Dom Pedro's Participation In The Cold War

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The Linkages It was difficult to choose only three historical events, giving that everything that happened in the past has a huge impact on how life is today. By thinking about the worldwide importance I chose to talk about The Reign of Dom Pedro II, The Arab Spring and The Cold War. The Reign of Dom Pedro II, the second emperor of Brazil and the only one who was actually Brazilian, was a mark in Brazil’s history. Without any doubts, Dom Pedro II was a calm, serious and astute leader who led Brazil into a great period of its history. He brought stability, prestige and progress to the troubled economy and to the political scenario. Dom Pedro II dedicated his life to Brazil. When he was only 5 years old his father left him as the regent. By the age of 16 he was already the emperor. Under his guidance Brazil made significant gains in railroad, telegraph and cable construction. He kept Brazil united even though lots of separatist movements broke out. He was the arbiter of Brazil’s political life. As a result of his leadership, he enjoyed almost 50 years of support. Sadly, …show more content…

It was a conflict between communism and capitalism – two very different ideologies. There wasn’t any direct fight between the two superpowers. They fought in a different way but the main purpose was to expand their influence and dominance all over the world. Both of them seized every opportunity to overcome the other, therefore in this period there was a great development in technology, for instance the spatial and nuclear technology. The Cold War caused all sorts of conflicts to occur around the world, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Korean and Vietnam War. The consequences of the Cold War were the United States emerged as the sole superpower as capitalism trumped communism, the shifted from a bipolar world to a very unipolar one and the end of communist

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