Current Issues Post on Russia (Due Wednesday 2/3/10)
Mr. J.
between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR).
2. Considering that the USSR broke apart in 1991, do you believe that
the United States should forge a strong, close relationship with the
new Democratic Russia? Be specific when explaining your stance!
(Minimum of 2 paragraphs)
Kim Sass
1) Communism is a type of government in which the government controls
the goods and services and spreads the wealth to the people. There is
no private property because the government owns everything and every
is equal in a "classless" society. Communism impacted the Cold War
because the Soviet Union was spreading the ideology of Communism to
other Eastern European countries. Rivalry started to begin between two
parts of the world; the US and the Western European countries and the
Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries. Because of this
rivalry the US tried to make countries not be communist by giving them
financial and military aid. The US wanted to stop communism, but the
Soviet Union wanted to spread it. Communism caused the intial tension
between the US and the Soviet Union which led to rivalry and the Cold
War.
2) I believe that the US should forge a close relationship with
Russia. Part of the reason why we started the rivalry with Russia was
because they were communist, now that they are a Democratic country,
the US shouldn't be afraid to become close to Russia. It seems silly
that the US won't become close to Russia because there is still
tension because of the Cold War. The Cold War is over, and it's time
to move on a start anew. The Soviet Union has broken up and there is
no more rivalry between America and Russia. America doesn't like
having close relationships with communist countries (Cuba), so it's
understandable that they are wary of Russia. But, America has a close
relationship with China, yet China is still a Communist country
according to the CIA World Factbook. If America can have a close
relationship with a country that is Communist, they can have a close
relationship with a country that used to be Communist.
Amy
economic endeavors is shared by the population as a whole. Communism
was the kind of government endorsed by Eastern Europe, especially the
Soviet Union. The U.S. did not support communism, and in trying to
suppress its growth, created a rivalry between the U.S, the U.S.S.R,
and their respective allies. This rivalry lead to strain on the
relationship between the countries involved and worry involving
nuclear attack, which in turn lead to the Cold War.
2. I believe that hypothetically, a close relationship with Russia
would be positive in that Russia is, as the book states, a growing
economy. Russia also is a very important player in the global field
and has a lot of proximity, politically and geographically, to areas
that the U.S. is involved in. If Russia and the U.S. were indeed able
to form a constructive diplomatic bond, it could potentially be very
positive for both countries. My only doubt is the likelihood of that
actually occurring. Relationships between Russia and the U.S. are
still tense, considering the expansion of NATO and the antagonistic
stance that Russia has taken in recent events. Ideally, a good
diplomatic friendship could and should be formed, but realistically, I
don’t know if that’s probable.
Shahrin Islam
Sibtain Bokhari
the economy, and then distributes the wealth equally among its people.
Communism impacted the Cold War because it divided Europe. The eastern
European countries were communist, and they were very close to the
USSR. All of the western countries in Europe were allies with the US,
and thus it was in our interest to keep it that way, and to stop
communism from spreading. The USSR wanted to spread it, however the US
gave aid to some of the eastern European countries in an effort to
"contain" communistic beliefs. This led to a rivalry between the
worlds largest superpowers, the US and the USSR.
2. I do believe that the US should have a strong relationship with
Russia. I believe this because next to the US, Russia has the largest
supply of nuclear arms. It would be in our best interests to be on
Russia's good side. Also, Russia has many natural resources, that we
could use to our advantage. If Russia's economy stabilizes and becomes
market based, then it would become a massive player in world trade.
This would also be in our interests, because then we would have any
ally with a strong economy. Lastly, i believe that because the USSR
fell, and because Russia embraced democracy, we should accept Russia,
and try to form a bond with it. I think this because they dropped
their communist flags and raised democratic ones. America should
embrace Russia, because they embraced our democratic ideals.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
John Li
of the people's material wealth for themselves and say that all of the
people will be equal. They achieve this belief that people are living
in equality by having the government own everything, while the people
own nothing, and this wealth is "evenly" distributed among the people
under a communist government. Because some of eastern Europe, mainly
the USSR was in support of communist ideals, while western countries
such as the United States was not, a schism started. While the USSR
attempted to spread communism, the US attempted to suppress it. It was
this rivalry between the USSR and the US that started the Cold War.
