Essay 1 Octavian Stoch The former Soviet Union is the chief reason for the onset of the Cold War‚ as a result of their aggressive actions they forced the United States to protect their own interests and therefore world peace. However‚ in order to see why the Soviet action constituted United States intervention we must take a look back at the end of World War II‚ the Yalta Conference. This meeting was to begin the long process of the rebuilding of Europe and the establishment of free elections in
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Assignment 1: The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy Dr. John Cronin Strayer University POL300 – International Problems February 9‚ 2014 Introduction The Second World War forever changed how the United States viewed its role in foreign affairs. America understood it could no longer stand by and watch countries abroad occupy other nations without feeling any impact. In order to combat this threat‚ several presidents introduced ideologies to prevent the spread of communism and position America
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The Cold War starting from 1945 to its end had lasted for 44 years. 44 years of different degrees and stages of tension between the two Superpowers. Who was to blame for the outbreak and development of the Cold War? Both sides were to blame‚ and the Soviet policies between 1945 and 1949 were‚ thus‚ responsible for it to a certain extent. Economically‚ the Soviets did not allow its Eastern Bloc to receive the US’s Marshall Plan aid‚ and set up Comecon to oppose it‚ and these actions by the Soviets
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during the Cold War. At the start of the Cold War‚ when tension between the US and USSR was beginning to strain‚ there were many different strategies that could have been taken to fight against the ideological ideas of Communism. Since the fight is about ideals‚ it will not be waged as a traditional war‚ in the sense that these two superpowers do not want to engage with each other directly: firstly‚ because they did not want escalation into WWIII and secondly because they were very war fatigued
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feet into the air‚ after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare explodes over the Japanese port and town of Nagasaki‚ in this August 9‚ 1945 file photo. If a nuclear war were to start today there will be no victor‚ no vanquished. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ creating a new war paradigm — destroying an entire city. On August 9‚ the second atom bomb destroyed the city of Nagasaki. Tens of thousands of unarmed citizens‚ irrespective of gender‚ region and
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approval ratings and support‚ especially during elections. Public can constrain freedom of action (if the public hates something‚ the president isn’t going to do it)‚ and the public generally supports war when it is a security issue. It opposes casualties though‚ and in the case of the Vietnam War‚ the public urged the U.S. to back down. If the public does not like something: * permissive (could allow president to do something risky) - tends to rally round the flag whenever the president
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Throughout the Cold War‚ spies were paramount to the countries involved (Britain‚ the United States and the Soviet Union)‚ giving them an upper-hand against their enemies. Spies kept a watchful eye on other countries and purposefully broadcasted inaccurate information about the opposing country. Being a spy was extremely dangerous and those caught rarely got off without repercussions‚ most often imprisonment and execution. The Soviet Union became notorious for hiring spies. The most renowned were
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The Cold War developed from disagreements on the postwar European world. The Soviet Union wanted to feel secure on the western border and did not want to give up what it had gained in Eastern Europe by defeating Germany. Eastern Europe was an area of disagreement in that the United States and Great Britain were in favor of democratic freedom for the liberated nations of Eastern Europe‚ however Stalin feared this would lead to traditional anti-Soviet attitudes if they were allowed free elections and
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Chapter 17 The Cold War Begins (1945-1952) Postwar America Fear: Americas were terrified the U.S. would fall into another depression and economic hard times would return Problem: Finding jobs and housing for returning soldiers became a large issue GI Bill of Rights/ Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 * Stated that returning soldiers can now go to college at the governments expense * Each veteran could receive a low interest loan to buy a home‚ a farm or start a business
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Cuban Missile Crisis was a moment during the Cold War‚ where President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev confronted each other‚ each with the power of mutual destruction. If a war were to happen‚ that would’ve meant the death of 100 million Americans and more than 100 million Russians (“History of the Cuban Missile Crisis”). Why it Happened Before the crisis‚ the two superpowers were allies‚ united to defeat Nazi Germany. But after World War II‚ their connections soured‚ as they competed
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