How far do you agree with the view that superpower misjudgements account for the development of the Cold War in the years 1945-53? The term Cold War has been used to describe the period of extreme tension between the capitalist USA and communist USSR. Many historians argue that the main reason for the development of the Cold War was the misunderstandings between the two superpowers. This view is further supported by Source 7 who states that‚ “American decision-makers misread Soviet security interests
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2012 How important was Berlin to the development and outbreak of the Cold War‚ 1945-1961? The first period of time we need to look at is the year of 1945‚ when the Second World War ended. This was also the year when the Yalta‚ in February 1945‚ and the Potsdam Conference‚ in July 1945‚ was hold in order to discuss certain problems and plans that occurred or should have been done after the end of war. The tensions‚ which had lead to the beginning of the Cold War started to emerge more intensively
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During World War II‚ the United States and the Soviet Union were allies. After the war the two countries emerged as the two most powerful countries in the world. Although the world war ended‚ it was not a clean ending. Iron-willed Stalin wanted a postwar settlement that would guarantee the Soviet Union’s security and future. He wanted parts of Poland and Finland and the Baltic states. With Eastern Europe‚ the Soviet Union would have a buffer against future aggression from the West‚ colonies for rebuilding
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Event that led to the Cold War There were many events that took place after World War 2 that set in motion the Cold War and continued creating tension. Many of these events involved many countries and/ or their support either financially or with military personal. The main focus of the Yalta conference was to plan the post war world. In other words‚ Roosevelt‚ Churchill‚ and Stalin met and planned what they would like to happen after the war was over. Germany invaded Poland‚ their government
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the Second World War was coming to a close there emerged a new and altogether different type of war. The Cold War‚ as it is known‚ was a war where the two superpowers of the time the United States (US) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) fought each other in many different battlefronts but never involving actual armed conflict with each other. This war lasted for about half a century and in this essay I shall relate the origins and the early manifestations of this war. The most significant
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There were many fears of the Cold War that the American people feared in the aftermath of the Second World War‚ which is stated in Document A. The American people feared the Soviet for two reasons. One reason was why the American people feared the Soviet was because the Soviet had nuclear bombs. The other reason was that the Soviet was the first to put up an orbiting satellite‚ which was Sputnik. However‚ as in stated in Document B‚ the American people greatest fear was communism. Because China turned
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What were the events that brought World War I? World War I is considered as one of the biggest war in the world. World War I started at July 28 1914‚ and ended at November 11 1918. During these 4 years of war‚ more than 9 million soldiers and 7 million citizens were killed. The war was caused by several different conflicts beforehand‚ such as colonial rivalry‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. But‚ the immediate event that triggered World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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decade of optimism that followed World War I. After World War I America had emerged as the most powerful country. Three major events in the 1920s are Prohibition which started in 1919‚ the Scopes Trial of 1925‚ The Crash of the Stock Market in 1929‚ Economic success which lead to the stock market crash which was a big tragedy for many. Another name for the Scopes Trial was the “Monkey Trial.” The trial began in the city of Dayton. The Scopes Trial was the biggest event for the argument between Creation
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The Cold War was a time of political and military tension between United States and the Soviet Union. The cold war wasn’t any normal war‚ there was no mass killings‚ no tanks or fighter jets‚ there wasn’t even any ground units. What there was though was a lot of nuclear weapons and money being spent on propaganda such as; newspapers‚ magazines and radio. They were spending money as if an actual war was going on. And even though there wasn’t any real physical war going on there were two great superpowers
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Most Significant Events Danielle Wilson Axia College of University of Phoenix September 20‚ 2009 Selecting an event from certain decades is not as easy as it may seem. Some of the decades had more than one event going on but only one had a significant impact on that decade. So the events mentioned will be those who have had a powerful impact culturally‚ economically and on government policies but those who had an influence here in the United States. The following decades are being put
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