2. I believe that it could be possible to forge a strong, close
relationship with the new democratic country of Russia. The Cold War
started mainly because a clash of ideas-- the USSR wanted to spread
Communism, while the US wanted to suppress it. However, now that the
USSR isn't a communist country anymore, it would seem that the forging
of a close relationship would seem possible. For example, the US has
been able to form close bonds with "communist" countries such as
China, and those bonds don't seem extremely volatile. It seems silly
that the US hasn't forged a close bond with Russia, because they used
to have communist ideals and we had a Cold War about half a decade
ago, but unfortunately the issue is much more complicated than that.
The United States and Russia still are rather tense with each other,
which could be a direct result of the Cold War or the fact that Russia
used to be a communist country. Thus, in theory, it seems that the
United States should be able to form a close bond with Russia, but in
actuality, it doesn't seem probable at all.
Erik Hotaling
people share an ownership of all the assets. Money, property, and food
are shared by all. Because every one has the same their is no upper or
lower classes in Communism. This form of Communism has no draw-backs
except for stifling creativity and inventiveness. Unfortunately the
ideal form of Communism was not the one implemented by Lenin and later
Stalin in Communist Russia. In the real life application of Communism
human greed over took the idealistic equality and it became the people
who ran the government who had everything and the common people who
had nothing. Communism impacted the Cold War because Communism was
taking over many countries in Eastern Europe and asia at the same time
Democracy was doing the same thing in Western Europe. This competition
instigated a rivalry between the U.S and other democratic nations and
Russia and other communist nations. To combat communism the U.s
offered financial aid to Western European countries recovering from
WW2. Offered Military support to countries being taken over by
communism like the aid given to South Vietnam and South Korea. Finally
the U.S aided in the creation of NATO to help unite the stronger
democratic nations of the world to protect against communism.
2) I believe the U.S should work to forge a stronger, closer
relationship with Russia because it is potentially a strong democratic
ally. I believe that Russia must first become more democratic and the
U.S should help them rebuild some of their infrastructure. If the U.S
is going to be ally's with Russia their must be a mutual respect
between the countries. I don't believe that their is a mutual respect
because both the U.S and Russia have been testing each-others
boundaries, Russia has been involved in trading Iran Uranium and the
U.S challenged Russia with its missile defense shield. One way to
begin working towards this trust is the reduction of nuclear arsenals.
Russia must improve its treatment of young democracies in the old
soviet block and improve its treatment of it's people. I believe that
it will be a long time before the U.S and Russia are Allies however it
is important to continue to work towards that goal because Russia has
much to give the U.S and the rest of the world.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
Erik Hotaling
Robyn
Marx, is an idealist's perfect solution to the inequality, scarcity,
and oppression that comes with Capitalism: a free market. A social
movement, communism also eliminates social divisions by letting the
government control all physical and financial assets, pressing hard
against alienation. However, humanity is innately flawed, therefore
realism(capitalism) prevails over idealism(communism.) A communist
economy consists of a common ownership of the means of production,
negating the concept of private ownership, essentially making everyone
equally poor. Communism impacted the Cold War between the United
States and the Soviet Union (USSR) because the Soviets worked to
spread communist ideals throughout other areas such as Latin America
and Southeast Asia by fostering communist revolutions, while the US
strongly opposed and was working simultaneously on containment
strategies. With the US and the Soviets being the two world powers
post WWII, they were not only competing technologically, they were
competing for cultural influence.
2. Considering that the USSR broke apart in 1991, I do believe,
ideally, that the United States should forge a strong, close
relationship with the new democratic Russia. Russia, a growing
economy, also has a lot of prevalence in this world because it borders
many countries and covers so much area. However "technically"
democratic, I don't believe that Russia indeed harbors the same values
that the United States does, especially with Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin undemocratically using Medvedev as a puppet until he can run
again. Also throughout Russia, xenophobia and violence are taught in
schools, and hate groups are not put down when violent acts of racism
occur because the assailants plea for their freedoms of speech/
expression... What they are hoping for is a pure, Russian race.. But
that shouldn't really affect our relationship with Russia, considering
we still forge a strong economic relationship with China, one of the
largest human rights violaters out there! I am very off topic.. What I
feel is that the United States should, for shared interests rather
than common ideals, forge a relationship with Russia (if possible.)
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
Sam
much of its peoples good and earnings for itself and attempts to make
everyone live in an equal society for the embetterment of all.
