outbreak of the Cold War‚ 1945-1961? The first period of time we need to look at is the year of 1945‚ when the Second World War ended. This was also the year when the Yalta‚ in February 1945‚ and the Potsdam Conference‚ in July 1945‚ was hold in order to discuss certain problems and plans that occurred or should have been done after the end of war. The tensions‚ which had lead to the beginning of the Cold War started to emerge more intensively at those two conferences‚ as there were many areas of
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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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ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR In the middle of 20th century‚ mankind suffered one of the biggest tragedies in its history. The Second World War brought devastation all over the world with almost every country in the world participating in it. Toward its end everybody hoped that this would never happen again and that the political firmament in the following years would be more stable than any time in history. The leaders of the Great Powers met at Yalta‚ in February‚ 1945 to achieve peace. But
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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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What were the main crises of the Cold War which affected the world in the period 1945 – 1990? – Redmond Egan Introduction There were many crises of the Cold War which affected the World. Some of the main crises were the Berlin Blockade‚ which forced the Americans to consider attacking the Russians on the ground. The Korean War‚ which brought the USA and the USSR into full battle under the gauze of the UN army and the North Korean Army respectively. Former President of the USA once said “When I
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The Cold War in Guatemala Guatemala is known for being one of the most dangerous countries in Central America; nevertheless‚ it is not its fault that it is the way it is. During the Cold War there were many factors involved and many events that led to the Guatemala of today. It all began with the election of Colonel Arbenz during the “Ten Years of Springtime” which ended because President Eisenhower was influenced by his connections to Guatemala´s “state within a state‚” (TWT) the United Fruit
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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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To what extent was the Vietnam War part of the Cold War? The Vietnam War was a cold war-era military conflict in Southeast Asia. Conflict officially began on November 1st in 1955 and ended on April 30th 1975 with the fall of Saigon. With that it lasted nearly 20 years‚ which makes it one of the longest military conflicts ever in human history. The war was fought between the Communistic North Vietnamese and the Anti-Communistic south. The north was supported by various nations‚ including the Soviet
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The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy The Reagan Doctrine In the political history of the United States‚ the Presidential Doctrines hold an important position. Presidential Doctrine can be defined as a set of principles or practices applied by a President to a particular situation‚ region‚ or government‚ and a President may formulate a doctrine alone or with the help of advisers within the entire administration (Jones‚ 2013). According to the Monroe Doctrine to the Reagan Doctrine‚ in the realm of
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Inevitability of the Cold War In the aftermath of the Second World War the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as leading superpowers‚ and while peoples of the world were ready for peace‚ the Americans increasingly saw its relation with the its former wartime ally become tenser. As a result‚ nothing dominated American foreign policy more in the post war years than the question of European reconstruction in order to counter any soviet ambitions. Before the Korean War in 1949 the Cold War avoided entering
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