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    The Cold War was a period in which the geopolitical tension of post-World War II gave rise to the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ lasting half a century. In the waking destruction of WWII‚ the Potsdam conference was set to determine the fate of Europe and much of Asia. The lands of Germany‚ Korea‚ and other areas were split into zones that were controlled by countries with opposite views. Korea was split between the communist north and democratic south‚ while Germany was

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    The Cold War era in the United States was a time of fear and anxiety. Tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States had risen to such a level that every interaction between the two nations presented a potential for danger. The film‚ Dr. Strangelove‚ directed by Stanley Kubrick in the early 1960s‚ portrays a scenario that is frighteningly plausible to the American people by playing off of their sense of foreboding and apprehension in order to make a point about powerlessness of the average

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    following World War II was based on a long ideological power struggle between the Soviet Union. This heated period between the two superpowers was given the name Cold War because it never resulted in military engagements between the two countries and was more of a competition over military superiority and political influence. The U.S. embarked on a policy of containment to stop the spread of communism‚ and fought numerous proxy wars to prevent new communist governments from forming. The Cold War simplified

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    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 reach the moon first. America is the one to blame because they used nuclear

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    The American perception of war‚ prior to the Pearl Harbor attack and inevitably entering World War II‚ was distant. Many Americans‚ both politicians and consumers‚ believed that entering World War I had been a tragic mistake‚ which added upon the economic turmoil from the Great Depression. Additionally‚ many Americans favored the rising German power in Europe as they served as a balance with the communist influence from the Soviet Union. Businessmen didn’t want to ruin their “profitable overseas

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    of a cold war. Our enemies are to be found abroad and at home. Let us never forget this: Our unrest is the heart of their success. The peace of the world is the hope and the goal of our political system; it is the despair and defeat of those who stand against us.”-Bernard Baruch. The term “Cold War” perfectly describes the 47 year conflict between the United States and The Soviet Union. Popularly known for espionage combat‚ political tensions‚ hot nukes‚ and propaganda abuse; The Cold War happened

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    problem‚ he launched perestroika ("restructuring"). And when bureaucrats continually thwarted his orders‚ he used glasnost‚ or open discussion and democratisation. But once glasnost let people say what they thought‚ many people said: "We want out." By December 1991‚ the Soviet Union ceased to exist. Gorbachev’s foreign policy‚ which he called "new thinking"‚ also contributed to the Cold War’s end. Gorbachev said that security was a game from which all could benefit through co-operation. Rather

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    The blame for the Cold War cannot be placed on one person -- it developed as a series of chain reactions as a struggle for supremacy. It can be argued that the Cold War was inevitable‚ and therefore no one’s fault‚ due to the differences in the capitalist and communist ideologies. It was only the need for self-preservation that had caused the two countries to sink their differences temporarily during the Second World War. Yet many of the tensions that existed in the Cold War can be attributed to

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    “The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy” Tymia L. Wilson Professor Miriam Altman POL300 April 25‚ 2012 President Nixon became president in 1968 and in his inaugural address on 20th January‚ 1969 he pledged to bring the nation together again. Like Johnson‚ the information from his advisers helped form his decisions; his most important adviser being Henry Kissinger (Meiertöns‚ 2010‚ p. 143). Kissinger was very knowledgeable when it

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    The Cold War brought fears amongst the American people in the aftermath of the Second World War. America’s greatest fear during this time was the threat of communism in the United States and abroad‚ the increase of atomic weaponry‚ and the fear of a second depression. Although it was not easy to try and ease the hysteria in America‚ under the administration of Eisenhower‚ he was successful and effective when addressing the concerns of the American people. Communism was a big concern of the American

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