but after the war, it became a creditor nation. ...

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The Cold War is a difficult term to define. ... Another problem with the Cold war is that because it is a vague term, there is no actual start date to the war. ... In order to describe the causes of the Cold War, it is important to fully understand what the Cold War actually means. The term "Cold War" means a war fought on every front except actual fighting. ... It is possible to say that the Cold War was a war of Communism versus Capitalism. ...

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The Great War of 1914 also known as World War 1 was one of the bloodiest wars in history that killed millions of people and happened for many reasons, some of the reasons haven't even been found. ... Out of the four, I think the most important cause of World War I was Militarism. ... " was the Russian's National Anthem during World War I (Doc 5). ... The fourth and most important underlying cause of World War I was Militarism. ... In summary, the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary had been the trigger of the Great War (Background Essay), but there were four main u...

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They have no sense of why they are even in this war; this is not their war to fight. ... The men understand that this war is real, people will die. ... The Vietnam War is unlike any war the United States of America has ever participated in. ... To them there is no great purpose in this war as in The Revolutionary War or World War II. ... Both show the war to be largely pointless, at least in the end. ...

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World War I started in July of 1914, and ended in November of 1918. The cause of this war was simply because of the assassination of Austria's Archduke Ferdinand. ... The war started later in September of 1939. The reason for this war was because Britain and France declared war on Germany for their invasion on Poland. ... In conclusion we can agree that World War I and World War II were part of the same broader conflict because of the outcome of the 1st world war. ...

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I"m against any war, and Vietnam War is no exception. ... Vietnam is the longest and most controversial war US fought. ... Cold war begins to escalade dramatically from 1951. ... Results of the war cannot be justified. ... Cost of war was enormous. ...

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During 1870, French military declared war on Prussia marking the beginning of World War 1. However, in my opinion there were other incidents that provoked World War 1 and must be held responsible for the World War 1. ... Franco-Prussian war in 1870 was one of the major causes of World War 1, resulting in France being overthrown, humiliated and isolated. ... France was very heavily hit by Germany and invested all they had in the first war therefore, when they lost the war they could not recover financially and could not start another war. ... Therefore nationalism is also to blame for World W...

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This act was the event that essentially sparked the beginning of World War I. ... One of the contributing factors that led to the war was each country's need to have a strong military force. ... The growth of military forces resulted in an increased danger of war. ... The last major factor that caused the war was the strong feeling of national pride. ... It is evident that the assassination played a large role in the instigation of the First World War; however, it would only have become such an extreme rivalry due to the pre-existing conditions that helped set a war in motion. ...

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Unfortunately, this was a harsh reality for many soldiers in World War Two, more specifically the prisoners of war in Japan. The treatment of prisoners of war in the pacific was extremely unfair and unjust. ... This was because of the extreme cruelty and inhumane treatment that their prisoners of war received. ... As World War Two came to a close, nations around the world got wind of the conditions in Japan. ... Prisoners of war were not animals meant to be locked up and abused. ...

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The Vietnam war was fought in 1955 to 1975, and the Australian military fought in it from 1962 to 1973, and at the time, it was the longest that Australia had participated in all-out war. ... There are many contributing factors for the beginning of the Vietnam War which was all linked to the Cold War. The term ˜Cold War' refers to the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union (Russia) which began after World War II through suspicions and hate between the two superpowers. ... Before World War II Vietnam was part of the French Empire and after the war were given con...

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This war was a war that they fought in their minds and in their hearts. ... It was rare, after the first few years of the war, those whole units were sent to the war zone simultaneously (Goodwin 1989). ... One important fact about the Vietnam War was that it was America's first true integrated war. Women have fought in all of America's wars, even though it might have been unofficial in some of the earliest wars. ... In World War II and almost every other war in United States military history, our military was ...

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"Adolf Hitler." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 9 Feb. 2015. . A reliable source about militaristic info is History.com. It is a very knowledgeable website with in-depth research into all thing history, especially about the wars. From the source, I used the info about Hitler to find out ...

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Question What role do you think Canada played as a Middle power during the Cold War and how did this shape our relationship in the Global Community? Response After World War II, Canada emerged as a world power, and ended up with a strong sense of pride and nationalism felt by the citizens. Our role as a "middle power" in the cold war shaped our relationship in the global community. ... Our soldiers were sent to keep peace while negotiating was happening in areas where war hadn't broken out yet. ... We do have nuclear power, just no weapons, as we side on America for the weapons...

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But as the war dragged on, Wilson realized the war crimes that Germany was committing. ... While in Belgium, Germany committed war crimes and atrocities. ... " Each war was entered because of humanitarian reasons. ... Both World War I and the Iraq War were in retaliation of attacks on American assets. ... The United States helped stabilize Europe after World War I. ...

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