John Gaddis Failure Of The Cold War
The ideological and military coalition that began shortly after the end of World War II consisted of Western power against Eastern power. Due to different political opinions, the US and the USSR created a tension that would lead to doctrines, regulation, blockades, secrecy and more amongst themselves. Following the termination of the Cold War, historians, politicians and the public contradict one another regarding who had the most responsibility for the causation for such period of time. Some would claim the USSR should be held most responsible for its aggressive approach. On the other hand, some would suggest the US was most at fault because of their secrecy and more subtle actions. Therefore, an analysis of events during the Cold War could
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This consisted of the US’ successful creation and testing of the atomic bomb in secrecy from the USSR. An exceptionally valuable source that regards to this investigation is John Gaddis’ “The Cold War: A New History,” chapter one, in which he states that the US and British alliance began the nuclear project “for use against Germany, but the Nazis surrendered before it was ready.” Later he states that Soviet intelligence infiltrated successfully into US privacy discovering the Manhattan Project, highlighting Stalin, the leader of the USSR, lack of trust. Therefore providing the investigation two contradicting points of view. While the US felt as if the Soviets invaded their governmental privacy, the USSR was also shook because the alliance had maintained information a secret from the Soviet nation. After not being able to come to a conclusion with the USSR about nuclear technology, the US pushed atomic reasearch to a faster and better pace. However the USSR was not much behind and also pursued nuclear technology, eliminating the “gap” that existed between the technology in the US and the USSR. Brinkley states that in 1950, after the Atomic Energy Commission had been established, the Truman administration approved the development of the hydrogen bomb, a weapon far more powerful than anything used in 1945.Thus providing two opposite opinions on to who could have been most responsible because, the Manhattan Project was a major propellant in the route the Cold War took and in Gaddis’ opinion the USSR was an invader of privacy but in Gaddis’ evidence, the US took major steps into creating a more strained
This consisted of the US’ successful creation and testing of the atomic bomb in secrecy from the USSR. An exceptionally valuable source that regards to this investigation is John Gaddis’ “The Cold War: A New History,” chapter one, in which he states that the US and British alliance began the nuclear project “for use against Germany, but the Nazis surrendered before it was ready.” Later he states that Soviet intelligence infiltrated successfully into US privacy discovering the Manhattan Project, highlighting Stalin, the leader of the USSR, lack of trust. Therefore providing the investigation two contradicting points of view. While the US felt as if the Soviets invaded their governmental privacy, the USSR was also shook because the alliance had maintained information a secret from the Soviet nation. After not being able to come to a conclusion with the USSR about nuclear technology, the US pushed atomic reasearch to a faster and better pace. However the USSR was not much behind and also pursued nuclear technology, eliminating the “gap” that existed between the technology in the US and the USSR. Brinkley states that in 1950, after the Atomic Energy Commission had been established, the Truman administration approved the development of the hydrogen bomb, a weapon far more powerful than anything used in 1945.Thus providing two opposite opinions on to who could have been most responsible because, the Manhattan Project was a major propellant in the route the Cold War took and in Gaddis’ opinion the USSR was an invader of privacy but in Gaddis’ evidence, the US took major steps into creating a more strained