------------------------------------------------- Was the Cold War Inevitable? ------------------------------------------------- ARTS1271 ESSAY ------------------------------------------------- 16th September‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- The orthodox view of the Cold War elucidates its inevitability due to the great ideological differences that existed between the Soviet Union and United States. On the other hand‚ the revisionists argued that it happened due to
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The Cold War was the period between about 1945 and 1990‚ when the United States of America and the Soviet Union both competed to dominate the world through military might. Basically after World War II the hostility and tension between the United States of America and the Soviet Union (Russia) did not die‚ and it lasted until the second half of the 20th century‚ eventually causing much destruction in the world. During World War Two‚ the United States and The Soviet Union teamed up and formed an alliance
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Korean War was more significant in the spread of the Cold War outside Europe than the Cuban Missile Crisis.” How far do you agree? The years 1950 to 1953 were a period of striving for Korea‚ where the North and South regions were being disputed over by China and USA. The South was supported by USA and the United Nations‚ while the North was backed by China and USSR who were part of the communist fraternity. On the other hand‚ the outbreak of Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was the closest the Cold War
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Cold War Recipe Cold War Recipe A cup of communism A cup of capitalism Half cup of Iron Curtain Half cup of Truman Doctrine A piece of Berlin Wall 1/4 cup of Korean War 1/4 cup of Vietnam War 1/4 cup of Arab-Israeli conflict 1/4 cup of Soviet War in Afghanistan Two spoon of nuclear weapon 1/2 spoon of KGB 1/2 spoon of CIA A spoon of other weapons (for example: missiles‚ tanks‚ battleships) First put 1 cup of communism and 1 cup of capitalism into the pot‚ and then pour
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The Cold War began as a struggle between two world superpowers‚ the USA and the USSR. The Cold War allowed the USA‚ to expand in many different economic and political explorations. The Cold War led to three different conflicts which were the Korean War‚ the Cuban missile crisis and the *Vietnam War*. The Cold War also leaves an affect on America today. The Cold War originally began as political‚ and economic struggle. The U.S. did not want to see communism spread which was another main factor in
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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-“a condition of rivalry‚ mistrust‚ and often open hostility short of violence especially between power groups (such as labor and management).” The series that was watched was named “Cold War” a Jeremy Isaacs production. Turner Original Productions (CNN) released the series on television in 1998. This series was a documentary based on the period slightly before and until after the end of a period in history called The Cold War‚ from years 1945 to 1990’s spanning across the globe. This documentary
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How the Cold War ended Introduction In order to understand the vulnerability of a particular country’s political portfolio‚ crises are one key factor that is being analyzed. Once a crisis develops‚ the government’s job is to contain and resolve it. For successful resolution of a crisis‚ it is important for the government to understand the nature of the crisis and to have a clear vision about the new system it wishes to build from the collapsed system. Militarism is defined as the practice of
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Running Head: HOW DID THЕ COLD WAR BEGIN? How Did thе Cold War Begin? [Name of thе writer] [Name of thе institution] How did thе Cold War Begin? Thе Cold War began after World War II. Thе main enemies were thе United States аnd thе Soviet Union. Thе United States аnd thе Soviet Union were thе only two superpowers following thе Second World War. Thе fact that‚ by thе 1950s‚ each possessed nuclear weapons аnd thе means of delivering such weapons on their enemies added а dangerous
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America’s role in the Cold War After World War II‚ the United States had effectively become the most powerful and influential country in the world both militarily and politically. During America’s rise to power‚ however‚ hostilities mounted between America and the Soviet Union‚ resulting in a fierce rivalry. The Cold War‚ which never involved direct military confrontations between the two nations‚ involved of the struggle to contain the spread of communism‚ extreme anti-communist attitudes in
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