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    The Cold War was an ideological war when there was a great political and military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The two powers were on the opposite ends of the economic and political spectrum. The United States is the capitalist state‚ while the Soviet Union was Russia. Though there was no fighting between the two states‚ there was always the threat that could have triggered a full-blown world war. The Cold War lasted about 45 years and it changed the global political and

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    security. Collective security is supposed to prevent future conflicts that will happen. Collective security is used so if a nation attacks another nations everyone should help the nation being attacked to prevent a war. The Cold War has many examples of foreign policy within it. After World War II America thought that the best defense against the soviet union was containment. The containment strategy lead to a massive buildup of weapons between the superpowers and is known as the arms race. American

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    hostility than World War II itself. Without any defense against this cataclysmic force‚ the world was in desperate need for reassurance. The policy M.A.D.‚which stands for mutually assured destruction‚ provided some consolation. M.A.D. had an even bigger effect on this time period than expectations allowed. Life and death hung in the balance of this piece of psychology merged into foreign

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    of the Cold War through the end of the Truman administration was an important era. The only countries left with any power after WWII were the US and USSR. America needed a vigorous free market in Europe and the Soviets were apprehensive about Germany invading. The USSR wanted to create a communist buffer in Poland to keep Germany out. The US didn’t like this conception because they thought the communism would spread and that they would lose foreign markets for their goods. Thus‚ the Cold war commenced

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    The Cold War was a political‚ social‚ and economical battle‚ yet it was non-confrontational. The Cold War lasted about 45 years‚ it received its name as a “coldwar because both parties did not fight directly‚ they used indirect means instead (Hunt 33). The Cold War was a long lasting conflict between the U.S and its allies‚ against the Soviet Union and its allies; but it wasn’t always like this‚ both parties were originally involved together in World War II against the Nazis in Germany (Hunt 34)

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    Alicia B. Vaughner | How Did the Cold War Begin? | | | POL 300 027016*201004 | Strayer University | | How Did the Cold War Begin? No one seems to be able to agree on an exact date of when the Cold War began. There was never an official announcement of warfare to note the start beginning of the conflict. The cause of the Cold War stems from many causes. However‚ it was mainly due to conflict between the United States and the then Soviet Union. “Both the United States and the Soviet

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    To what extent did the domino theory exacerbate the cold war? Jordan Heiman December 19‚ 2014 Podell Word Count: 1807 Plan of Investigation This investigation will evaluate the question‚ “to what extent did the domino theory exacerbate the cold war?” To further determine the degree that the domino theory heightened the cold war‚ the following sources will be evaluated; JSTOR‚ EbscoHost‚ and Google Scholar. The investigation will revolve around a large range of time‚ the 1950’s

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    terrorism. After September 11‚ 2001‚ America entered a period characterized by the real possibility of everyday violence on its own soil. By the time America got itself involved in two overseas wars to fight this new War on Terror‚ many Americans began to wonder whether the the U.S.’ victory in the Cold War was really a failure. There are three types of terrorism: State-sanctioned terrorism‚ terror networks‚ and domestic terrorism. State-sanctioned terrorism attacks are usually an attempt to gain

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    the world‚ produced when the United States and the Soviet Union clashed‚ causing the famous war called The Cold War. But who was the responsible of causing this destructive war? We will talk and conclude who is to blame for the cold war by the following topics: dropping the bomb in Hiroshima‚ stopping the communism and the Truman doctrine. I believe that the responsible for causing this destructive and big war was USA. “Those closest to the explosion died instantly‚ their bodies turned to black char

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    Suess. This book was published in 1984‚ and it was written as an allegory to the Cold War. It is an anti-war story about the arms race‚ MAD‚ and nuclear weapons. This book was written in the Cold War era about the concerns of the time‚ and how all of life could be destroyed by nuclear war. The Cold War was the time after WWII that involved strong tensions between the Western Bloc and the United States. During the Cold War‚ the Soviet Union attempted to spread Communism‚ while the United States’ policy

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