Communism impacted the Color War between the United States and the
Soviet Union because at the time the Soviet Union was a communist
country and supported communism throughout much of eastern Europe. The
United States at the time opposed communism which led to tension
between the two countries and ultimetely caused a rivalry which led to
the Cold War itself.
2: I strongly believe that the United States should form a strong
relationship with Russia. During bush's time in office he did
basically nothing at all to improve the United States' relations with
Russia and pay little attention at all to Russia. Now that President
Obama is in office he has already taken strides on improving the
relationship with Russia. In the summer of 2009 President Obama went
to Russia and met with Dmitri Medvedev and the two of the talked about
improving relations with Russia. They talked about both countries
reducing their nuclear arms greatly, and also improving trade between
the country. Russia would be an excellent country for the United
States to become allies with because of its ability to outsource oil,
and its growing economy, it would help the United States trade and
economy which would ultimetely help the global economy. I, similar to
President Obama, think that it is an excellent idea to become allies
with Russia.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
Kai
equal. This meant that the government controlled distribution of all
resources and businesses and in theory, gave people fair shares of
everything. Unfortunately, this form of government is prone to
corruption and historically has failed. Communism was a big player in
the tensions of the Cold War. Due to the spread of communism, the US
sought to contain the communist ideology by forming stronger Westerm
European powers and NATO. NATO countries installed many defense
systems and deployed troops to watch over the communist border. This
was seen as aggression by the Soviets and when the Berlin wall put a
physical barrier between communism and democracy, things only grew
more tense.
One thing is certain. Forging a close relationship with Russia will be
a difficult dance of politics. However, there can be great rewards.
Russia has massive reserves of natural resources. Although at the
moment, Russia is unable to tap those resources. However, the time
will come when Russia is able to reach its reserves and it would be a
great interest for this country to have a strategic hand on the
Russian market when that time comes. By forging a strong bond with
Russia now while it is still building up, the US can firmly root
itself into the Russian economy and hold a large stake in the enormous
Siberian resources.
Also, Russia is a very strategic ally to have. Being a massive
country, it crosses over the Middle East and Asia. Having a strong
ally in these zones could mean new angles of attack for troops in
Afghanistan. Also, forging better relations with Russia will make it
easier for the US to convince them to stop supporting Iran's nuclear
admissions. Using Russia's strategic location and resources, the US
can better coordinate and carry out its interests elsewhere and that
is why the US should strive to achieve friendship with Russia.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
Kevin Xiao
control over the economy and distributes the wealth to the people.
This would mean that there are no class distinctions because wealth is
spread equally to everybody. Communism impacted the Cold War because
the Soviet Union was a communist nation that tried to spread communism
throughout eastern Europe. Because of this, tensions grew between the
US and other non-communist nations in Western Europe and the Soviet
Union and Eastern European countries, with the US and Soviet Union
being the two most prevalent rivals. This rivalry led to the start of
the Cold War and the fear of nuclear war between the US and Russia.
2. I think that the US should try and create a strong relationship
with Russia because Russia is a growing democratic nation. Both
countries have already been working on reducing the stockpile of
nuclear weapons built up during the Cold War era. Russia is a
democratic nation growing in power and an emerging economy. It has
close ties with important parts of the world like Europe and the
MIddle East. If a partnership is formed, the US can use Russia due to
its growing influence in the world in order to accomplish goals.
Russia can also aid America with its economy as well due to the vast
amount of resources it has. However, if the US wants to work with
Russia, it must abandon some of its policies and attitudes towards
former Soviet states and be more open to working with the US and
Western Europe.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
fv
distribute an economies wealth. The ideal of a communist society is
to get rid economical hierarchy which allows your society to work
together as a single functioning group. During the Cold War Russia
was ruled by a communist government. People associaed communism with
Russia who we were currently in conflict with. When people made this
association it led them to believe that communism was a bad thing,
this caused the communist scare of the cold war and in many ways
turned the people of America agasinst Russia and any other country
that was in support of communism.
2. I believe that the United States should forge a strong relationship
with Russian because it is important for the superpowers of the world
to be on good terms. A strong realationship with Russia will show
that the US is tolerant and are willing to band together with those
who share our beliefs. While we should be wary of Russia's new
Democratic government it is still important for us to maintain a
presence as their friend and possibly even their ally.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
Spattni
of organization that controls all social and economic enterprises.
