Document # 6

The world has transformed rapidly in the decade since the end of the Cold War. An old system is gone and, although it is easy to identify what has changed, it is not yet clear that a new system has taken its place. Old patterns have come unstuck, and if new patterns are emerging, it is still too soon to define them clearly. The list of potentially epoch-making changes is familiar by now: the end of an era of bipolarity, a new wave of democratization, increasing globalization of information and economic power, more frequent efforts at international coordination of security policy, a rash of sometimes-violent expressions of claims to rights based on cultural identity, and a redefinition of sovereignty that imposes on states new responsibilities to their citizens and the world community.

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Document # 5

On June 25, North Korean communist forces cross the 38th parallel and invade South Korea. On June 27, Truman orders U.S. forces to assist the South Koreans while the U.N. Security Council condemns the invasion and establishes a 15-nation fighting force. Chinese troops enter the conflict by year's end.

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Document # 4

The High-flying Keyhole-7 spacecraft provided the U.S. intelligence community this picture of Beijing, China, (left) taken on May 27, 1967, and Hanoi, Vietnam on June 11, 1967. CREDIT: USGS

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Document # 3

The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the spectre of Communism. -

A.J.P. (Alan John Percivale) Taylor



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Document # 2

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Document #1

"President Reagan fueled the spirit of America. His smile, his optimism, his total belief in the ultimate triumph of democracy and freedom, and his willingness to act on that belief, helped end the Cold War and usher in a new and brighter phase of history."





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Historical Context

Throughout history, Conflict has been a common theme.The term Hemoclysm is to sum up the bloodbath that was the 20th century by Matthew White. Conflict in the 20th century brought an unexperienced event to the world.