#7- 3, 2, 1 Summary

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1) Going into this I only had a vague idea of what the Cold War was. I realized that nothing actually happened with this but did not connect the Vietnam war or the Korean conflict with soviet control. Now I know that it was a time of high tension between the Capitalists and Communists with nuclear weapons.

2) I learned what the USSR actually was and it's origins. I've always heard the "In soviet russia" jokes and not understand the context behind them (now I know it is makes fun of how backward of a country it was [and even is today]).

3) I learned that West Berlin was enveloped in soviet control, not just with one side of the communists. I had no idea that it was well into the depths of the East.

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1) The most interesting thing was how the whole the enemy of my enemy is my friend actually works (until that mutual enemy has been taken care of). Capitalists and Communists worked decently well together against the threat of fascism. Then after that they focused on each other. Just think of what would have happened if Capitalists and Fascists focused on Communists or vice versa.

2) The second most interesting thing that I learned is that the whole thing ended in 1991. 1991! That was only four years before I was born! When I was younger I thought that this has been a normal and stable time with everything important happening hundreds of years before myself, but the change is happening all around my era. I was illegitimately shocked.

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1) The question I still have is is the Cold War really over? China has some MAJOR things wrong with it, human rights issues, pollution, their communist government, but they seem to be as dependent on the US as we are them, which I'm sure is partially why we haven't addressed the major issues. When will those issues be addressed though? They too are a nuclear power, so will we just have to wait until their political system collapses and a new government takes place or what? It will be interesting to experience the history of it firsthand as I will be bold enough to assume it will happen within my lifetime.

By: Ethan Puller