These enterprises maybe known as banks, corporations, factories,
salaries, and food rationing. The people who control this system of
organization are usually a dominating political party in a
totalitarian state. The impact communism had on the Soviet Union and
the U.S. in the Cold War was tremendous. It simply pitted Russia
against the U.S., essentially revealing a clash of core values between
both sides. The values of communism and its spread in Eastern Europe
forced the U.S. to set up a three front containment of it, the
Marshall Plan, and the formation of NATO. It also made both sides feel
the need to build up a massive weapons arsenal, that included nuclear
weapons. Therefore portraying communism as the main source of tension
and a cause of the Cold War.
I believe that the U.S. should forge a strong relationship with
Russia. From an economic stand point Russia has one of the largest
reserves of natural resources in the world. Though undeveloped, their
reserves will prove invaluable, especially to the U.S., considering
the world is on the brink of a major energy crisis. Through a foreign
policy perspective, Russia is the only country with a nuclear arsenal
that matches the U.S., it is imperative that there are good relations
because Russia is a super power that is currently not significantly
influenced. With pressure from the U.S. they can both bring their
weapons total down, and provide stability across the globe. Regardless
of Russia's political issues, whether that be Medvedev is acting as a
puppet or a former KGB agent is running the show, it is still
considered a democratic state. Therefore the U.S. should forge a
strong relationship with Russia that will prove invaluable in the
future.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
Mike Stavrakos
there is a total elimination of classes, property is publicly owned
and distributed evenly, society is stateless, and all decisions are
made democratically. I the Soviet Union, however, the ideals were not
this extreme. There were governments present but they pushed social
equality and economic equality. The government more or less controlled
everything in these communist countries, such as the economy.
Communism spread during the Cold War and was a major impact to it. The
Soviet Union was pressing their communist ideals upon the surrounding
Eastern European countries at the time, but the U.S. and their allies
saw this as a detrimental form of government. They worked to contain
the communist movements in Eastern Europe and these actions were a
main portion of the Cold War.
2. I do believe the U.S. should attempt to forge a strong relationship
with Russia even though it broke up in 1991. I think it would be
beneficial to be on good terms with Russia because they seem to be
emerging as a powerful country politically and economically. If we
have close relations with Russia we may be able to oversee their
political actions, and possibly influence their policies. Also, Russia
has a large stockpile of weaponry, specifically nuclear weapons, left
over from the Cold War, and it is important that there is some
oversight to their containment of these weapons so they remain in
stable control. Also, in regards to the weapons stockpiles, if we have
close relations with Russia we would be able to work with Russia to
possibly reduce both of our stockpiles, or at least resist the
increase of these stockpiles. Finally, if we are close to Russia, we
may be able to push a need for Democracy in the country as well as a
need for a free market economy.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
James
Communism is a form of government where the government controls the
distribution of wealth throughout the respective country. Wages tend
to be even, and people are not paid for performance, but for just
doing the work. This, in theory, creates a perfect equality
throughout the country. In practice, it has proved time and time
again to be ineffective, because the governments of communist nations
tend to be corrupt and take a great deal of the country's wealth for
themselves, leaving all of the people poor. Communism in the USSR is
one of the reasons that the Cold War started. Tensions with the USSR
were already heightened after World War II, and the fact that the
"Commies" in Russia were "stifling and restricting" their people gave
us a reason to be worried of their expansions into Europe. This,
combined with the arms race to create the first, and eventually most,
nuclear bomb, made tensions so high that the US stationed high amounts
of military assets in Europe to prevent a possible Soviet invasion.
I believe that the US founding a strong international relationship
with Russia is key to maintaining some order of world peace. Russia
has vast amounts of raw materials, and has the potential to have one
of the largest economies in the world. They are too big of an asset
for us to just brush under the rug because of poor leadership in the
immediate past. Also, regarding nonproliferation, Russia has the
second most number of nuclear weapons, and if there is any hope for
the world to reduce the count, Russia needs to be a part of the
effort, a move they may only make if in collaboration with the US. We
just can't afford to not be allies with Russia. The Cold War started
because of mistrust and fear; the only way to prevent that from
happening again is to forge a strong relationship while we still can.
