The cold war started because the united states was taunting the soviet union with military arms and the nuclear bomb.Who wouldn’t be scared if someone had the power of killing half a nation with just a push of a button?The united states was getting ready for a war but what war?that is why the soviet union was so scared that the united states might want to go up against someone big like them since they were communist.Everyone looks at the soviet union and Joseph Stalin as the bad guys‚but if you pay
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Among the superpowers vying for dominance during the midst of the Cold War‚ smaller nations often struggled for simple rights and their own independence. The most widely-recognized and successful one of these revolutions‚ in addition to being largely bloodless unlike the dozens of others during its time‚ was in India‚ led by Mahatma Gandhi. In the aftermath of the World Wars‚ a lot of Asian and African nations attempted to gain independence and recognition‚ giving birth to the term ‘decolonization’
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The Cold War had numerous affects on the United States foreign and domestic policy and way of life. Within the Cold War‚ individual events altered the United States for the better and worse. One result of the Bay of Pigs Invasion and communism becoming more prominent in Cuba was that Fidel Castro decided to militarily ally with the Soviets. This caused the spread of fear for enemies penetrating the government in the United States and people were attacked because they were accused of being communist
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global level. Following the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War‚ U.S. foreign policy relied on the concepts of “deterrence” and “containment”. In a world dominated by two superpowers‚ the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)‚ both armed with huge arsenals of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction‚ the policy of deterrence relied on mutual assured destruction (MAD) to prevent the outbreak of war. President Bush argued that the new policy
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The Cold War became a dominant influence on many aspects of American society for much of the second half of the 20th century. It escalated due to antagonist values between the United States‚ representing capitalism and democracy‚ and the Soviet Union‚ representing communism and authoritarianism. Being the two dominant world powers after WWII‚ contention between the Americans and Soviets became a global conflict. The Cold War differed from most wars in that it was as much of a propaganda war as a
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ORIGINS OF COLD WAR ESSAY REVIEW Relevant IB Objectives 1. Origins of the Cold War a. Ideological differences b. Mutual suspicion and fear c. From wartime allies to post-war enemies 2. Nature of the Cold War a. Ideological opposition b. Superpowers and spheres of influence c. Alliances and diplomacy in the Cold War 3. Development and impact of the Cold War a. Role and significance of leaders b. Social‚ cultural
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The Berlin Crisis of East Germany was a defining period of the Cold War‚ during which both superpowers fought for control over the most highly contested nation in Europe. It can be seen that the major factor in this crisis was the division of Germany into two sectors; East and West Germany and the subsequent attempts by the two superpowers to control both. Following the rapid spread of the Soviet grip over Europe‚ it was in the interests of the USSR to gain control of Germany in its entirety; that
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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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Cold War Research Paper The Cold War was fought between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The war was a battle to be the most powerful country in the world. Although the Cold War was not a violent one it affected many other countries besides the United States and the Soviet Union. Most of the battles were races to get the achieve technology. South Korea was deeply affected by the Cold War; “Letter to General-Lieutenant Hodge on Northern Korea Providing Electricity to Southern
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In 1945‚ the two superpowers--the United States and the USSR--became enemies because their beliefs and objectives were completely at odds‚ this was known as the Cold War. An aspect of the Cold War was the race for nuclear superiority. As tension grew between the USSR and America‚ Americans were engulfed in great anxiety and fear towards the atomic bomb. During the atomic era and since then‚ the atomic bomb had predominantly been portrayed as the cause of great fear and anxiety. As fears intensed
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