Eastern Europe

struggle between two nations, but what the nations represented or stood for: Democracy and Communism. This led to a series of wars, most memorably the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the fall of the U.S.S.R. In 1945, Adolf Hitler's Nazi empire in Europe was defeated by the joint efforts of then allies the United States and Soviet Union forces. The Soviet Union and the United States then became the major and military and political powers or super powers. However, they had contrasting opinions…

How might those expansionist desires challenge the Western principle of national political self determination, a cause it championed during World War 2? Churchill sees one of the great threats to common people as war. After two World Wars most of Europe agreed. He also says that tyranny or lack of rights is a threat to the people. The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were notorious for their tyrannical human rights abuses. I believe that Churchill is specifically referring to these two states. He…

superpowers. The Soviet Union used divide and conquer techniques, imposing communist rule Eastern Europe. The Soviet Union wanted a communist system where the government was in control. The United States feared the spread of Communism, seeing it as a threat to their freedom, something felt to be of such a high priority. They felt that they must protect Berlin as if it fell it would not be long before the rest of Europe would fall to Communism. This conflict in ideology eventually caused the…

New immigrants and old--what people said The old immigrants. . . The new immigrants. . . came from northern or western Europe came from southern or eastern Europe were Protestant were not Protestant--were Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish were literate and skilled were illiterate and unskilled came over as families came over as birds of passage were quick to assimilate were clannish and reluctant to assimilate were experienced in the ways of democracy were radicals or autocrats had some money in their…

"the hot war," a term used to describe actual fighting, was soon to be traded for what came to be known as "the Cold War." The process of rebuilding Europe and Japan after the destruction of the Second World War was underway. The threat of Communism, however, was advanced as the Russians spread their influence and propaganda through Eastern Europe and parts of Asia. During the difficult years of World War II, other major issues demanded the consideration of the Allied powers besides the numerous…

In this essay, we will be looking at the causes of the Cold War the short, intermediate and long term. The dates this effected was 1945-1989. This was starting to be played out just prior to the end. This was a conflict between the United States and Russia but before the end of World War II to happen these two-country had to stick together so they could defect the Axis Powers. Once this was completed the United States and Russia recommenced their conflict. Now during this you have one…

The Berlin wall Hi my name is Caleb and i am going to tell you about the Berlin wall. The Berlin wall was a guarded concrete wall that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989 constructed by german democratic republic starting on 13th august 1961, the wall completely cut off land west Berlin From bordering east Germany and from east Berlin until government officials opened in november 1989 its deconstruction officially began in 13th of june 1990 and complete 1992…

footsteps. The people of Europe saw opportunity in America, almost a blank canvas as they could express the culture originated from their homeland and infuse it into America. Europe’s curiosity came with a price as the Native American population was slowly shunned out of the country. A famous image by Theodore Galle, depicted a beautifully crafted summary of the clash between the Native population and the…

as the beginning of Modern Europe, represents the beginning of the 19th century. The political change brought by the Revolution was so immense that it caused other European powers to intervene to prevent its ideas from entering the conscious of their subjects. Ideals outlined by the Declarations of the Right of Man such as “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights” and “As all persons are held innocent until they shall have been declared guilty,” ideas that Europe today considers basic…

The beginning of the Cold War created a new era of division, power, and communist ideals. During this fight for control, one of the biggest construction endeavors in history took place, known as the Berlin Wall. This blockade was built by the Soviet Union and East Berlin soldiers in order to cease the flow of emigrants into the West. The formulation of the Berlin Wall led to a separation of the people, a fight for freedom in government, a struggle for survival, and a political battle between…