The Effects of the Cold War on the Americas For nearly fifty years‚ the world lived in fear as two super-power nations quietly battled for power‚ respect and popularity of their respective political views. The Cold War arose out of the ashes of the failed alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union in World War II. Many different factors could be linked to the actual cause of the Cold War‚ however many agree that the political future of Eastern Europe was the major spark that ignited
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The end of WWII brought profound happiness to the hearts of the people whose lives were affected by the war. Hitler had committed suicide‚ and the cruel horrors of the Holocaust were finally over. Though Europe was tired of fighting‚ a new conflict soon spread farther from Europe‚ to affect the whole world. The Soviet Union and the United States went head to head‚ in a silent struggle over political difference‚ mainly the spread of communism. From 1945 till the collapse of the U.S.S.R.‚ the United
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Affect on the Cold War The Cold War is categorized by intercontinental associations during the time of Europe’s innovations. The long lasting effects and extensive lasting supporters still hold strong for Europe. The Cold War came about by public speculations and pressures in Europe at the close of World War II and by collective control quarrels amid the Soviet Union. Financial parting among the Soviets and the west also amplified pressures‚ along with the risk of nuclear war. The
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through the cumulative effects of underlying shifts in the international landscape and as a result of strategic moves that opened the Soviet Union to outside influence. Both kinds of developments made a difference by affecting the conditions in which the domestic political game was played out. Only on occasion did external factors intervene in developments more directly by influencing the behavior of key domestic actors. Through a combination of ‘ conditioning’ and ‘intervening’ effects‚ the international
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The Cold War Effect on Mexico The reasons for the Cold War-related influences in Mexico in 1968 were multiple‚ but foremost of all was the fact that communism occupied a prominent position in the struggle between Mexican youth and their government. A local understanding of communism won out over the global characterization advanced by the United States. In addition‚ US anti-communist influence failed to have the desired effect in Mexico‚ and pro-communist positions resided throughout Latin America
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Just after World War II science fiction spread throughout the world‚ with the development of the atomic bomb spiking interest‚ and oracular suspense effects of nuclear war creating impacts on the science fiction genre. Technological advancement‚ space travel‚ visit to the moon and politics‚ reflected publishings during this era. Communism paranoia widely spread during the onset of the Cold War as Americans felt threatened of their freedom. USSR and the United States both within arms reach
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The question suggests that the rivalry between the superpowers were responsible for worsening and prolonging the regional conflicts. The Cold War was the elongated tension between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It started in the mid 40’s after WWII had left Europe in shambles and USSR and US in superpower positions. The Cold War was a clash of these superpowers in political‚ ideological‚ security‚ and economic values and ideas. It caused a bipolar system in the world where there
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Introduction The cold war was the name given to the economic‚ political‚ military and ideological rivalry that took place between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and their allies after World War II. The two powers never directly engaged in military action because both had nuclear weapons that if used‚ would have had devastating consequences for both sides. Alternatively‚ proxy wars were fought. A proxy war results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for
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For about 40 years plus the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. feuded with each other over their different views of economics and political ideas; this was called the Cold War.The policy of containment was to keep something isolated or preventing the growth of a certain influence. The Cold war started after World War II when the Soviet Union disliked the idea of a democracy and the U.S. disliked the idea of communism. Communists believed that everything was owned by the government and the U.S. had the economic
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The Cold War was not only a time of competition between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ but also the breeding ground for the famous Second Red Scare in the heart of every U.S. citizen. In a time of post-war economic growth and prosperity‚ the film industry boomed‚ along with this red scare that draped over Hollywood like a dark cloud. In the fall of 1947‚ ten members of the Hollywood fil industry deprecated the campaigns commissioned by the House Un-American Activities Committees (HUAC)‚
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