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    for the Cold War? The Cold War was the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) during the 46-year period following the World War II’s end‚ but before the end of the Soviet Union. It refers to the time between 1945 and 1991. The war was unlike any other war‚ because the two countries’ armies never directly went to war with each other. Many people feared that the relations would end in a nuclear war‚ but that never happened. The meaning of ‘Cold War’ is a war in which

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    Atomic Café Questions NOTE: This documentary combines authentic newsreels‚ military training films‚ advertisements and other footage from the early Cold War era‚ combined with speeches‚ radio broadcasts and actual music. Keep in mind that this documentary‚ produced late in the Cold War in 1982‚ was made to convey a specific political and social message. Some of the events are portrayed in such a way as to make the people of the 1950s seem foolish; thus‚ we can learn from this film‚ but we must remember

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    In the early 1950s‚ the Cold War contributed heavily to a change in American society and women’s roles. No longer were the women across the United States confined to a household. Suddenly‚ being a woman had a completely different meaning than what it had previously. When World War II began‚ women on the Home Front worked in defense plants and volunteered for war-related organizations‚ in addition to managing their households. Once World War II ended‚ women were getting laid off from their jobs due

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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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    believed the Soviet Union and Great Britain collectively will have the same notion of peace by undoing large military. Postwar rapid change that ideology and the Cold War begins. The Cold War Begins Once the allies defeated the common enemy‚ prewar of distrust and antagonism among Soviet Union and West over different ideology of the post-war. Soviet Union sustained a significant amount of causalities‚ damages to farming‚ and industrial. Soviet Leader Stalin sought Germany to be held accountable

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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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    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

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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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