Grace American History 2

3 Life Lessons from History The way you treat people can have a much larger affect then what you think. It is important to always respect and care for everyone around you no matter who they are because they are a human just like you. The impact of ones action could be so great that it causes a retaliation just like the Native Americans did. Another extremely important thing is honesty, especially about circumstances that don't only effect you. This is seen in US history as presidents tried to sneak around and hid key details for their own benefit. This led to the nation distrusting its leaders and created chaos among the nation. Lastly keeping peace and a level head is extremely important when put into stressful situations. Once the peace is broken it is hard to bring it back and typically nothing good comes out of violence. War is a prime example of this because in the end everyone has lost something and people have died instead of using communication skills to talk it o...

The Cold War               The Cold War was a rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted for much of the second half of the 20th century. The Cold war was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons. This war resulted in suspicions, heightened tensions, and a series of international incidents. These incidents brought our worlds superpowers into disaster. No single party was entirely to blame for the Cold war.               During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union fought together as allies. They had a very tense relationship, and it led to many disagreements. The Cuban missile crisis showed that neither the United States nor the Soviet Union were ready to use nuclear weapons for fear of the other's retaliation. Americans had always been worried about Soviet communism and concerned about Stalin's government power. After ...