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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History The cold war USA’s / USSR’s contribution. The beginning of the cold war is often seen as from 1947 when there was a sustained political and military tension between the western world (the US) and the eastern world (the Soviet Union). One of the main goals for the USA was the containment of communism. One of the ways that was tried was called the Truman Doctrine. This that the USA would give money and military aid to any countries wishing to defend themselves from communism. In 1955 the
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“Containment” referred to the strategy of the United States during the Cold War as a method to control Soviet expansion of physical territory and ideological control. It was defined as the application of counter force to pressures or actual physical military action. However‚ containment appears to be a strategy that ended up being at least in part‚ counter productive. In the way that it’s first proponent Kennan described it with the use asymmetrical response to Soviet aggression. This was later replaced
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Who is to blame for the Cold War? The Cold War starting in 1945 was an escalation between two super powers that were threatened by each other and determined to prove their power. It was political conflict‚ hostile tensions and a series of miscommunications between the Communist World‚ the USSR and the capitalists‚ the United States that made the Cold War a reality. Although the Cold War was caused due to certain circumstances and miscommunications between the powers‚ the United States is largely
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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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The Cold War and the United States Diplomacy Name: Institution: The Cold War and the United States Diplomacy The Cold War was the state of military and political tension between Western countries‚ especially the United States‚ its NATO allies‚ and the communist nations‚ particularly the Soviet Union and other satellite states. The war began after World War II had got to an end. The Cold War was named so since it did not feature any
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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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United States and the Soviet Union. This conflict was the Cold War‚ and it affected many regions of the world‚ including Europe‚ Asia and Latin America. One example of how the Cold War affected a region was in Europe where it was divided into two regions; communist and non-communist.(doc 1) This seemed to be a question with countries whether they’ll be run as a communist country or non-communist. Berlin was an immediate victim to the Cold War. Berlin was shared amongst 4 powers‚ the French‚ British
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Akram Abukmeil June 2‚ 2013 Mr. Glavanis Straight after WW2‚ another war has evolved. This was called the Cold War. Why called the cold war? This was not violent. There was no “heat”. The fight was mostly words back and forth. This war started in 1945 and finished in 1989. This war was between U.S.A and the Soviet Union (Russia). This war started because they had different political ideologies. This war took place everywhere it also took place out of space‚ when they wanted to see who would
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The Cold War Era Lizette Martinez Kaplan University SS310 Sec.25 Exploring the 1960s: An Interdisciplinary Approach Ion Motkin August 16‚ 2011 The Cold War Era The cold war era was a depression period of time for the American families. The Soviets sent the first satellite‚ sputnik‚ into space in 1957 using soviet superiority in the space as a crude threat against the American people due to lack of understanding and constant provoking between the democrats and the communist (David‚ 1994)
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