Cold War DBQ Between 1941 and 1949‚ the Soviet Union and the United States‚ capitalists and communists had a major disagreement about political affairs. From the Red Scare‚ to the Bolsheviks Revolution‚ communism fright has spread around the US. The United States wanted to spread capitalism and decrease communism‚ while the Soviet Union wanted the opposite. Both sides used several methods and/or tactics to stop the spread of the opposite political view. These methods used by the United States and
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The Cold War The cold War began after World War II. It started in 1947 and ended in 1991. The cold war basically was an argument between US‚ Soviet Union‚ Germany‚ china‚ and Afghanistan. The Cold War was a contest between the USA and the Soviet Union. It led to thousands of nuclear weapons‚ two universal ideologies in conflict‚ and two different self-images‚ the United States championing a world made safe for democracy. Its opponent‚ the Soviet Union advocated world Communism. The United States
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Thesis : The cold war caused widespread fear in the United States that there would be a WWIII using nuclear weapons. The Cold War was a period of time from 1953 to 1990 which dealt with tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States which were the two superpowers of the world. The term was an example of the cold tensions and relationships between the USSR and The United States‚ Western Europe and many parts of the world. They had Marshall Plan which was economic and foreign policy 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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Cold War The Cold War was a time of major conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that started after World War Two. The Cold War dominated international affairs for many years and the space race and the arms race developed because of this competition. By the end of the 1980’s each side had spent trillions of dollars to possess nuclear weapons and the means of delivering these weapons on their enemies. Though many Americans were against the use of nuclear weapons‚ because of the
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Topic: How the Cold War began‚ ended‚ and Canada’s involvement in the Cold War. In October 1962‚ U.S. planes spotted that the USSR was installing nuclear missile bases in Cuba. These images showed that the threat of a nuclear war could be coming true‚ and the United States would be vulnerable to get attacked within minutes. The world sank into panic until the Soviet Premier agreed to dismantle the missiles. How close it was the whole world could have been set on fire and destroyed! The ideological
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After the Second World War ended the Cold War began. The Cold War was a struggle between America and the USSR. The cold War impacted places all around the globe such as Latin America‚ Asia‚ and Europe. During the Cold War the continent of Europe was divided. (Doc. 1) Western Europe was non-communist while Eastern Europe was communist. During the Cold War the U.S and USSR were known as the superpowers. The American led military alliance was called Nato while the Soviet led alliance was called
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The Cold War Michelle Goon SS310 Exploring the 1960’s Professor: Karen Lloyd Unit 2 Assignment Date: 2-12-2012 The Cold war started in 1945 and lasted until 1991 (Timeline of the Cold War‚ n.d.). During this time the world had many political views and agendas to deal with. There was the election between Kennedy and Nixon in 1960 and the election of Kennedy into office in 1961 (Farber‚ 1994) . There were mixed views on the types of government and the battle between countries to maintain governmental
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After World War II‚ came the Cold War. From 1945 to 1960‚ the role of communism vastly influenced the United States and left the country infused with fear. This fear significantly impacted the country as a whole‚ as well as the individual citizens. The Cold War was unlike most previous wars‚ for it was fought through confrontation and verbal threats rather than the use of military forces. However‚ it still widely impacted America. Thus‚ it is evident that although there was a rise of tension between
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