The concept of ’balance of power is an important consideration in the analysis of the cold war which in theory was successful in avoiding any global conflict during the years 1945-1989. It was an ideologically based concept; communism versus democracy‚ USSR and its allies versus USA and its allies. Balance of power speaks to a situation in which peace is ensured by maintaining equilibrium of alliances between major powers. This equilibrium places checks and balances on any move towards hegemony‚
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Who Was To Blame For The Cold War? 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
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The Cold War transpired during the mid-twentieth century. As a result‚ The United States feared the possibility of a surprise attack from the Soviets and the doctrine of communism coming to America. As President Truman declared‚ “Education is our first line of defense (Brown‚ 1988‚ p.74).” In this essay I will argue that the government transformed public education’s curriculum and structure into a survival program to prepare the nation for the potential of nuclear war. Additionally‚ increased federal
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its tracks‚ so it destabilized the sovereign nation. To many‚ this was the bad side of the cold war because rivalry among powerful nations caused regional wars that created ideological differences that have not be resolved to date. Even though it seemed necessary‚ America’s involvement also seemed unnecessary because there probably could have been better ways to intervene. On the other hand‚ there is an opinion that the cold war created some fundamental changes that defined the American societal
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an instant when dropped. During the Cold War many countries built more nuclear weapons. Communism and the creation of nuclear weapons were two major problems during the Cold War. The Soviet Union and The United States were allies during WW2 but soon turned against each other after the resolution of the war in 1945. The Cold War then lasted approximately 45 years‚ when becoming obvious in 1947 and then ending in about 1991. The first obvious movement in the Cold War was when President Truman announced
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The Truman Doctrine The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy which was to pledge Soviet political expansion during the Cold War. It was declared to the Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12‚ 1947‚ and settled on July 12‚ 1948‚ when he promised to comprise pressures to Greece and Turkey. Straight American military force was not involved‚ but Congress took economic aid to provision the economies and militaries of Greece and Turkey. More generally‚ the Truman Doctrine implied American
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29 Compare the presidencies of Truman and Eisenhower. Truman’s was engaged to fight poverty‚ through the Fair Deal programmed. But the Congress‚ because of Republican majority‚ only passes Full Employment Act and Atomic Energy Act. Eisenhower had no specific programmed against poverty. Nevertheless‚ he didn’t really overturn the previous programmed he continued all the major New Deal programmers still in operation . This doctrine was considered as a “Dynamic Conservatism”. Truman and Eisenhower also
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Madi C. The division of Berlin among the allied forces after World War II was a compromise that provided the United States with their primary weapon in defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War conflict. Victorious‚ the Allies began to divide and occupy the battered and weakened Germany on June 5‚ 1945. Areas in the western portion became American‚ British‚ and French zones‚ whilst the east was given to the Soviet Union. They will be more commonly known later as the eastern and western zones‚
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During the Cold War‚ both USA and USSR have faults. But Stalin’s action was most to blame. He has the most aggressive actions compared to the actions done by USA. He did not keep his promise which he had agreed at the Yalta Conference. He had dominated the countries in East Europe and spread Communism‚ causing dictatorship and people imprisoned due to the disloyalty towards Stalin. Also‚ a lot of Stalin’s actions had offense USA. However‚ things done by Truman such as the propagandas posted and increased
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United States one of the most shocking and influential of them all was when japan decided to attack Pearl Harbor. The incident occurred on the morning of December 7‚ 1941 but the tension and actions that would lead to this conflict had begun long before that in the 1930s. “During the 1930s a combination of the Great Depression and loses during World War 1 led America to take more of an isolationist approach when it dealt with foreign affairs” (History.Gov). They advocated non-involvement in European
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