End of Cold War Summary 1. Why wasn’t the commie system working? 2. Gorby’s reforms 3. Fall of Soviet Union & Failure of Gorbachev Background info: Soviet Union was made up of 15 satellite states ruled by the Communist Party. Gorbachev: Leader of Soviet Union until 1991. S.U. broke up then‚ into smaller‚ separate republics. Played a part in breaking up USSR. Did not cover up S.U.’s mistakes and problems. Correct intentions but USSR had too many problems piled up since Stalin‚ so he couldn’t
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The Cold War was a rivalry between two international super powers with opposing views: The Capitalist United States and The Communist USSR. These two super powers often butt head with each other on many subjects such as: economy‚ policy‚ and ideologies. Although they were allies in the fight against Hitler’s Germany‚ both superpowers similarly saw the other as a threat. Both superpowers knew that a direct fight to settle the score could risk another war. Therefore they indulged in a war of attrition
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soviet threat When Truman became President‚ on April 1945‚ US‚ Britain and SU were in the same alliance against Germany and Japan. At that time‚ only SU and Mongolia were official communist countries. The events about soviet treat came fast. After the war‚ communist governments were installed in Poland‚ Romania‚ Hungary‚ Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia‚ forming the "Soviet Bloc”‚ under the soviet dominance and control. With the Red Scare in the back history‚ all the recent communist aggressive movements
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the 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.
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Georgizhukov: Led troops into Berlin‚ paraded on horse. Stalin says “screws.. without whom all of us would not be worth a damn”... then sends him in to exile Andrei Gromyko: Soviet Ambassador to Washington (1943-1945) “Stalin oriented towards post war cooperation with the West (US)” (39) Maxim Litvinov: Russian revolutionary diplomat. Jew and old Bolshevik‚ he hated the rigidity and xenophobia. He discussed pos ware reparations and peace treaties (40).. “argued strongly for the possibility
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After World War II‚ the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as two of the strongest powers in the world. Each had a strong influence on the rest of the world‚ and as a result of this‚ they faced half a century of conflict. While America held strong to its democracy‚ the USSR was convinced that communism was superior‚ and before long‚ the Cold War began. During the Cold War‚ the struggle between American Democracy and Soviet Communism brought about a newfound pride in the American way of life
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The Cold War was one of the longest conflicts that the United States of America has been involved in. It was between the worlds two largest super powers at the time‚ The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or U.S.S.R and the United States of America. During this 45 year conflict‚ there was never any direct military conflict between the two‚ but there were other events such as the Korean War‚ Space Race‚ Arms Race‚ Cuban Missile Crisis‚ Vietnam War‚ and the creation of NATO along with many other events
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did external factors intervene in developments more directly by influencing the behavior of key domestic actors. Through a combination of ‘ conditioning’ and ‘intervening’ effects‚ the international developments associated with the ending of the Cold War made a significant contribution to the process of collapse‚ and in particular to the speed and relatively peaceful nature of its course. There were two areas in which underlying developments and strategic moves relating to the international position
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The Cold War was a time of great competition between the United States and the Soviet Union; one of the competitions being the Space Race. Due to advancements in technology throughout the world pressured by the Cold War‚ the United States and the Soviet Union were able to push their way into space‚ each trying to outdo the other‚ eventually resulting in the United States putting the first man on the moon on July 20‚ 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission. The United States beating the Soviet Union to
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Korean Civil War as Part of the Cold War On June 25 1950 North Korea invaded an unsuspecting South Korea. The South Korean army was pushed back to the southern edge of Korea until the United Nations armed with sixteen countries came into the war and pushed them right back close to China. After that‚ the South Koreans and U.N forces were pushed back to the 38th parallel where a cease fire happened on July 27 1953 and has held to this day. During this war‚ China and the Soviets both
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