concepts that arose during the Cold War made a notable difference to the landscape of the next 60 years. Under the atmosphere of impending doom‚ many novel concepts were conceived that dramatically altered the psyches of generations to come. Mutually Assured Destruction‚ nuclear winter and the concept of psychological resistance are all good examples of how the Cold War altered the social fabric for years to come. The first‚ and best remembered‚ of these concepts was MAD‚ Mutually Assured Destruction
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The event of Cold War was shocking and controversial event which is still being discussed today. It is necessary to examine the many reasons why it started and how. While the why of what happened is still being argued‚ the what is fairly clear. The beginning of the Cold War was a basis of deep ideological differences as well as a series of misunderstandings or actions taken during WWII. The two immense powers USA and the USSR were showing some extreme behavior against each other. The conflict of
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The Space Race and the Cold War “That’s One Small Step for Man‚ One Giant Leap for Mankind”. These words were heard worldwide when astronaut Neil Armstrong first stepped foot on the moon. When the Apollo 11 mission launched on July 16‚ 1969‚ carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong‚ Michael Collins‚ and Buzz Aldrin‚ the world was immersed in the middle of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union which had in essence split the globe into two radically different ideologies that
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a direct result of the Cold War era. The Intelligence Community grew from the 1980’s‚ to more than 100‚000 federal employees working throughout 25 organizations specializing in numerous different aspects of collecting and analyzing data. After the Cold War ended the number of agencies and employees were reduced due to reduction in budgets and the military intelligence suffered the deepest cuts. However‚ the vast intelligence capacity had grown so large during the Cold War era that our enormous capacity
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In the final year of World War Two‚ the Allies prepared for what was anticipated to be a very costly and devastating invasion of the Japanese mainland. This was preceded by a U.S. firebombing campaign that destroyed 67 Japanese cities and the Battle of Okinawa‚ wherein almost 100‚000 civilians died. Having developed the world’s first nuclear weapons in the Manhattan Project‚ the US Government made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States dropped the first
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well as mistakes that the US must learn from to prevent themselves from being deceived by enemies‚ both foreign and domestic. For example‚ during the Cold War‚ the United States wanted to “contain” communism to the regimes that had initially declared it as their standard of government‚ which is why the United States pleaded to the United Nations to intervene in the Korean War. Initially the United States was only to intervene under the containment doctrine which provided a limit as to how far the
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The Cold War was a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from the late 1940s to early 90s. It was primarily a result of the ongoing dispute between Democracy and Communism. Its name stemmed from the lack of direct‚ large-scale fighting between the two main powers. Although these two countries were the primary offenders‚ many other regions all over the world were affected by the political and militaristic tension. During the Cold War‚ the ongoing battle between Democracy
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Who was more to blame for the cold war‚ the USA or the USSR? This Cold War has affected the world from 1945 until now. The blame lies on one of these two countries. I believe it is these party’s leaders who should be blamed for the cold war‚ not the countries. At the time‚ these two countries were on very precarious political and military terms‚ which were ready to fluctuate at any moment. These two countries had lead Europe to a standstill. The two‚ were in a dangerous state of political tension
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In the early 1950s‚ the Cold War contributed heavily to a change in American society and women’s roles. No longer were the women across the United States confined to a household. Suddenly‚ being a woman had a completely different meaning than what it had previously. When World War II began‚ women on the Home Front worked in defense plants and volunteered for war-related organizations‚ in addition to managing their households. Once World War II ended‚ women were getting laid off from their jobs due
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affected many countries through affecting the Cold War. The revolution changed social‚ political and economic factors in many South American countries. Looking at the Cuban Revolution will give an insight on how political changes affect historical time periods. After Castro had established a communist Cuba‚ he wouldn’t stop there. Castro‚ the leader of Cuba‚ would then aid other revolutionary countries in hopes to spread communism. The Cold War was all about the stopping and spreading of communism
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