Cold War History Essay Examples

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The Social Issues of the 1980s in Red Dawn, a Movie by Dan Bradley (1896 words, 7 pages)

Red Dawn, 1980s Social IssuesFollowing a time of dtente in Cold War history, the late 1970s and early 1980s were characterized by a heightened fear of communism in the American population. Furthermore, this period has been labeled as the time at which the Cold War was experiencing its highest tensions ... Read More

The Vietnam War as a Proxy War (2297 words, 9 pages)

The Vietnam War as a Proxy WarThe Vietnam War, easily one of the most devastating conflicts of the 20th century, occurred amidst the Cold War. The involvement of the Soviet Union and the United States made it a proxy war. A proxy war is a war instigated by larger powers ... Read More

An Overview of the Role of Ronald Reagan as a President of the United States (1495 words, 3 pages)

The Reagan of History What can we say about Ronald Reagan? What should we say? We can be fairly sure that the mainstream (liberal) press will be respectful, but will cleave to the conventional (liberal) wisdom that consistently has portrayed Reagan as an amiable dolt whose presidency was little more ... Read More

An Analysis of From the Cold War To Collapse (1033 words, 2 pages)

Bibliography Bowker, Mike, and Brown, Robin, eds., From Cold War to Collapse (1992) Brands, H. W., The Devil We Knew (1994) Crockatt, Richard, The Fifty Years War The United States and the Soviet Union in World Politics, 1941-1991 (1995) Gaddis, John Lewis, The United States and the End of the ... Read More

Events During the Cold War (1043 words, 2 pages)

The Controversial Historiographic Origins of the Cold War (1362 words, 5 pages)

A) Summary of evidence The origins of the Cold War is one of the most controversial historiographic issues. However, among the multiple interpretations and assessments about the topic it is clear or rather clear that some main currents of thought can be identified the orthodox or traditional, the revisionist and ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013