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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Although no war between the superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union was ever declared‚ the leaders of the West and East faced off against each other in what is known as the Cold War. Even though there were attempts to discuss being peaceful together during the 46 years of "war"‚ these two nations fought overt and covert battles to increase their power across the globe. From the beginning to the end‚ the Cold War brought much fear and tension to the entire world. The Cold War is described
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The cold war was the war that happen almost directly after world war II and had many people involved. In this era the atomic bomb was founded by Einstein and everything went south from there. The Cold War was just a continued session of the Holocaust but with more powerful weapons. Initially the Cold War started with Containment and the Marshal Plan. Greece and Turkey were the first nations spiraling into crisis that had not been directly occupied by the Soviet Army. Both Countries were in severe
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The First Presidents of the Cold War Did you know the Cold War was called the Cold War because of the “icy” relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union. Each president had to deal with the Cold War‚ but Truman and Eisenhower wanted Communism to be contained while Kennedy wanted flexible response. It all started out with Karl Marx. He created the idea of Communism‚ which is the theory of everything being publicly owned and workers get paid based off their abilities(Ayers 756). This led to the
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grand design for peace “War never changes”‚ since our first ancestors discovered the power of rocks and bones‚ war has shaped our human civilization and changed it into an infernal cycle of death and destruction. The 21th century Man has not changed much compared to his caveman ancestor‚ he might be using more sophisticated devices to bring death and chaos‚ but he is still ignited by the same destructive flame. The human race has always based its development on war‚ from the Roman Empire to the
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Introduction The cold war was the name given to the economic‚ political‚ military and ideological rivalry that took place between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and their allies after World War II. The two powers never directly engaged in military action because both had nuclear weapons that if used‚ would have had devastating consequences for both sides. Alternatively‚ proxy wars were fought. A proxy war results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for
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Chapter 32: The Cold War and Decolonization‚ 1945–1975 1 CHAPTER 32 The Cold War and Decolonization‚ 1945–1975 INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter students should be able to: 1. Understand the causes of the Cold War and its political and environmental consequences for Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Latin America‚ and the two superpowers. 2. Understand the process of decolonization and illustrate the variations in that process by reference to concrete examples. 3. Understa
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Hot Conflict in the Cold War: The Korean War David Moore POLS 263 Instructor Morehouse December 13‚ 2012 The 1950’s were an unstable time in world history. The world had been divided by two opposing schools of thought: Capitalism and Communism. The Cold War was started after the Allied Powers victory in World War II. Not long after‚ the Soviet Union began nuclear testing and became the second super power to have atomic weapons. The threat of global annihilation was at an all-time high
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latter part of the 20th century was the time of the Cold War. This is the result of World War II and an end to the Soviet Union. The Cold War began during the end of World War II. The reason for this war was due to the fact that the Soviet Union was afraid of Germany regaining their strength back soon after being defeated in World War II. This caused much tension between the United States plus other Western nations and the Soviet Union (“Cold War”). Nature versus Nurture is a philosophical and psychological
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after World War II‚ there was an end to the alliance between the United States‚ Britain‚ and the USSR. If all of this hadn’t been a problem‚ a rivalry between communist and capitalist societies had led to what is known today as The Cold War. It has been known to this day that The Cold War not only had many causes but also had many effects. From the Arms Race to The Cuban Missile Crisis‚ it all had a great impact on society‚ economy‚ and politics. The Cold War was called “The Cold War”‚ because it
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