Lauren
property is collectively owned, and labor is organized for the
advantage of all members of society. Usually, an authoritarian party,
who claims to be making progress towards a higher social order,
controls these governments. Communism was, pretty much, the root of
the Cold War. The Soviet Union was attempting to spread the ideology
of communism to other European countries. The United States did not
want other countries to adopt this ideal, therefore sparking the
conflict of the Cold War. The United States and other Western
countries were trying to contain the spread of communism, while the
Soviet Union and other European countries were hoping to spread it. As
I stated, communism was the initial spark of the Cold War between the
Soviet Union and the United States.
2. I believe that a relationship between the United States and Russia
would be beneficial to both parties. Russia has a growing economy,
making it a larger player on a global scale. There are also a large
number of nuclear weapons left over from the Cold War. If we forge
this relationship, there is a better chance of negotiating the
decrease of these arsenals. Russia also has a great number of natural
resources, including oil and coal. These resources are inaccessible at
the time, but if a relationship between the United States and Russia
is in place when the time comes, the rewards will be greater. We can
only overcome the tensions created by the Cold War by forging a strong
relationship with Russia.
sami
over all sectors of the economy, in order to promote a classless
society in which wealth is shared equally. In a communist state, the
government essentially controls all businesses and industries and
fixes the prices of all goods and products. After World War II, the
communist ideology spread throughout Eastern Europe, resulting in the
creation of the Soviet Union. The United State’s fear of communism
spreading through the Western World made the government feel the need
to “contain” it through military and economic policies. The heightened
tensions emerging form this resulted in the long and bitter stalemate
known as the Cold War.
2. I believe that the U.S should at the very least have comfortable
relations with Russia. As the cold war has shown us, two countries
with the largest nuclear arsenals in the world can’t afford open
hostility. It is in America’s, and the world’s best interests for the
two nations to reduce their nuclear stockpiles. The arms reduction
treaties necessary for a significant reduction require that the U.S
and Russia are on somewhat good terms. Furthermore, there are many
advantages to having good relations with Russia. For instance,
Russia’s strong military capabilities and strategic location make it a
valuable partner for the U.S. to have in it’s Middle East
engagements. In 2003 Russia sent troops to aid in the U.S invasion of
Afghanistan and recently president Medvedev accepted President Obama’s
request for using Russian airspace to ship U.S troops to Afghanistan.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
Hannah
property is abolished; the government owns everything. All social
activity is also controlled by the government. Communism impacted the
Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) when
the USSR began trying to spread their ideas to Eastern Europe. The US
was against this and controversy about the ideals in communism began.
Because of the US's disagreement with the USSR about communism, fear
of attacks broke out in the two rivalries.
2) I deffinitely believe that the US sholud forge a strong, close
relationship with the new Democratic Russia. Russia is slowly making
an attempt to become a stronger and more stable nation, which is a
clear improvement from communism. Also, Russia's arms should be taken
into consideration in forming a strong relationship with them. They
could give us potential influence on other small neighboring nations
to Russia, and their arms are important for selling and trading. At
the same time, Russia has been pretty coorpative with revising and
editing the START treaty, which could be a positive step towards
reducing arms proliferation and nuclear warheads and weapons.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
bridget
economy. The goal of communism is to create a classless society where
all people have equal economic status and the wealth is shared among
all the people. During the Cold War the difference in government
between eastern European countries which were communist and western
European countries/America which was democratic created much tension.
The USSR was attempting to spread communism throughout the world and
the United States was attempting to suppress it and spread democracy.
This rivalry is what created the Cold War.
2. I believe that a close relationship between the US and Russia
should be attempted. The United States is a superpower but Russia
wields much influence in countries that the US does not such as China,
North Korea, and Iran. If the US forms a better relationship with
Russia, Russia will be more likely to support US goals in these
countries. Much of the tension between Russia and the US is left over
competiveness from the Cold War. This competiveness should be quashed
at all costs because the communist government is no longer in control
if the competition continues to increase another cold war could begin.
A close relationship should also be formed because both countries can
help each other’s goals and could wield even more power as allies than
as enemies.
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party controls all income and all property and distributes it evenly.
It does not allow people to have their own property because the
government owns everything, and there are no social classes because
the wealth is shared evenly. Communism impacted the Cold War because a
group called the Soviet Union controlled the communist government in
Eastern Europe. It divided Europe into the eastern section along with
Russia and the western area which was on the side with the US. The US
along with Western Europe gave military aid to the communist countries
to try to convert them to democracy, but the Soviet Union was trying
to spread it. The differences between the US and the USSR caused
tension and rivalry, which led to the Cold War.
