Ace+of+Spades

"There were shoutings, bangings on the table, sharp suspiciou glances, furious denials. The source of the trouble appeared to be that Napolean and Mr. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously."
 * Ace of ****Spades** **USA  vs. The Soviet Union  **

At the end of the novel Animal Farm, Napolean - the pig that is the leader on the farm - and the other pigs on the farm are playing a game of cards with a half dozen farmers from neighboring farms. In this game, Napolean and the farmer Pilkington both played an ace of spades at the same time and and arguement errupts between the animals and the humans.


 * What does this mean in the story? **
 * ﻿"Equality" between Napolean and the human farm owners.
 * Napolean played to his advantages and cheated his way to the top.
 * ﻿What is the parallel to history? **
 * ﻿ Napolean is being compared to the Soviet Union because of his communistic (animalistic) ways. Mr. Pilkington is compared to the United States.
 * The United States and USSR are the two main world powers during this time period.
 * ﻿George Orwell is predicting the Cold War between the Unites States and USSR.

**The Cold War ** ﻿﻿<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Communism VS. Democracy <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">(1945-1991) <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; line-height: 23px;"> <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">(For Communism) ||= **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">United States of America ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">(Against Communism) || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Though the USSR and USA are not directly fighting, the Korean War was a war of communism vs. democracy. ||
 * = <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">**Soviet Union**
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">In February of 1945, The Soviet Union - USSR - had control over Eastern Europe. Communism was forced upon all citizens, thus the Cold War began. ||< <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">In August of 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. USA officially joined the Cold War fought for democracy in Europe. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">The Warsaw Pact was created as retaliation to NATO in 1955. || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established in 1949. ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">The Korean War begin on June 24, 1950
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">North Korea was supported by the communist leadership of Stalin and invade South Korea. || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">USA supported South Korea and helped them fight against North Korea's communist ways. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">North Korea remained communist. || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">South Korea's battle victories pushed the dividing line between the North and South further North. ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Vietman split into the North and South at the 17th Parallel in 1954. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Once against, the Soviet Union sided with the North because of their communist beliefs. || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">South Vietnam was supported by the United States in their battle for freedom from communist North Vietnam. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">North Vietnam won the war. || <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">South Vietnam fell to communism in 1975. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Finally, the Soviet Empire began to fall in 1989, then came to an end in 1991. **The Cold War is OVER.** ||  ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Further Education ** Soviet Union Leadership Timeline Full USA Cold War Timeline

**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">References ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Cold war timeline. (2006). Retrieved from http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/events-timelines/03-coldwar <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">timeline.htm

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Orwell, G. (1997). Animal farm. Evanston, Illinois: McDougal Littell.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Trueman, C. (2010). The cold war. Retrieved from http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/coldwar.htm