Causes/Origins of the Cold War (1917-1945) Ideological differences 1. Political differences a. USSR - marxist Leninism i. single party state represents true democracy b/c it ensures that the proletariat (majority) is in power ii. criticizes US for allows minority to override majority by using $$ and manipulation of the media b. US - democratic capitalism i. multiparty state with meaningful elections ii. criticizes USSR- restricts rights & competing ideologies 2. Economic differences
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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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Arrived‚ at the End of the War On Christmas Day 1991‚ at 7:35 p.m.‚ the Soviet flag flying over the Kremlin was lowered and replaced by the new Russian Federation flag. The USSR officially ceased to exist on December 31‚ 1991. The fall of the Soviet Union signified the end of the Cold War (Nye 2). Obviously‚ this was a huge moment in our world’s history; a 44-year-old tension between two of the most powerful countries in the world‚ which almost brought us to a combative war‚ was destroyed. But how
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Chambers/R. Hansen 29 September 2014 Cold War—1947-1989 CE Cold war: why did it happen‚ when did it end‚ and what was the international system like after it? what was it? Baltic States under strict Soviet control after the Second World War. The term Cold War was first used in the 14th century to describe a conflict between Muslims and Christians in Spain; it was later coined by the famous American journalist Walter Lippman in the 1940s. The Cold War was a period of entrenched‚ ideological opposition
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Notes Haiti in the Cold War -Won presidential election in Sept. 1957 He was supported by the US because he strongly opposed communism. But then the US backed away from him because he used secret military attacks that killed many of the Haiti people. The US backed away because they didn’t want to destroy their human rights image. (Haiti under Siege Article at Socialistworker.org) -Dictator -“He attacked all national institutions” that could oppose him; he shut down everything from the press;
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The Cold War ‚ it was an open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged on political‚ economic‚ and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons. The term was used by an American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch during a congressional debate in 1947. Following the surrender of Nazi Germany in May 1945 near the close of WWII‚ the uneasy wartime alliance
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“Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.” John F. Kennedy September 25‚ 1961 The Cold War‚ which took place between 1945 and 1989‚ has been the event in which the two superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union directly threatened each other with nuclear weapons‚ almost bringing “an end to mankind”. All those that offered explanations during and after the Cold War have been classified into two groups: the traditionalists and
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of a cold war. Our enemies are to be found abroad and at home. Let us never forget this: Our unrest is the heart of their success. The peace of the world is the hope and the goal of our political system; it is the despair and defeat of those who stand against us.”-Bernard Baruch. The term “Cold War” perfectly describes the 47 year conflict between the United States and The Soviet Union. Popularly known for espionage combat‚ political tensions‚ hot nukes‚ and propaganda abuse; The Cold War happened
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other interested agencies groups created National Security council paper 68 and they send to president Harry S. Truman. The aim of this document or paper what USA Strategy about cold war for the next two decades. U.S. foreign policy concerns‚ most notably the Soviet explosion of an atomic device in September 1949 and China’s fall to communism the following October‚ President Truman requested a complete review and re-evaluation of America’s Cold War diplomacy strategy Believe me‚ President Truman took
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After World War II‚ two superpowers were emerging‚ the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. Tensions rose between the two‚ eventually starting the Cold War. The Cold War was a state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet Union and The United States during the years 1945 and 1990. The soviets and americans clashed on many topics‚ mainly the constant fight between communism versus democracy and capitalism. A multitude of propaganda was being utilized on both sides
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