HTST 386 final exam
HTST 383 Final Examination
Braulio M. Puerta Lombardi..
Russ Benneweis. HTST:383-60.
August 21, 2013.
Throughout the course of the Cold War, several themes can be seen to surface repeatedly. However, two themes can be seen to come afloat above the rest. They are the Nuclear Arms Race, and the battle of spheres of influence; both of which turned out to be crucial factors in the start and development of the Cold War. The former is comprised of the military aspect, while the latter is made up by the political aspect of the Cold War
Firstly, the ‘battle of spheres of influence’ referred to the clash of ideas between both superpowers during the Cold war; in other words, the conflict between capitalism/liberal democracy and communism. Consequently, this theme was the source of most, if not all, engagements throughout the course of the Cold War.
It was the clash between capitalism and communism that caused the Cold war in the first place. Looking all the way back to the issue of Germany and its division post-WWII, and leading to the Berlin crisis, evidence is obvious that the United States and Soviet Union’s different polices with respect to governing their portions of Germany led to the ‘plantation of the seeds of mistrust’. In Addition, the fact that European countries had been devastated by the Second World War further fueled this clash of ideals between superpowers, since Soviets were trying to absorb them into their sphere of influence by offering benefits through means of the Warsaw Pact. On the other hand, the U.S. had implemented the Truman Doctrine in order to stop communism from spreading further, most notoriously providing financial aid to Greece and Turkey. As a result, the Cold War was truly put into full gear; the clash of spheres of influence was imminent, it was East Germany vs. West Germany, NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact, Capitalism vs. Communism.
The theme of the clash of spheres of influence is
Braulio M. Puerta Lombardi..
Russ Benneweis. HTST:383-60.
August 21, 2013.
Throughout the course of the Cold War, several themes can be seen to surface repeatedly. However, two themes can be seen to come afloat above the rest. They are the Nuclear Arms Race, and the battle of spheres of influence; both of which turned out to be crucial factors in the start and development of the Cold War. The former is comprised of the military aspect, while the latter is made up by the political aspect of the Cold War
Firstly, the ‘battle of spheres of influence’ referred to the clash of ideas between both superpowers during the Cold war; in other words, the conflict between capitalism/liberal democracy and communism. Consequently, this theme was the source of most, if not all, engagements throughout the course of the Cold War.
It was the clash between capitalism and communism that caused the Cold war in the first place. Looking all the way back to the issue of Germany and its division post-WWII, and leading to the Berlin crisis, evidence is obvious that the United States and Soviet Union’s different polices with respect to governing their portions of Germany led to the ‘plantation of the seeds of mistrust’. In Addition, the fact that European countries had been devastated by the Second World War further fueled this clash of ideals between superpowers, since Soviets were trying to absorb them into their sphere of influence by offering benefits through means of the Warsaw Pact. On the other hand, the U.S. had implemented the Truman Doctrine in order to stop communism from spreading further, most notoriously providing financial aid to Greece and Turkey. As a result, the Cold War was truly put into full gear; the clash of spheres of influence was imminent, it was East Germany vs. West Germany, NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact, Capitalism vs. Communism.
The theme of the clash of spheres of influence is