The Cold War in 1980s – The Prone Seigneur Between the Two Superpowers Since Cold War began at the end of World War in the late 1940s‚ the two superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ were racing their power to get their dominance over another. Each side feared the other’s superior weapons‚ such as the United States had nuclear weapon and the USSR had their mighty Red Army. The Cold War spread through decades and seemed to be indefinite. Two superpowers with the race of weapon not only
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The Geography of the Cold War: What Was Containment? It was a glorious meeting. On April 25‚ 1945‚ at the Elbe River in Germany‚ two powerful armies met. Coming from opposite ends of Europe‚ the Americans and Russians had cut Hitler’s Germany in two. Now at the Elbe‚ soldiers from the Red Army of the Soviet Union reached out their hands to their American counterparts. It was a time for great happiness. World War II‚ the deadliest war in all of human history‚ was nearly over. Unfortunately
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Cold War A nonviolent war between communist and noncommunist. Containment A US policy to eliminate all communism. Iron Curtain An imaginary barrier between communist and noncommunist. Marshall Plan The US would aid Europe during the cold war‚ so they would be on the US’s side. Truman Doctrine Stated the US would aid any nation that was fighting communism. Berlin (1948-49) The US sends Berlin supplies using aircraft. NATO Established to keep peace in the Northern Atlantic. Warsaw Pact
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Tactics of the Cold War: United States vs. Soviet Union The Cold War can be defined as two superpowers: the United States of America and the Soviet Union‚ in a conflict involving ideology‚ paranoia‚ communication blunders‚ and constant speculation of who was the on the offensive or defensive.1 This conflict created one of the most famous rivalries in history‚ one which was conducted by several means on both sides. From the start of the Cold War post World War II‚ when the opposing ideologies of
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A period of severe tension between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ the Cold War proved to be a pivotal period in world history. Lasting from the mid 1940s to the early 1990s‚ the Cold War shaped the world in many ways. Through numerous conflicts arising from the spread of communist ideals‚ both the US and Soviet Union engaged in several tactics and activities to negatively affect the other nation’s ability to engage in war‚ or what is more important in this case‚ the other nation’s spread
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The Cold War Between 1948 and 1991 was another time of fear and geopolitical tension. The tension came as a result of World War II and developed over a rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. Historians have indicated that the Cold War began when the Truman Doctrine was signed and that the war ended when the Soviet Union collapsed. The term “cold” was used because there was no actual fighting between the two nations rather‚ the war was fought with proxy
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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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Cold War and Containment Dated from 1947-1991 the Cold War was an intense economic‚ political‚ ideological‚ and military tension between the powers of the Western world‚ led by the United States against the powers of the Eastern world led by the Soviet Union. Because of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) these two countries never came head to head like previous wars‚ however they would fight each other in proxy wars. This sustained a high level of hostility throughout the war and
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The cold war was in fact the most particular war in the history of the world‚ mainly because this war didn’t have a direct conflict with the two enemy states. We learned the causes of the Cold War‚ the importance of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan‚ how nationalism developed in the Middle East‚ how the Holocaust influenced the world‚ the reasons for the fall of the Soviet Union and the establishment and work of the United Nations along with the purposes and functions of the Warsaw Pact
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After the Second World War‚ the USA and USSR became two Super Powers. One nation tried to reduce the power of other. Indirectly the competition between the Super Powers led to the Cold War. Then America took the leadership of all the Capitalist Countries. Soviet Russia took the leadership of all the Communist Countries. As a result of which both stood as rivals to each other. Definition of the Cold War: In the graphic language of Hartman‚ “Cold War is a state of tension between countries in which
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