The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a battle between the U.S, the Soviet Union and Cuba during the Cold War. It was noted that the confrontation would of led to a full scale nuclear war. After the Cuban revolution the U.S grew concerned most notably President Kennedy of Fidel Castro and his government. Thinking and knowing that the Soviets had Nuclear weapon President Kennedy assembled the EXCOM(Executive Committee of the National security council) The Excom quickly discussed three courses of military actions. Which were an air attack on the missile, a full military invasion,and a naval blockade of Cuba, which would then be quarantined.

NATO and the Warsaw Pact

NATO is a military alliance that was established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty. It was established when the Treaty of Brussels was signed by Belgium,Netherlands,Luxembourg,France. This alliance would then later become the Western European Union.
The Warsaw Pact was an organization of communist states in Central Eastern Europe. This treaty was modeled on the NATO treaty both treaties were similar in that there was a political Consultative Committee, followed by a civilian secretary general, that was the only similarities between the two. Members of the pact pledged that if they were attacked they would help each other.

"The Right Stuff"

The film the right stuff is a film about the space race between the U.S and USSR. The film showed the very competitive nature of both these nations. Both nations wanted to send men into space for space exploration. Not only that but also land on the moon, and send space satellites. It was more of a rivalry between the U.S and the USSR in the Cold War.
In the film it was quite obvious who was leading the victory, the Soviet Union was successful in sending the first man into space while the U.S was experimenting with chimps which made them look weak at what they were doing, Meaning the U.S was scared of what might happen if sending a man into space. they did not want to take that risk.
What I will remember from the film and the Cold War is that it was a rivalry during the Cold War, and that it was one of the most expansive thing that the U.S has done during the time, meaning the money spent on space exploration.

Night and Fog

Night and Fog is a documentary that was made in 1955, the film showed the very setting of the Holocaust to great detail. It is shocking what you will find in the film, at first the film starts with the viewing of the locations of the genocide activities but then shows the very cruel actions of the Nazi's like the tools that they used the way they got rid of the bodies. To me the most shocking part of the film was when the bodies were discovered by the Allied Nation in Germany and then had to be removed by burring them, it was quite painful to see human beings even if they are dead to be treated like trash. In comparison to the film "Schindler's list" I found the film to be too good, what i mean is that it showed me too much of what the Holocaust was. But the film was excellent, it had allot of details that the other film did not. But the documentary in my opinion is not for the feint of heart.

Schindlers List

Schindler's list was a good representation of the holocaust, the movie showed a different point of view. It showed a perspective from a Nazis, who we are told that is good. The movie was very dramatic and had allot of dark humor, from the victims running and trying to hide was quite memorable. The movie had little humor, most of the movie was about the relationship between the Jewish people and the Nazi's. The movie was really gritty and showed the feel of a horrible nightmare reality that was plaguing the Jewish people.
The execution scenes were the most gruesome and memorable it left a painful feeling like watching a horror movie. It really showed the inhuman acts of the Nazi's. In contrast to the documentary it was quite similar in that both movie showed the Nazi's actions were and how they dealt with the Jewish people. The movie was great and showed a different perspective which was a great addition.