2.) I believe that it is very important for the US to forge a strong
relationship with Russia, and the fact that there was previous tension
only makes it more important to have a good relationship with them.
Now that they are democratic we have more in common and have a better
chance of agreeing on social or political issues. Russia and the US
are both two of the largest superpowers of all the countries there are
today. If the two superpowers are able to work together they can
become one very strong and powerful influence on the world. The
cooperation will help trade and the global recession both currently
and in the long run. Not only is Russia a superpower, they have huge
natural resources and many nuclear weapons left over from the Cold
War. If we have a better relationship with them then we will be able
to negotiate about their natural reserves and use them some day. We
could also monitor their use and development of their nuclear weapons
and organize more agreements with them about weapon proliferation.
Overall a good relationship with Russia would benefit the US in many
ways.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
Brendan
everything belongs to everyone and that everyone works to benefit the
community not just their selves. It was designed to dispose of the
negative effects of capitalism such as separation of classes, racial
and religious hatred and violence. According to one founders of
communism Karl Marx it was a switch "From each according to his
ability; to each according to his need." Meaning that people got from
the community what they needed regardless of what they produced,
eliminating salaries, debt, and for the most part taxes. As the idea
of communism was spread through eastern Europe by the USSR the US
began to fear that communism would overwhelm the democratic and
capitalistic nations of the world so they adopted a policy to try a
combat the spread of communism. This plan consisted of three parts,
one to give economic aid to rebuild western Europe to recover from
WWII and make the weakened countries less vulnerable to communist
influence. Two, to provide military aid to countries threatened by
communism. And three, to create an alliance of democratic nations
which became NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
2) WIth the break up of the Soviet Union it is important that the US
form a strong, close relationship with the new democratic Russia for a
few reasons. One because a strong relationship with Russia can
positively influence the directions in which the countries politics
move, meaning that if Russia has a strong democratic ally it will be
more likely to become more democratic itself. Another reason that the
US should forge a strong bond with Russia is because it is a re-
emerging economic power and will be a strong trade partner that could
also benefit from a close relationship with the US by becoming more
geared toward capitalism and free trade. In respect to some of the
policies that Russia has in the present that don't match the values of
the US, it will be far easier to persuade Russia to change its
policies as an ally making suggestions and showing how this change in
policy would benefit Russia as opposed to an outside country trying to
infringe on a nations sovereignty. These suggested policy changes can
include issues such as conflicts with former Soviet Republics such as
Georgia and the Ukraine.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
alyssa norton
class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly
owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities
and needs. Communism had a big impact on the Cold War because the US
being a capitalist country was very against the idea of communism and
the spread of it by Russia. When the USSR began attracting more and
more countries into its Republic, the US became more distrusting of
Russia. Other events such as Stalin's speech where he basically stated
that communist countries and capitalist countries couldn't peacefully
exist and Bolshevik's challenge to capitalism added on to this
distrust even more. On the other hands, the USSR was not happy with
the US because they were a capitalist country. All of these things
combined and other big events led to the rivalry between the two. The
Cold War to them was not only to prove that their individual countries
were better but because they wanted to prove that their government
(whether communist or capitalist) was the better government.
2. Just like any other current issue, I believe the decision to force
a strong and close relationship with the new Democratic Russia is a
tricky one. Personally I think the US should forge a close
relationship with Russia for several different reason. First, the
initial conflict between Russia and the US began because Russia was a
communist country attempting to convert other smaller Republics, but
now Russia is no longer a communist country, rather a democratic one
similar to many Western powers. Second, Russia definitely has the
capabilities to be a threat to the US with its large amount of nuclear
weapons and unpredictable president Vladimir Putin so forging a close
bond would allow the US to keep an eye out for them. And lastly,
Russia has great location and an abundance of natural resources that
could really help out the US. They are close to China and North Korea
and also to the blossoming world power India. They also have many
different types of metals and the largest amount of wood and timber in
any country.
Although I do believe forging this bond would be beneficial to the US,
I think that the US needs to be weary of who they are getting into bed
with. The US and Russia have a long history of dislike and not only
that they have a long history of distrust. Like I said earlier, by
forging this bond the Us will be able to keep a closer eye on Russia,
but they will also never have Russia has a trustworthy ally. I believe
that if the US does make this strong and close relationship with
Russia they need to be weary of the consequences and also maintain
suspicions at all times.
