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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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 the eastern European countries came under the sway of communist Russia. This was a state
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Assignment TITLE OF THE BOOK: “The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction” by Robert McMahon This review focuses on one of the themes of the course‚ Main Currents of Modern History OBJECTIVE: The aims of this book review are: 1. To understand about a conflict that spanned four and a half decades(1945-1990) and encompassed virtually the entire globe. 2. To gather the knowledge of how the world order was changed after the world wars and the transition into the cold war. 3. To study the rise
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directly‚ were actively engaged in the Cold War. This war did not end until the USSR broke apart in 1991. The Cold War was both created and prolonged by the interconnected economic and ideological tensions of the East and West Blocs. The ideological systems of the two powers were viewed as being complete opposites in their goals and experienced increasing animosity toward each other. This in turn influenced the economic policies that drove the main powers of the Cold War even further apart. By far‚ the
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Effects of the Cold War The Soviet-American combat‚ known as the "Cold War" hung heavy over global affairs for more than forty long years; structuring the world with extensive military buildups‚ an unceasing nuclear arms rivalry‚ intensive surveillance‚ and relentless technological emulations. Further elaborated are the causes and repercussions of this menacing fracas drawn upon the world by the two superpowers; the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The Cold War dominated
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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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The Cold War was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States with NATO and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies in Warsaw Pact). Historians have not fully agreed on the dates‚ but 1947–1991 is common. It was "cold" because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two sides‚ although there were major regional wars in Korea and Vietnam. The Cold War split the temporary wartime alliance against
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Adams Period 3 02 March 2013 The Cold War Begins The Cold War was a five year war against the Soviet Union and the United States. These two Communist and Democratic countries had very different views and ways of ruling their citizens. One feared of expansion‚ the other feared of the opposing differences. However‚ they both agreed on keeping the war at a minimum by agreeing to not allow weapons of mass destruction to come into the war. Hint to the term "Cold War." Although there was not necessarily
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Drew Garrett Dr. Dea Boster Hist 1152-005 20 April 2014 Cold-War During the 1950’s America‚ post WWII‚ our Nation faced major changes under the leading presidency of Truman and Eisenhower. America fell into another time of prosperous feeling with the end of yet another victory in World War II‚ an almost arrogant view of their society in respects to the remainder of other economies. Communism became the American adversary‚ and Americans sought to purge the world of it. Because of the extreme
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History Period 1 DBQ Essay The Cold War began over a period of several years following World War II as a result of increasing political and ideological tensions between the USSR and the USA; the weapons used were political and technological‚ in that many different types of strategies were utilized. Speeches given by world leaders provide evidence of the escalation of tensions between the two countries. The arms race played a major part in the Cold War‚ but other factors contributed to the
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