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Madelyn B

Chile in the Cold War- Political Relations with the US - 0 views

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    This website provides details about the political relationship between the United States and Chile during and after the Cold War. The growing presence of the Marxist left meant a sharp increase in anti-American sentiment in Chilean public opinion, a sentiment that was fueled by opposition to the United States presence in Vietnam, the United States conflict with Cuba, and increased United States intervention in domestic Chilean politics.
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    Keep in mind though that the material presented here was sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army between 1986 and 1998.
Michael C

The End of an Era: The Twilight of Cold War Politics in Egypt and the Middle East | For... - 0 views

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    about the United States in the middle east and threats to their power that they gained during the cold war
Michael C

The Cold War - An Outline - 0 views

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    go to point 23 for information about Egyptian tensions during the cold war and a brief outline of what happened during the 60s- early 70's
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    Brief and succinct - this seems to be a good place to start
Madelyn B

United States Policy toward Chile - 0 views

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    This website addresses the politics of the South American nation of Chile, and the role played by the United States in Chile in the Cold War.
anonymous

Vietnam War-Introduction to the Vietnam War - Summary of the Vietnam War - 0 views

  • Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam, RVN), backed by the United State
  • generally viewed as an indirect conflict between the United States and Soviet Union
  • This period begins with North Vietnam's first guerilla attacks against the South and ends with the fall of Saigon.
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  • Pushing through ARVN forces with ease, they captured the Saigon on April 30, 1975, forcing South Vietnam’s surrender and reuniting the country
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    This discusses the different sides of the Vietnam War. What was important was that this e
Michael C

COLD WAR LEGACY: EGYPT'S EMERGENCY LAW 162 OF 1958 - 0 views

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    Egypt put a policy in place in 1958, much like article 48 in Germany, giving the president the power to do much more than normal. He could control the freedoms and culture of people if put in action 
Elise C

Cold War Timeline - 1 views

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    "Cuba"
Sean F

Brief History of the Tudeh Party of Iran - 0 views

  • he Tudeh Party of Iran was formed in September 1941 to continue the work of the banned Communist Party of Iran under conditions of open activity.
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    To show how the Anti-communist motion of part of the world affected the political parties in Iran
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    Keep in mind that this is a political party's web site. You have to assume that everything here is from their perspective.
Madelyn B

International Effects on the Democratic Onset in Chile - 0 views

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    This paper examines the role of international factors in compelling democracy in Chile in the era of Augusto Pinochet and concludes that international factors had a significantly positive effect on the rebirth of Chilean democracy at the end of the 20th century.
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    Stanford Journal of International Relations. I would say this has enough academic cred to have validity. We still have to take into account the perspective of the views expressed here, but at least we know there is an institution behind it
anonymous

Vietnam War - History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts - 0 views

  • More than 3 million people (including 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam Wa
  • More than 3 million people (including 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam Wa
  • 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict
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  • 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict
  • U.S. forces in 1973
  • withdrawal of
Caroline H

The United States and Chile: Coming in from the Cold - 0 views

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    This article discusses some of the political issues in Chile during the Cold War.
anonymous

THE OGADEN WAR - MAIN - 0 views

  • The indiscriminate partition brought different ethnic groups (tribes) under one or more colonial power. This situation disrupted the political development of these societies; furthermore, ethnic groups were fragmented.
  • The horn of Africa has been a restive region for centuries. The region has been the scene of long lasting internecine conflicts. One of the most enduring and violent of those regional conflicts is the Ogaden conflict.
  • Families were forcibly separated into two or more groups; each group under a colonial power spoke a different European language.
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  • . In northern Ethiopia, villagers still point out sites of forts, churches and monasteries destroyed by Gurey as if his military escapades happened just two or three decades ago.
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    Talks about the division of Ethiopia from the Ogaden war and how the people lost their nationalities. 
Noah W

1970-1987: The contra war in Nicaragua | libcom.org - 1 views

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    The tags on this link have to be edited to match the format we are using for this assignment. In addition, I recognize the name Noam Chomsky, though you do not. You may want to look into him when considering his account of the support of Contras in Nicaragua
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    Noam Chomsky is a professor at MIT, who is a philosopher and linguist.
Elizabeth G

Cold War effects on Cuba - 0 views

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    Looks into the mindset of John F Kennedy and the decision of the naval blockade on Cuba.
Sean F

iran.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 1 views

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    Did you look at the author's credentials? Here they are http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/faculty/gavin/ Remember to strip off the urls to get to other pages in a web source to figure who wrote it
Elise C

Cold War Cuba - 0 views

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    The tags on this link have to be edited to match the format we are using for this project
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    Do you know this site is a someone's family tree? Do you know how I figured that out. Just strip off the url and look at the base site http://ba-ez.org/
anonymous

Results/Effects - 0 views

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    I used this site because of what it said about inflation rates when the USSR backed out of the country. It also discusses trading
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    I have a lot of respect for Stuyvesant High School, it is commonly acknowledged as one of the best high school's in New York. Did you know that the information from this site came from a couple of students from Stuyvesant? Essentially you are taking the word of a couple of other high school students. Why should you trust it?
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