IRL 19

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The poltical cartoon that I did was the one of Kennedy and Khrushchev holding down the nuclear weapons or monster tryin gto come out. This is relevant to my IA for history because Khrushchev and the US in terms of foreign policy reached a tension but resolved and it and worked together to keep nuclear war at a standstill. The INF after the Cuban Missile Crissis which is being displayed in this cartoon made sure that missiles and warheads were scrapped and nuclear war would be less possible. This could add to my IA because it shows the struggle in which the US and the USSR had to go through in order to not go to nuclear war and work together and later on forming a 'hot line' so it wouldn't happen again. There are certain limiations to this source since their is no link for the poltical cartoon however the author is on the poltical cartoon so it was most likely used in a magazine.

Causes of the Six Day War

By using the sources and my own knowledge the conclusion that the Israeli's were the main causes of the Six Day War were eminent. The Arabs did provake attacks but the Israeli's were always the first to strike which causes the world view and public opinion to shift in their oppostion. Granted in sources C and E it states that Syrians and Egyptians will never give up the fight but Israel is the one fighting back and taunting the attacks. For example in Source B, the tractor incedint and the Defense Minister stating they kept pushing the boundaries till they got shot at. Another incident is when the Arabs decided to join together in terms of armies and Israel put the general in charge, with this move the general decided to create an airstrike on all the Arabs' airfields, totally demolishing them. Many may think that Arabs started it, for example Egpyt barring off the Gulf of Agaba to Israeli ships. However one must take into consideration that the Israeli's had troops on the border ready to fight so it was in terms of defense. That incident led to the Arabs unifying their forces BECAUSE of Israeli troops being at the ready. Source C with the Syrians learning how to use a gun, well Israeli already had those weapons and the Arabs are just trying to defend themselves. So it may be stated that the Arabs started it but on further assement it can be seen that it was in terms of defense against the Israeli's whom always striked first and taunted, and provaked the fight. Provacation and taunting is always a cause for war but the one who strikes first is always eminemt in the general publics eye and Israeli did strike first so therefore they were the main cause for the Six Day War.