THe Cold War
By: Franklin, Christina, Kevin, and Aakriti
Overview
This website discusses and gives insight to many of the events that during the period known in history as the Cold War. It looks as the origins of the Cold War, and how it was caused by the fundamental differences between the Soviet Union and the United States, especially focusing on their ideologies of capitalism and communism. After that, the situations in Korea and Cuba and their relations to the two superpowers, and discusses if either side was victorious in these confrontations. The next topic informs about the division and occupation of Germany and how this was clearly representative of the the conflicting colas of the competing sides, and the significance of the Berlin Wall within in it. The final section compare and contrasts Fidel Castro and Ho Chi Minh, focusing on their careers, influences, and inspirations.