Conflicts During The Cold War

During the years of the Cold War, the main focus to all tension throughout the world along with any combat revolved around differing ideologies in between world powers and supporting countries. The world was in a battle in between the Democratic/Capitalist states led by the United States of America and the Communists states led by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Samuel Phillips Huntington believed that the source of conflict in the world was going to transition from the battling of ideologies to the clashing of civilizations after the fall of the USSR and the US rising as the sole hegemon. These civilizations that Huntington talks about are cultural entities made up of similar languages, values, ethnic groups, races, religions, and regions. He also states that while a person may differ from someone else that resides in their country, they both share a common cultural identity. Along with this,
One of the reasons being is that each civilization has different ideas about God and the creation of man. These differences will not go away anytime soon, because they have grown over centuries. Within that time, religious differences have led to conflict and bloodshed, such as the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition (no one expected it. Thank you Monty Python.), and Islamic terrorism led by Islamic extremists in the modern world. The second reason about future conflicts based off of differences in civilizations is that the world is becoming a smaller place. With the emergence of social media and other platforms over the internet, the world is becoming more connected, letting these civilizations learn more about one another. Huntington believes that the communication in between civilizations will lead to people recognizing their civilization-consciousness, bringing awareness to the differences of other people in the