The Cold War dominated the second half of the twentieth century and resulted in the collapse of communism. This war occurred due to a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1940 and 1980‚ was called Cold War because the war between the two countries was triggered by fears of a nuclear scale. The main cause that led to this war occurred because the Soviet Union wanted to spread its communist ideology to everyone‚ which alarmed the Americans‚ who hated the ideology
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Russian Studies On October 4‚ 1957‚ when the Soviet Union Launched the first artificial satellite‚ Sputnik I‚ people all over the world would see a new age of technology. The launch of Sputnik added a lot more tension to the cold war. While the Sputnik launch was a single event‚ it marked the start of the space age and the U.S‚ U.S.S.R space race. The Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical achievement‚ Sputnik caught the world’s attention and put the American public
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that was used during the cold war was mostly nuclear weapons. While the Soviet Union had been taking over other nation‚ the United States have been recruiting nation to defeat the Soviet Union. Even though they had more nations the Soviet Union had not taking over the world. In this world it take many years just to settle who would be the top nation. At the end of the cold war Soviet Union fell but the United States just did not win by the original goals of the Korean War‚ Cuban missile crisis‚ and
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Containment and the Cold War In February 1946‚ George F. Kennan‚ an American diplomat in Moscow‚ proposed a policy of containment. Containment is the blocking of another nation’s attempts to spread its influence. During the late 1940s and early 1950s the United States used this policy against the Soviets. The United States wanted to take measures to prevent any extension of communist rule to other countries. The conflicting U.S. and Soviet aims in Eastern Europe led to the Cold War. The Berlin airlift
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Ich bin ein Berliner!: Berlin in the Cold War for History 105B Dr. Andrew Wender An Essay by Russell Manning V00796267 March 6‚ 2014 An excruciatingly long and stagnant conflict‚ the Cold War brought to light the true and divinely evil power that Communism had in the world. But where did it all start? Where was the battle ground for such polar opposite ideologies? The indisputable answer: Berlin. For nearly 50 years‚ the former Capital of the 3rd Reich was divided by
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Thematic Essay: The Cold War The Cold War marked a period in history when the United States and the Soviet Union experienced tension. This tension was highlighted by various events that took place in different areas of the world. The Cold War was given that name because of the relationship that developed mainly between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ this all started in late 1945. During this time major crises occurred‚ two of those being the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin Airlift
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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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Explain why the ending of the Cold War was not followed by a period of world peace and stability. ____________________________________________________________ ___________ The ending of the cold war did not leave any sign of hope for the world to live in peace and prosperity. Until this second‚ there are hundreds of men‚ women and children being killed‚ injured‚ raped and executed for various reasons‚ some which may be legit while others are war related objectives. The world‚ not sure
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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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way the government advanced the propaganda around nuclear war. The Air Force Association convention served as a grand publicity stunt to show the “common man‚” how prepared the United States was for defense of a nuclear war. Air Force Magazine said‚ “A trip through the panorama provided a broad education in defense.” The primary goal of both the name and the convention was to normalize the idea of nuclear war to the American people. Universities across the country were targets of this propaganda
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