The Cold War is considered a significant event in modern world history. Although‚ there were no actual bloodshed in this war‚ The Cold War is often described as a monumental moment in history. The Cold war was also frequently referred to as an arms race. As described on the website History.com‚ it is specifically “The name given to the tension that developed primarily between the United States and USSR after World War II”. The Cold War was a power struggle between communism and capitalism‚ and included
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Rising Fears and Rising Tensions After the end of WWII‚ times were changing‚ for the worst. This was caused by a new‚ worldly‚ problem affecting our country‚ the threat of the Reds. It all started when America and Great Britain were forced to ally with Stalin. America and Great Britain never really trusted him; Stalin feared Capitalism and expected the whole world to be like Russia‚ Communist. These trust issues are what led to many incidents and disagreements. These issues are what led to the
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and the fear of the threats each caused to the other’s ways of life. With communism being the political ideology that emerged in Russia following the Bolshevik Revolution in 1918 that regulates the economy and productions shared equally by the society and also aimed to over throw Capitalism. Whereas Capitalism is the political system which has their countries trade industry controlled independently for their profit rather than for the state. These two opposing ideologies naturally would fear each other
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World War‚ also known as the Cold War‚ America brought its own propaganda to counter that of the Soviet Union. Through McCarthyism politicians imposed panic in the minds of Americans of communist control within the US. Its effects inhibited Americas Social‚ political‚ and diplomatic conflict during the Cold War era. The anti-communist propaganda in long run did not help America in terms of being socially progressive. Anti- communism in America existed before at the time of the First World War when
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After World War II‚ came the Cold War. From 1945 to 1960‚ the role of communism vastly influenced the United States and left the country infused with fear. This fear significantly impacted the country as a whole‚ as well as the individual citizens. The Cold War was unlike most previous wars‚ for it was fought through confrontation and verbal threats rather than the use of military forces. However‚ it still widely impacted America. Thus‚ it is evident that although there was a rise of tension between
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The Cold War Did you know that during the Cold War over twenty million people died? It was a pretty devastating war. While the reason it is called the “Cold War” is because it never sparked into an actual war‚ there was still a lot of war going on. I’m here to tell you about the what happened during the Cold War. During the beginning of the Cold War (1947-1991)‚ America devised a strategy called “containment” (“Cold War History”). Containment meant that they would try to stop communism from spreading
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The Cold War era was guided by the policy of “containment”. The word was mainly used only in its foreign policy version‚ first articulated by George F. Kennan in 1947. Through actions of the United States‚ the power of the Soviet Union would not endanger national security if it could be contained within a clearly defined sphere of influence. (The Sources of Soviet Conduct) However‚ this term also describes the United States government’s response to other postwar domestic developments. Although many
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era in warfare!”‚ “World peace at last!”‚ their voices scream in my head. To me‚ it’s all bullcrap. Look at where it got us. No world peace. No safe haven. I look and see emptiness.The city is empty‚ quiet‚ and lifeless. I thought this would end all wars‚ but it’s much worse. Instead of helping people. It infested them… Before all this I was a Navy Seal fighting on the front lines. I was sent to Russia to retrieve TOP SECRET stolen government plans our military needed.
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one week 150‚000 Soviet soldiers were either killed or wounded. This invasion broke the German-Soviet nonaggression pact that Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin created. Hitler’s betrayal caused Stalin to join the allied forces‚ which also caused post war conflict between other countries. “Thanks to the Nazi-Soviet Pact‚ Hitler had achieved a degree of domination over Europe unknown since the time of Napoleon. Like the French Emperor‚ Hitler turned against Russia to consolidate his grip on the Continent
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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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