COLD WAR The Cold War was the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) during the 46-year period following the World War II’s end‚ but before the end of the Soviet Union. It refers to the time between 1945 and 1991. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COLD WAR At the end of World War II‚ English author and journalist George Orwell used Cold war‚ as a general term‚ in his essay "You and the Atomic Bomb"‚ published October 19‚ 1945‚ in the British newspaper Tribune. Contemplating
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Who was more to blame for the start of the Cold War‚ the USA or the USSR? There were many countries involved in the Cold War. However the two main superpowers of the Cold War were the USA and the USSR each of which deserve a large amount of the blame for the starting of the Cold War. Nevertheless‚ I feel that the USSR should receive most of the blame due to their very aggressive‚ upfront attitude and many other reasons which will be discussed later on in the essay. Despite feeling that
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I believe to partial extent that the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan caused the Cold War. Both documents made interference in Europe and other countries. The US wanted to support them financially and economically. They also believed in giving them choices‚ even though they may not have been the best. The real blame should have been partially on the Soviet Union. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan had very little impact on the Cold War. The US Department continuously sent telegrams
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Foreign Relations‚ Volume II. Gaddis‚ John Lewis‚ "Two Cold War Empires: Imposition vs. Multilateralism‚" in Major Problems in American Foreign Relations‚ Volume II The Cold War was the longest war in which the United States has ever partaken and is the only war that involved little to no fighting. After researching the events‚ reading historical opinions‚ and listening to lectures in class‚ I have come to the realization that the war was just an exaggerated argument between two neighbors over
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Cold War Historiography: New Evidence Behind Traditional Typographies Timothy J. White For Americans and many in the world‚ the Cold War dominated international relations from 1945-1991. Only the nuclear balance of terror prevented this uneasy peace from becoming all out war‚ and few if any events could be understood outside of the context of this bipolar rivalry. As the Cold War came to an end‚ some thought we had witnessed "an end to history."(1) Instead‚ we have witnessed a fundamental change
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Churchill was not the benign legend we remember him as. Though an integral personality that drew hard boundaries and made many great quick decisions as a leader during the Second World War‚ outside of war-period circumstances many of his virtues become vices. No one in history has ever‚ will ever‚ or should ever‚ be labeled with absolute titles such as ’good’ or ’evil’. Most people‚ especially prominent historical figures‚ reside in the grey area. We can find the good in political figures that
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HISTORY PROJECT Introduction After the Second World War‚ the U.S.A. and Russia emerged as the two superpowers. During the war‚ there was a mutual understanding between the two nations‚ which however began to evaporate soon after the war. Difference in ideologies and mutual distrust between the two nations led to the beginning of cold war. Both tried to spread their influence and divided the world into two hostile groups. The western European countries came under the influence of America while
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The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy “The Truman Doctrine” Luis A. Rodriguez Professor Miriam Altman POL 300 Contemporary International Problems May 2012 Harry S. Truman‚ the 33rd president of the United States‚ had no knowledge or interest in foreign policy before becoming president‚ and depended on the State Department for foreign policy advice. Truman shifted from FDR’s détente to containment as soon as Dean Acheson convinced him the Soviet Union was a long-term threat to American interests
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the University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast | Deconstructing Harry | Harry S. Truman and Civil Rights during the Cold War | | | | | | Exploring the Impact of Cold War Politics on Executive Order 9981 When President Truman and his adminstartion desegregated the military by Executive Order 9981 in 1948‚ he was seizing the unique opportunity presented by the changing nature of race and its influence on politics at the close of WWII to elevate the nation above the crippling
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Chapter 8: From a World War to a Cold War (Contains Cuban Missile Crisis) Why did Cold War break out? This portion of the content deals with the reasons for the outbreak of the Cold War between the USA and the USSR Competing Ideologies: The Cold War confrontation between the USA and the USSR was a clash between the opposing ideologies of Communism (USSR) and Democracy (USA) Supporters of Democracy felt that Communism was akin to slavery and that only Democracy could offer freedom. On the
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