The Cold War On American Soil

The Cold War took a lot of affect on the United States Domestic Policy and American society. Domestic Policies were changed due to the world affairs, and the American society had a dramatic change from the war. The United States Government became extra secure and protected. Many new political cartoons were created from the fear of Communists and other big events and things that were happening during this time period. War was the leading problem in the US during this time period. Many citizens became upset and protested. Also, many American citizens were scared because they heard many people talking about the war,and what was happening and took as many measures on safety as they possibly knew and could. Later, through science, we have learned that many of their tactics when it came to protecting themselves would not even have worked.The United States spend a lot of extra money during this time period to keep up with the war. (DBQ questions)

In the novel “Tomorrow When the War Began” written by John Marsden, one important idea that was developed throughout the written text was how life events change people. People develop the most during their teenage years which is when they are affected the most during their life.Major life events change people and teenagers need to understand this. In this novel, seven teenagers go camping and when they emerge from the bush there are fires everywhere, the power is out and the animals are dead. The small town of Wirrawee has been invaded by the army. The idea of how life events can change people is shown through the technique of characters. With the events of war, Ellie showed how she grew up and lost her innocence because of the choices she

One way that Kelleher creates the impression that teenagers can cope with danger in life-threatening events are through the employment of child and adult protagonists. Teenagers are engrossed to the novel through this suspenseful plot, which places Ben in

Throughout the novel the boys experience a change from civilization to savagery.  The change from civilization to savagery was in a sense to be awaited because authority was not present but their gruesome roles in the deaths of two of the boys were not because they’re still kids and one wouldn’t think kids are capable of such

As tensions continued to augment profoundly throughout the latter half of the Cold War period, they brought forth a movement from a previous bipolar conflicting course, to one of a more multipolar nature. These tensions were now not only restricted to the Soviet Union and United states, but amongst multiple other nations of the globe. It became a general consensus that a notion of ‘peace’ was sought globally, hence, the emergence of détente. The nature of this idea in the short term conveyed itself to be an act of change for the conflicting nations, however, in the long term it proved to be a blatant continuity, ultimately acting as a ‘mechanism for domestic fortification’ which prompted a more divisive tone. It became apparent that by the prime 1970’s Cold War countries were now seeking a state of relaxation in political and international tension, détente, through measures of diplomacy and negotiation. Actions, influences and treaties such as the Helsinki Final Act of 1975, the establishment of SALT 1, the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972 and the Shanghai Communique of 1972 evidently help reinforce that the concept of détente brought a period focused on lessening the tensions of international relations and ultimately achieve political relation for the future of the Cold War, although the success and impact of this era is abhorred by many historians who have concluded that détente didn’t activate any positive changes to the cold war, and was conclusively a failure.

The townspeople were grateful and relieved to have the children back in their lives because they truly believed they had lost them forever. I would have reacted the same way as the village because losing something you care deeply about has a major effect on your life. Twain’s descriptive detail helped me imagine the town’s emotions. The emotions expressed in this passage remind me of many television dramas where the child goes missing and is found without any physical harm done to them. I’m certain the children will never truly understand the worry they had caused. All of the children should have been more considerate and thought about the consequences they would face in the future. This passage shows me that the town cares for the children

First and foremost, the children in the novel are presented as more perceptive and more honest than adults. Children in general tend to be portrayed as innocent in literature. Unlike adults, they don’t really know why things seem to be the way they are and don’t know from right or wrong. In this case, the author might have included these children to act like “judges” in the book. He could have also wanted to bring out some aspects of the novel using the kids.

