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    war ended and another began. After World War II, the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union were involved in what became known as the Cold War, which was a period of mutual fear and distrust. The war was given the name "cold" because the two sides never actually came into direct armed conflict; it was a war of words and ideologies rather than a shooting war (Crawford, 2009, p. 6). The Soviet Union and the United States came out from World War II as the new world superpowers, and despite

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    surrounding countries. One of the main causes for Cold War was that the Soviet Union was spreading communism and the United States didn’t like that so they were trying to contain communism. However, in the end they failed. Many events took place in other countries. In Korea, Vietnam, Latin America, and China, communism took over; however, before it did, major wars had taken place. The cold war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union worsened the condition of countries involved. The Cold War broke countries

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    Us Vs Soviet Union

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    United States (US) became the world’s greatest power after World War II. The Soviet Union was the only other power that could rival the US. They both believed that they had the ideal structure for freedom and social system. While they both fought for what seemed to be similar objectives “world order modeled on their own society and values.” In actuality, they were completely opposite in their beliefs. The Soviet Union promoted communism and was against capitalism and democracy, which is what the

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    States and its allies. The second group consisted of the Communist nations led by the Soviet Union. The “Third World’ consisted of the now developing nations, often newly independent and they were neither aligned with the United States or The Soviet Union. These newly developing countries would prove to be another area for the Cold War superpowers to compete amongst themselves. Both the United States and the Soviet Union would affect how these Third World countries would develop. Both superpowers would

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    event in the history of the Soviet Union. The result of the war was the epitome of Stalin’s vision of success for the Soviet Union. The War initially had a significantly positive impact on the Soviet Union in the short term, however the results and effects of the War were a factor that ultimately led to the collapse of the Soviet Union as a whole. The short-term impact World War 2 had for the Soviet Union was positive for the growth and evolution of the Soviet Union. The War both enhanced nationalism

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    During the cold war era, President Reagan’s strong anti-Soviet feelings and rhetorical “attack” style was an approach that his own administration saw as extreme and even dangerous (Rowland, p 23). And unlike many American leaders before him, who avoided the strained relations between the United States and Soviet Union, President Reagan set out to exploit and end communist tyranny. President Reagan’s devotion to ending tyranny was stronger than any other leader during the time period. For example

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    The first source depicts the successes of socialism in the Soviet Union and how all citizens of the nation should delight in this. Each and every individual is expected to take pride in and delight in the Party, the workers and collective farmers, the people who shape the culture and politics of their society, as well as to all other citizens of the Soviet Union. All citizens of the Soviet Union should praise and take joy in the various techniques their leader is using to bring nationalism, prestige

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    One of the main things Reagan was known for his is stance on communist and his commitment to end the Cold War. Reagan was not afraid of the Soviet Union like his Carter or Ford who served as President before him. He told the Secretary of Defense to order whatever is needed and not to worry about the budget. He wanted to be in a position of strength, that way he believed he would be able to negotiate with them; he had a saying of “To build up to build down” http://millercenter.org/president/biography/reagan-domestic-affairs

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    The Union of Soviet Composers By forming the creative unions, the state “swept away” the entire state art system of the 1920’s, initiating a “surge of unity among composers” into the Union of Soviet Composers. Boris Schwarz claims that although joining this Union was voluntary, the political climate was such that no artist could have afforded not to join, while Simo Mikokonen, writing on the composer’s bureaucracy nearly forty years after Schwarz, instead argues that composers joined because “they

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    Over the past century, the world has seen the dominance, gradual decline, and eventual collapse of the Soviet Union. The past few decades have been marked by many former Soviet bloc nations establishing their independence and nationhood and attempting to rebuild following many years of censorship and government control. However, countries such as Russia have struggled to move past the former Soviet days economically, politically, and socially. My Perestroika clearly reflects the hardship endured by

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