point in history. This point in history contained evidence of the roller-coaster of a relationship between two great nations‚ the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The Cold War differed immensely from other wars. The Cold War was not a conventional war between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ but more a war of threats. A well-known term during this time was “Arms Race.” This term was the race between the two nations in the development of nuclear weapons. The fear of one of these nations
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Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II. During the Cold War era‚ two major political beliefs were involved in the Cold War: Democracy‚ which was the US and its allies‚ and communism‚ which was the Soviet Union and its allies. The Cold War was caused by of the action’s that were taken by the USSR resulting in a Cold War. There are a lot of reasons that can show why USSR is to blame‚ however‚ the most important ones are: Stalin: the major cause of the Cold War‚ and
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The Cold War was a power struggle between communism and capitalism. It was fought mainly between The U.S. and The USSR not long after WWII. There was no actual fighting during this war‚ it was a war of political beliefs and in which violence was not employed‚ hence giving the name‚ The Cold war. The U.S. believed in capitalist economy‚ which was an economy in which property and businesses are owned by individuals. In contrast‚ The USSR believed in communism‚ which was a government in which ownership
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The Cold War made life extremely stressful for the individuals in the US. The citizens were perpetually scared of an attack from the Soviet Union‚ and the influx of threats and media attention didn’t make the stress any lower. The actions that the Soviet took to turn the US against them as well as the actions the government took to help the Americans all lead to the increase in anxiety among the country‚ making the cold war one of the most stressful time periods in the world. The Soviet Union were
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th IB 20 Century World History Cold War Essay Questions Each class will be given 4 of the following questions and will have 45 minutes to write an essay format answer. Remember that many of these prompts are really the same prompt with a twist. That will be the case next year as well. 1) For what reasons and to what extent‚ did the Yalta Conference of February 1945 contribute to the origins of the Cold War? (2011 TZ1) 2) For what reasons and to what extent did the Yalta Conference of July 1945
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re-examines the Cold War with new information from all around the globe‚ creating a “new” cold war history. Gaddis pinpoints the start of the Cold War as 1947 and notes “the regime‚ personality‚ and ideological explanations for the Cold War point to an underlying defensive motivation: the need to expand and assert control to save Stalin and the Soviet Union.” (Lebow‚ p.628) Gaddis also sustains that Stalin’s personality and paranoia influenced events. It seems the “new” cold war history is actually
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diplomatic relations with China and the Soviet Union‚ ended the draft for Vietnam‚ created Title IX‚ helped fund the war against cancer and started a distrust between the people of the United States and the president. Besides Watergate‚ Nixon his best known for diplomatic
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Thematic Essay: The Cold War The Cold War marked a period in history when the United States and the Soviet Union experienced tension. This tension was highlighted by various events that took place in different areas of the world. The Cold War was given that name because of the relationship that developed mainly between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ this all started in late 1945. During this time major crises occurred‚ two of those being the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin Airlift
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Arrived‚ at the End of the War On Christmas Day 1991‚ at 7:35 p.m.‚ the Soviet flag flying over the Kremlin was lowered and replaced by the new Russian Federation flag. The USSR officially ceased to exist on December 31‚ 1991. The fall of the Soviet Union signified the end of the Cold War (Nye 2). Obviously‚ this was a huge moment in our world’s history; a 44-year-old tension between two of the most powerful countries in the world‚ which almost brought us to a combative war‚ was destroyed. But how
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After World War II was over‚ two super powers emerged in a tight bipolar system - the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War began in 1947 when the U.S. “openly stated its opposition to Soviet expansion” (Roskin & Berry‚ 2010‚ p. 9). However‚ as the 1960s approached‚ it was becoming clear that the influences of these truly great powers were declining (Hermes‚ 2001). Kennedy’s doctrine couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. His attest to the importance of flexibility essentially
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