Essential Question: How did the spread of Communist ideals and power affect American policies during the Cold War? During the 1900’s‚ American’s witnessed the largest growth of Communist ideology in Europe‚ Asia‚ and finding a new way to seep itself into our government after the fall of totalitarianism in Europe. Americans had only just defeated the rule of totalitarianism in Japan‚ Germany‚ and others. The citizens of the United States were prepared to protect our home by employing new policies
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Nagasaki and Hiroshima Stalin was angry that Truman had not told him at Potsdam about the atom bomb (Trust issue) 1949 USSR developed atomic bomb meant nuclear war‚ could be nuclear destruction‚ series of tense confrontations. Makes people careful and think twice before waging war. Nuclear bomb stopped cold war from getting to a “hot war” The USSR and Eastern Europe – The Iron Curtain End of WW2 the Soviets liberated countries from Nazis Countries were replaced with Soviet communism occupation
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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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Many results of the Cold War came that the American people feared in the aftermath of the Second World War according to Eisenhower in a press conference in 1954. The American public feared the Soviets for many reasons. On one hand the Soviets had nuclear technology and on the other their communist government frightened the American people as stated by John Foster Dulles. Because at this time China was becoming Communist as well The fear of the American public increased‚ however President Eisenhower
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After World War II was over‚ two super powers emerged in a tight bipolar system - the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War began in 1947 when the U.S. “openly stated its opposition to Soviet expansion” (Roskin & Berry‚ 2010‚ p. 9). However‚ as the 1960s approached‚ it was becoming clear that the influences of these truly great powers were declining (Hermes‚ 2001). Kennedy’s doctrine couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. His attest to the importance of flexibility essentially
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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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Cold War Review Questions 1. After defeating the Germans‚ the United States and the Soviet Union were two nuclear-armed superpowers. 2. Containment is the purpose of which was to resist the extension of Soviet expansion and influence in the expectation that eventually the Soviet Union would collapse from internal pressures and the burdens of its foreign oppression. 3. The United States tried to contain the Soviet Union in the East of Europe. They were kept in Russia‚ Germany‚ and Vietnam
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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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of previous events. In our history between Russia we have had our struggles for peaceful relations. The cold war was a big factor that lead to the ultimate fall of the Soviet Union and the United States played a role in that part of history and because of that you cannot blame Americans for having a negative view because at one point we were at war with the Soviet Union now Russia. The cold war can be seen as a big reason as to why
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