The Cold War is use to describe the tense relationship between the two superpowers after WWII; the US and the Soviet Union. It is a clash of two different ideologies – capitalism and communism. It is the tension between the Soviet’s insistence on security and control in Eastern Europe versus the US and Britian’s desire for open and democratic societies. The Soviet Union was responsible for the cold war for it’s eagerness to spread communism, and it’s rejection towards the Marshall plan and its use of violence for achieving it’s goal.
The Soviet Union’s rapid spread of communism is the start of the cold war. Communism introduces the idea of a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their …show more content…
But this allows some people who do not work as hard to get the same amount of salary as the ones who are working really hard. By creating an iron curtain, Soviet Union divided Europe into west and east. In the west and the Soviet Union and its Communist one-party states in the east. In West Berlin, the curtain stopped the flow of all humanitarian supplies going in. In order to ensure the survival of the citizens, other western countries had to airlift food and supplies into the place. “All these famous cities…all are subjects…not only to soviet influence but to a very high and increasing measure of control from Moscow” (4). Any country that lies behind the iron curtain are controlled by Moscow which forces the countries to follow the Soviet Union’s way of thinking – communism. In document 13, a map is shown. (13) This map indicates all the European countries and their relationship with Soviet Union. On the right hand corner, there is a man, who is the leader of the Soviet Union – Stalin. He is holding on to two flags and trying to put them on countries. This suggests the active expansion of the Soviets, how eager they are to spread communism. The legend of the top right corner of the map tells which countries are under the influence …show more content…
Stalin is the leader of the Soviet Union at the time; he is described as a cruel and merciless leader. (12) As Konard Adenauer said: “If Stalin were to succeed…without too much destruction, he would then be able to exercise a decisive influence on France and Italy” (12). To Stalin, destruction is a must. He is willing to do anything to spread communism. “With the development of increasingly terrifying weapons of mass destruction, every individual faces the ever-present possibility of annihilation should the conflict enter the phase of total war” (15). Land expansion is needed in order to spread communism, therefore violent conquering was often seen. As the land expansions continue, development of weapons also increases. The newly develop weapons becomes more and more destructive which eventually will cause mass destruction and causalities in many lands. The spread of communism is a total war, everyone that is included and many are confronted with
The Soviet Union’s rapid spread of communism is the start of the cold war. Communism introduces the idea of a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their …show more content…
But this allows some people who do not work as hard to get the same amount of salary as the ones who are working really hard. By creating an iron curtain, Soviet Union divided Europe into west and east. In the west and the Soviet Union and its Communist one-party states in the east. In West Berlin, the curtain stopped the flow of all humanitarian supplies going in. In order to ensure the survival of the citizens, other western countries had to airlift food and supplies into the place. “All these famous cities…all are subjects…not only to soviet influence but to a very high and increasing measure of control from Moscow” (4). Any country that lies behind the iron curtain are controlled by Moscow which forces the countries to follow the Soviet Union’s way of thinking – communism. In document 13, a map is shown. (13) This map indicates all the European countries and their relationship with Soviet Union. On the right hand corner, there is a man, who is the leader of the Soviet Union – Stalin. He is holding on to two flags and trying to put them on countries. This suggests the active expansion of the Soviets, how eager they are to spread communism. The legend of the top right corner of the map tells which countries are under the influence …show more content…
Stalin is the leader of the Soviet Union at the time; he is described as a cruel and merciless leader. (12) As Konard Adenauer said: “If Stalin were to succeed…without too much destruction, he would then be able to exercise a decisive influence on France and Italy” (12). To Stalin, destruction is a must. He is willing to do anything to spread communism. “With the development of increasingly terrifying weapons of mass destruction, every individual faces the ever-present possibility of annihilation should the conflict enter the phase of total war” (15). Land expansion is needed in order to spread communism, therefore violent conquering was often seen. As the land expansions continue, development of weapons also increases. The newly develop weapons becomes more and more destructive which eventually will cause mass destruction and causalities in many lands. The spread of communism is a total war, everyone that is included and many are confronted with