Emma Burke
considered to be equal. This means that the social rankings are
classless. All property is considered to belong to the whole. The
government controls the economy, and all goods are equally distributed
amongst the people. This type of government impacted the US/Soviet
Union relations during the Cold War. The Cold War refers to the
rivalry between the Soviet Union, communists in Eastern Europe, and
the US from the 50's to 80's. The US was opposed to communism and as
the Soviet Union began to grow, the US made attempts to keep the
ideology from spreading. THere were attempts to "contain" the
communist nations, and incentives like military and economic aid was
given to countries that did not join the SOviet Union. THis military
aid caused the creation of NATO.
I think that keeping good relations with the new Democratic Russia is
important for the US foreign policy. Russia as a nation has made
numerous attempts to free itself from the tarnished image that the US
thought of them during the Cold War. Putin worked to establish good
relations with Bush by promising support for the US's invasion of
Afghanistan in 2001. Considering the main disagreement between Russia
and the US was communism, and Russia is no longer a communist country,
the barrier between the two nations is unnecessary. Also, Russia has a
developing economy that is growing annually; establishing and
maintaing a solid relationship now will only benefit the US in the
future. If the US helps Russia become a strong, capitalist country
now; the results will be better than if the US waited to see how
Russia becomes.
On Feb 1, 10:29 am, "Mr. J." <glen.jaskelew...@rtsd.org> wrote:
Aish
available to all as needed. In theory, this system advocates equality
above all else. The Cold War was a period where tensions between the
US and Russia were at breaking point. The ideologies of both
countries
were/are very different. The democratic USA tried to stop Russia from
propagating communist ideals in many ways. The US gave financial aid
to Western Europe and military assistance to governments challenged
by
the communists. It also created NATO which was a military alliance of
democratic countries. Russia was very threatened by NATO, and
eventually the steps the US took to prevent the spread of communism
helped end the Cold War and lead to the détente. During this period,
both Russia and the US realized they didn't want any more tension, so
they came together and signed a number of accords. Therefore,
communism helped create and end the Cold War.
I believe that the US should have a strong, close relationship with
the new democratic Russia. Russia is the largest country on the globe
(geographically speaking), and they have also always been a major
player on the global field (politically speaking). Therefore, it
makes
strength for two superpowers to collaborate on various issues like
piracy, nuclear weapons proliferation and the recession to name a
few. It is also important to have strong relations with Russia for
trade
purposes, as Russia's economy will definitely grow in strength. If
the
US could provide Russia's economy some support initially, democracy
is
sure to prevail. Also, the country's proximity to countries like
China
and North Korea will help the US stay informed of what is happening
in
those far away countries. As to the critics who quote unconquerable
ideological differences, these differences can be ignored for the
time
being and eventually overcome. After all, we trade with China, even
though their history of human rights abuses and their openly
communist
government stands in stark contrast to the democratic American
culture. This is not to say that we should be incautious and
unguarded: rather, we must delicately find the correct balance of
relations to have with Russia.
Shannon
control over the economy and then distributes the money equally
throughout its people. In a communists country there is no private
property and the goal is to make everyone "equal". Communism impacted
the Cold War, which was between the United States and the Soviet Union
(USSR), because the it divided Europe. It divided into the eastern
European countries which were communists like the USSR and western
European countries and the US which were democracies. The USSR was
trying through the spread of communism to gain power, while the US was
trying to stop the spread of communism and rather spread democracy.
The tension eventually boiled over into the Cold War.
2. I do believe that the United States should create a diplomatic
relationship with the new Democratic Russia for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, since the Cold War is over, it is important to create
diplomatic relations with the country afterward so grudges and future
problems have a lower probability of occurring. But it will be a
diplomatic relationship that is reserved and made for peace purposes.
Secondly, Russia has a lot of nuclear weapons. There is not only the
fear that they would use them, but that they would share the necessary
supplies and intelligence needed to create the nuclear bombs to other
countries who would use them as a weapon of fear such as Iran who is
already trying to become a nuclear power. Thirdly, Russia's economy is
increasing at a fast rate, so naturally it is a benefit to be in a
diplomatic relationship with a economically stable country. The rise
in economy is mostly because of all the natural resources that Russia
has, such as oil, which is a key to power. A solid but protective
relationship with Russia is hopeful, but a challenge.