For my last blog post, I wanted to write about a TV show that has been airing for a couple of years now. The show is called The Americans, the plot is about two KGB spies living in the US … Continue reading →
Tag: Cold War
Week 10 Posts
FREEDOM!
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The 1980s brought about much change for the Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries. For Poland one of the big changes was Solidarity, a social movement that grew from underground resistance to the Soviet bureaucracy. Eventually this resistance grew into the form of a worker’s party when delegates from 36 trade unions across Poland met to … Continue reading FREEDOM!
Comrades' Corner, Week 10 Posts
Afghanistan: The Great Disgraceful War
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This short clip from the recent video-game “Metal Gear Solid 5” provides succinct background info on the causes of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. After the heroic triumph of the Soviet Union in defending itself from Axis onslaught in World War Two, there wasn’t another major military conflict that it committed to fighting for almost forty … Continue reading Afghanistan: The Great Disgraceful War →
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The 1980 Summer Poitical Games
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Fear summarizes a general mindset of foreign policy for countries during the Cold War. No country openly stated its fear of opposing countries, but it was a major motivation behind their actions. One of the biggest fears of this time was Soviet expansion, at least from the United States perspective. President Carter speaks about this…
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Transforming the City for The Summer Olympics
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“The Summer Olympic Games of 1980, awarded to Moscow in 1974 by the International Olympic Committee, represented an unparalleled opportunity to showcase the superiority of Soviet athletes as well as the achievements of Soviet socialism before a world-wide audience (Lewis Siegelbaum)” In preparation of this big sports event, new construction work was done through out […]
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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
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The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on December 25, 1979 to initially assist the government with help fighting Afghan rebels who opposed the socialist government. The leader of the country prior to the invasion was Nur Mohammad Taraki, who took power in a violent military coup in 1978 that angered many Afghan civilians and caused him … Continue reading “Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan”
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Soviet Union, as we all know, was a major player in the Cold War, and sought every advantage it could get over its United States counterpart. The Soviet Union decided it would be best to expand its influence into the … Continue reading →
Red Star, Students' Choice, Week 10 Posts
The Soviet Union’s Vietnam War
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One of the biggest wars of the Cold War took place in Afghanistan. Before the Taliban, UN Forces, and the War on Terror brought this remote country into focus, Afghanistan was a hot-spot in the Cold War, “the only time the Soviet Union invaded a country outside the Eastern Bloc – a strategic decision met […]
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
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In 1968 The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed by several of the major nuclear and non-nuclear powers that pledged their cooperation in limiting the spread of nuclear technology. “After the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Limited Test Ban … Continue reading →
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Into Unfriendly Skies
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The U-2 incident was one of the most galvanizing moments of the Cold war. On May 1st, 1960, Francis Gary Powers took of from a small military base in Pakistan and flew into history. His flight into the soviet union that day became one o the most trival points of the Cold war including placing … Continue reading Into Unfriendly Skies
