1.Soldiers of the Soviet Union and the United States did not do battle directly during the Cold War. But the two superpowers continually antagonized each other through political maneuvering, military coalitions, espionage, propaganda, arms buildups, economic aid, and proxy wars between other nations. 2.The Cold War had a profound influence on the popular idea of human rights as they circulated around the world. ... Western Europe and North America wanted to define human rights in a strict political and civic sense--negative human rights like freedom of speech and property were paramount for these countries.
Parliament, desiring revenue from its North American colonies, passed the first law specifically aimed at raising colonial money for the Crown. The act increased duties on non-British goods shipped to the colonies.
