In the mid-twentieth century‚ the world was split into two parts the communist east‚ and the democratic west. This marked the beginning of a period known as the "Cold War". It could have been called this for many reasons. Perhaps it was the cold feelings between the west and the east. Or maybe it was because of the nuclear winter that would have resulted from open war. The most probable suggestion‚ however‚ is that there was no direct combat. In times of war‚ locations entailing heavy fighting are
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August of 1945‚ World War II finally came to an end. After six years of fighting‚ most of the world was left in ruins‚ debt‚ and overall devastation. As the world fell apart‚ so did the relationships forged during the war. The differing ideas of how the world postwar should be between the United States and the Soviet Union caused major tension and mistrust. “The Cold War first emerged over clashing Soviet and American interest in Eastern Europe” (Roark‚ pg 713) The Cold War was fought from 1947 to
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The Cold War Sweden in the Cold War The reason of the Cold War After the Second World War from 1940 till 1945 was Germany the country that was split up in 4 parts. France‚ Britten‚ and American part in the west of Germany were one region and the Soviet Union had the east of Germany under his power. The Soviet Union made of Germany a communism part but the west became a democracy. This is also the reason of the Cold War. The American were afraid for
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The Beginning of Cold War The Cold War i) Lasted 45 years‚ from 1946-91 ii) A war without actual fighting between the United States and the Soviet Union The Rise of the Superpowers: USA and USSR After WWII‚ Europe was in ruins. USA and USSR emerged as the strongest powers. During WWII‚ USA and USSR had been allies and fought on the same side. However‚ after the war‚ there was growing distrust between them. A. Britain and France i) Weakened by the Second World War ii) Lost their colonies in
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propaganda around nuclear war. The Air Force Association convention served as a grand publicity stunt to show the “common man‚” how prepared the United States was for defense of a nuclear war. Air Force Magazine said‚ “A trip through the panorama provided a broad education in defense.” The primary goal of both the name and the convention was to normalize the idea of nuclear war to the American people. Universities across the country were targets of this propaganda because it was essential to win the
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The 1970’s Canada in the Cold War Canada was a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) which was the name of the alliance they had formed. The main goal for the NATO was to prevent the spread of communism. Although Canada wasn’t dominant or recognized as having the influence the world‚ the country still had a moderate influence and recognition internationally. The Vietnam War The U.S. had interest in defending South Vietnam against a communist movement supported by North Vietnam
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Spies in the Cold War Spies had a great role in the cold war‚ a lot of spies were in different areas to find out what other countries were doing or planning to do to then bring back the information to the country they were working for. There were many types of espionage in the cold war for different countries in order to find information that can lead to a victory in the war. I will need to research the different types of espionage there was and what they were looking for‚ I will also need to
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After World War II many more wars were started and negatively impacted many countries for a multitude of years. The Cold War began after World War II and although no actual fighting occurred the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for over 40 years. In the beginning the Cold War was focused on all of Germany. After World War II Germany was divided into 4 zones‚ each region was controlled by a different Allied power. This was done to rid Germany of Nazis and to bring
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there was did trust‚ suspicion‚ and hostility engendered by the Cold War. The Cold War began with the powerful country of America. They tried to use its power to proclaim a new global order based on democracy and capitalism. The Soviet Union denied the American world order. It also wanted to create a buffer of countries that would be friendly to its own system. Germany had invaded the Soviet Union twice and used other countries to help. The Soviets saw a protector barrier of friendly states‚ but the
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After the ending of World War II l‚ the United States and the Soviet Union rejoiced. The worst war in human history was over. However‚ the peace did not last. The United States and Soviet Union had many ideological differences. The Soviet Union was the birthplace of communism and a huge proponent of it. Communism and capitalism are directly opposites. This caused tension between the countries which eventually led to the culmination of the Cold War. It was an obvious fact that the Soviet Union wanted
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