3. regarded as the one moment when the Cold War came closest to escalating into a nuclear war. E. The Soviet War in Afghanistan 1. a ten year war between the Soviet forces and anti-government insurgents which were fighting to depose Afghanistan's Marxist government. 2. The Soviet Union supported the government while the insurgents found support from a variety of sources including the United States, and Pakistan. 3.
After the Batista government fled the country, Castro and his government aligned with the Soviet Union. When the US stops its purchases of sugar, the Soviet Union agreed to purchase it and to sell weapons to them. It got worse when people were banned from traveling to and from Cuba. Also any Cubans that left Cuba were not allowed to go back to Cuba and they were not allowed to send money or gifts to any of their family in Cuba. It has been about 50 years since this embargo took effect and no changes to its policy in sight.
While Russia sought to expand gradually through the world, Afghanistan until the late 1970’s was the last of the Soviet’s worries. In fact, until that time the only influence, either Russia or America had on Afghanistan was that during the third Anglo-Afghan War of 1917, just before the Russian Revolution. After that conflict, as the Soviet Union turned within to solve its inner domestic political conflicts, Afghanistan returned to its former higher imperialist government and remained as such until the
Asides from the obvious ideological differences between the Tsars and the communists, they do not differ all that much in other ruling aspects such as use of repression and the role of themselves as a ruler. Over the 100 year period between 1855 and 1964 all Russian leaders used state repression to some extent. From the definition of Communism it would be suggested that post 1917 Russia would have become less repressive as it would have formed a democratic society however this was not the case which indicates that Russia did simple exchange one form of autocracy for another. The secret police, although used under various names by the Russian rulers, was a reoccurring factor of repression used by all the Russian leaders over this period. Nicholas was debatably the least repressive Russian
Kennedy's stand against Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, nuclear arms and the space race -- all were direct confrontations with the Soviet bloc which Kennedy was able to manage with both strength and diplomacy. His successors were all less able. The Vietnam War grew into a maelstrom and was the first United States loss of a long-term armed conflict in its history. Political unrest stemmed from this and the growth of dissidence in the area of racial segregation at home. A succession of relativey weak Presidents, alternately swinging from left to right and back continued through the 80's and the election of Ronald Reagan.
1. Executive branch 1. Name the president & party affiliation: Barack Obama is affiliated with the democratic party  2. Name the vice president &party affiliation: Joesph Robinette Biden belongs to the democratic party  3. When were thy elected: January 20th 2009 4.list their term in the office 2009-2012 5.
The British did not show any interest in Afghanistan until 1809 when they signed a treaty with Shujah Shah (Mullah, Marx, and Mujahid). However, the Great Game did not officially begin until the reign of Dost Mohammad. In the early 1830’s, the British were concerned that the Afghan empire was too weak. The British were convinced that this would lead to Russian involvement. To prevent this, the British attempted to reappoint Shujah Shah to the throne (Afghanistan).
HOW DID THE COLLAPSE OF THE USSR INFLUENCED THE GEOPOLITICAL STRUCTURE OF THE BLACK SEA AREA ? INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND DIPLOMACY GHERASIM BIANCA-DANIELA SPE II The internal situation of Russia and its international position had changed rapidly between 1985 and 1988, but the real danger was not yet manifested. Many historians believe that the main factor to the dissolution of the USSR was the Cold War; it just took almost half a century for the real damage to occur. However, on Christmas day of the year 1991, the red flag waved over Kremlin for the last time. Few days before this important event had taken place, eleven states, that at that time were part of the Soviet Republic, had met in the capital-city of Kazakhstan and they all decided they will no longer be part of the USSR political entity, but they will now be part of the new interstate entity which was called the Commonwealth of the Independent States.
However, there is not much evidence to suggest the USSR’s was pursuing expansionist aims at this point, and in fact was simply securing its borders. In addition, although the USSR agreed to maintain ‘democracy’ in war conferences, a clear definition of democracy was never specified and from this confusion, hostility regarding broken promises arose. Nevertheless, regardless of intentions, the consequence of Russia’s treatment of Eastern European states as WW2 ended is a key reason for the
Stalin, apparently defying decisions made at Yalta, did not liberate the countries in Eastern Europe, but instead occupied them with his troops, much to the vexation of the Western allies. It is customarily argued that it became established Soviet policy to make them ‘voluntary’ satellite states through infiltration and subversion[1], while Britain and the US nobly called for self-determination. However, what is often ignored by this simplistic argument is that Stalin could not merely haul the the largest army in history, millions of hungry, armed, bloodthirsty men, back to the