& France combine their zones into one country – West Germany A divided Germany and Berlin remained a focus of Cold War tensions Between 1949 and 1961, thousands of East Germans fled to West Berlin, then into West Germany Berlin Wall Built in August 1961 Separated East and West Germany Stood...
They took the Philippines, Guam, and Wake Island from the U.S. After World War II Japan was out of the Pacific. Islanders were strongly affected by the war. They were impressed by the power and material wealth of the U.S. Islanders began thinking about modernization, development, and ...
Manila City Mayor Francisco Domagoso receives a dose of a China-made COVID-19 vaccine in Manila, the Philippines, on April 4 (XINHUA) Although COVID-19 plunged the global economy into the worst recession since World War II, clear signs of recovery have emerged. China began leading the way...
There was once much enthusiasm about Europe’s concepts such as “common security”, pan-European identity, or “European common home”, articulated by the Palme Commission in 1982 and promoted by the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as the Cold War ended. US presidents...
Globalization has taken place because the costs of engaging in international transactions have declined, thanks not only to technological advances but also to the institutions that were established after World War II to promote international economic integration and collaboration, and to prevent the unilat...
because the US “won”World War II it had the right to step into the shoes of the former Britishempire to become the self-appointed “indispensible” state in charge oforganizing and of policing world order. In contrast to this imperial vision, Trumpin his first ...
America in the world : a history in documents from the War with Spain to the War on Terror Acknowledgments vii Introduction: The Long American Century 1 1Motives of Expansion 7 2Imperial America: War with Spain and the Philippines 32 3Varieties o... J. Engel,M. Lawrence,A. Preston 被引...