The children are playing in the area between two train carts. That already proves that they think they are invincible by making such a rash decision. They just continue to do what they want, and have fun making the platform jiggle. They also act like they are launching missiles when the train speeds up and pretend to spray the train windows with machine guns. The story just screams that the children feel like they are invincible, until Samuel is killed between the wheels of the train. The child are also very rude to a lady that was looking out for their well being. She went to help because she had her own child at home and they laugh at her

One could argue these children and the public memory of the bombs are similar. People knew the bomb was deadly, but continued to support the development of more bombs in the same way the children must have known what they were doing was dangerous, but they too continued risk their lives regardless of the warnings they must have received from their parents. Both the children and the people of the times are exhibiting purposeful forgetfulness. They both refuse to acknowledge what they are doing could be dangerous and have created a powerful trap for themselves. Gardner writes "bombs can blossom in any season" and people stuck in these delusions about the bomb not being a tremendous threat to humanity will be unprepared to deal with other of life's unpleasant realities. (Line 14) According to poet critic Ralph Mills, Gardener was most known for her ability to showcase "The hidden fears and hesitancies we nourish in ourselves in a twisted effort to avoid encounters with the multifarious realities of the universe we inhabit" (191). Her metaphor between children and society "forgetting" the dangerous natures of their activities in this poem is an excellent example of her this ability to reflecting back society's feelings about current events and contribute her own version of the bomb story to the collective memory of society.

In today’s society the kids are getting older faster. They are doing drugs, and drinking alcohol. They are having sex at a young age instead of being moral. The kids aren’t caring about people as much as they used to. When people die the kids aren’t caring. In the Brave New World kids are the same exact way.

The cold war was from 1947- 1991. During that time, the world was on the brink of a nuclear war, where the whole human population was in mere seconds of extinction. The cold war was called the cold war because it was an indirect war, not physical(hot) but non physica(cold). It was a war of two types of governments. Socialism and Capitalism. It was a dreaded time for both countries, and their people. There is evidence that the USSR started it, but there are many advocates for that now. So, it is up to our dear reader to decide for himself/herself who was really to be pointed to.

If this story is to be taken literally, then who’s to say that the children who leave do not have the same possible defects as the child in the basement. All the children and adults eventually see the child, and there could be a reason why. They want to keep their city ‘happy’. This could be a scare tactic to keep the city a utopia. When they see the child, and think that they possible have the same defects as it, they begin to wonder, and think that leaving may be the only way to escape possible hell they might be put through. They would have to sacrifice their freedom for everyone else’s, and when they leave, they, in a different way, do

Despite its name, the Cold War did not actually involve military fighting between the United States and the Soviet Union. However, the Cold War is still an excellent example as to why war can be a result of bargaining failures and explains reasons as to why war occurs. A single person’s rationality can tip the scale between war and peace. The Cold War was essentially a deadlock between the two super powers of that time, the United States and the Soviet Union. Both states expressed desire to maintain and widen their respective spheres of influence around the world. Both states also wanted to prove that their political system is superior; whereas the United States was pro-democracy, the Soviet Union was pro-communism. Although the Cold War was a result of many factor, war can definitely occur due to information problems between two states. Nonetheless, I do believe there is always a range of agreements that is possible between states, as is evidenced by the resolution of the Cuban missile crisis.

After WW2 came to an end the world was thrown into a new conflict, the Cold War. This was primarily between the free democratic nations led by the USA and the communist countries led by the USSR, It was a battle between capitalism and communist ideology. An Iron Curtain (As can be seen in the image below) was formed, Winston Churchill labelled this the ‘Iron Curtain’ because of the split in European countries. The split could clearly be seen in east and west Berlin. Germany was split into two countries after their WW2 defeat. Over time, the discrepancy between the two sides was obvious with differences in living standards in West Germany and the living conditions in East Germany. Many tried to avoid communism with the Soviets invading and occupying many European countries such as Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. A lot of people attempted to flee East Germany in the search of a better life in West Germany, but any chances were ceased when a four-metre high and 100km+ long fence was built. Several civilians were mistreated by the leaders of the USSR and without doubt Joseph Stalin was one of those leaders, he sent his own civilians to Gulag camps were most people spent their entire lives working.

Following World War two it was the beginning of a new era between the Soviet Union and the United States of America both engaged in the Cold War. With Europe divided, there were major difficulties with creating stability politically and through the economy. As a consequence of the war the Allies created the United Nations which attempted to avoid a third world war eliminating the further risk of war between European countries which had twice in the same century already created two world wars. During 1946, Winston Churchill the former British Prime Minister, gave a speech calling for a “We must build a kind of United States of Europe” which gave an enormous impact and gave “important credibility to the federalist movements, despite the