The Early Days of the Cold War
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A 5 page paper discussing the beginnings of the Cold War. NATO is discussed as well as the necessity for such an organization. A brief respite from the tension is described. Kennedy and Khrushchev were perhaps the greatest players in the Cold War and their involvement is discussed. The Cuban missile crisis was the closest either country came to actually making nuclear war a reality. Bibliography contains 4 sources.
Filename: Earlcold.wps

U.S. - Russian Relations / After The Cold War
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A 3 page research paper exploring the necessity for the Presidents of the United States and Russia to continue meeting despite the end of the Cold War. The recent summit focused on expanding NATO, which Russia opposes, and further arms agreements. Bibliography included.
Filename: Natoruss.wps

The Cold War / Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
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A 10 page piece that discusses the self-fulfilling prophecy of the Cold War, in that the buildup of arms against the perceived threat to borders and national economic stability, created an atmosphere of fear and annihilation. Or did it? The governments eventually moved onto the ground that there were ways to win a nuclear war. Only public outcry, and leaders such as Michel Gorbachev changed the face of the cold war. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Coldwarp.wps

What Won The Cold War?
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A 6 page essay presenting the thesis that it was internal reform movements and the efforts of reform leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev, rather than the actions of Ronald Reagan, which led to the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Coldwa4.wps