historians about whether or not the Cold War was inevitable. Some argue that despite their alliance during World War II (WWII)‚ the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) had conflicting ideologies and postwar plans in Europe such that the Cold War was inevitable. However‚ there is evidence to support that the Cold War was not inevitable. Roosevelt and Churchill’s commitment to the Big Three‚ Stalin’s actual goals after WWII‚ and the Soviet position on the inevitability of war all show that the heated tensions
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Sean Keith AMSTU Cold War DBQ Essay The growing fear of the spread of communism throughout the World during the Cold War era resulted in the United States making brash and misguided decisions stemming from the values of the containment policy. This era was marked by concern that other nations‚ especially those in the Western Hemisphere‚ would fall to Soviet influence‚ and additionally‚ that there were communist supporters within the United States‚ potentially in government offices. Americans
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The Cold War By Michael L. Parker American Public University System January 16‚ 2013 HIST102: American History since 1877 Professor Poster The Cold War After the end of World War two‚ the United States and the Soviet Union were the two main super powers left standing. Both countries were afraid of each other in different ways. The United States was worried that the Soviet Union was trying to expand its communist ways by invading other countries. They were also worried because the Soviets
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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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------------------------------------------------- Was the Cold War Inevitable? ------------------------------------------------- ARTS1271 ESSAY ------------------------------------------------- 16th September‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- The orthodox view of the Cold War elucidates its inevitability due to the great ideological differences that existed between the Soviet Union and United States. On the other hand‚ the revisionists argued that it happened due to
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Drew Garrett Dr. Dea Boster Hist 1152-005 20 April 2014 Cold-War During the 1950’s America‚ post WWII‚ our Nation faced major changes under the leading presidency of Truman and Eisenhower. America fell into another time of prosperous feeling with the end of yet another victory in World War II‚ an almost arrogant view of their society in respects to the remainder of other economies. Communism became the American adversary‚ and Americans sought to purge the world of it. Because of the extreme
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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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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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witnessed monumental historical events. From the great depression‚ to the devastation of two world wars‚ to the Holocaust‚ all the way to the creation of a superweapon. However‚ The Cold War was a different and unique concept on its own. So unique‚ that humanity has entered a new chapter never discovered before. Throughout history‚ there was always conflict‚ but never before has a conflict of this magnitude and potential mutual destruction ever been observed before. “Human history is highly nonlinear
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that have been made in the last 60 years can be attributed to the Cold War. Much of the technology developed during the period of the Cold War is still in use today by the military and government. Advancements in offensive technology are well known to just about everyone in the way of nuclear energy harnessed in the form of the nuclear bomb‚ but little is known about the battle for information during the Cold War. The Cold War produced some of the most advanced technology used in the fields of
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