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Part of Enlightenment thought emphasized the fundamental equality of all people -- it was opposed to monarchy and hierarchy. The first rebels (Miguel Hidalgo and Jose Morelos) were motivated by the desire to undo the hierarchical, monarchical system under which Mexico was ruled.
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'Cold War' refers to the fact that there were no firefights between Russia and the USA. The main battles were about who could create the greatest amount of power, or get an artificial satellite into space.
<span>In southern France, the Carcassonne gap is an ancient routeway leading from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean lands. Carcassonne is located southeast of Toulouse (about 90km) in the middle of the Massif Central and Pyrenees in France. It is situated in the intersection of the two main routes of traffic: the route that goes from the Massif Central to Spain and the route going from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean lands. </span>
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In the Cold War, the United States (USA) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) were at odds with each other because of strongly different worldviews. The USA was committed to capitalism and democratic institutions of government, whereas the USSR was committed to communism and imposed authoritarian government. Initially, the USA had atomic weapons and the USSR did not. (The US would not share that technology with the Soviets, who had been their ally in World War II.) But once the Soviets developed their own atomic weaponry, this led to a massive arms race between the superpowers. The two nations kept escalating their weapons capabilities and stockpiles. It got to the point that if the two sides did plunge into war, they would face mutually assured destruction. John Foster Dulles, the Secretary of State under President Eisenhower, wanted a change from what had been the "containment policy" which the US had followed during the Truman Administration, as recommended then by American diplomat George F. Kennan. Dulles felt the containment approach put the United States in a weak position, because it only was reactive, trying to contain communist aggression when it occurred. Dulles sought to push America's policy in a more active direction; some have labeled his approach "brinkmanship." In an article in LIFE magazine in 1956, Dulles said, "The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art." He wasn't afraid to threaten massive retaliation against communist enemy countries as a way of intimidating them.
Eventually (after decades of the arms race and tensions) the US and USSR would pursue policies of detente, which included pledges to reduce their nuclear arsenals. The arms race and solving the arms race were constant issues affecting the Cold War.
