During World War 2, the Soviet Union and the United States were still allies fighting against Germany and other Axis powers. At the end of World War 2, people could start seeing that both allies had many differences. The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union eventually became known as the Cold war. Both sides didn’t have any weapons physically, but they did economically and socially wise. They both used propaganda, they engaged in spying, and they had different ideas to gain an edge in their thirst for global domination. The Soviet Union was to blame for the starting of the Cold War.
The three main causes of the Cold War were Spheres of Influence, Ideology, and Military Factors. Ideology is seeing things from a different …show more content…
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S and the Soviet Union started in an intense 13-day political and military fight in October in 1962 over the nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba. October 22, 1962, President John. F Kennedy notified citizens about the missiles, then explained his decision to make a naval blockade around Cuba and made it clear that the United States was prepared if anything came to the point where they had to start firing. However, the starting of a nuclear war was avoided when the U.S agreed to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s offer to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for the United States promising not to invade Cuba. Kennedy also secretly agreed to remove U.S missiles from …show more content…
It is shaped how we Americans live today. The Cold war has had a big enough impact on us that it should be taught to the next generations to come. Why was The Cold War important? It was important because it mostly took place among the free nations of the world. The communist nations did not allow basic human freedom and the United States harbored ill-will against the communists. The United States was already considered a superpower when the Cold War started and it took the control of stopping communism from spreading worldwide. This brought it into a major crash with the Soviet Union, which was the most powerful communist nation at the time. And because The Cold War happened, it also lead to some of the biggest news in history. For example, the Berlin Wall being erected, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Cuban Missile Crisis. All these events took place in the time period of the Cold War. This war was very different from the others because this kind of war never had any weapons blown up to the opposing side, but words. Words, and threats, but never weapons. There came times where it was very close to bringing out the big guns, but never made it to that certain point. This was a war of words, and no weapons. Even though both sides were armed and ready with their heaviest artilleries, it never made it to the point where they had to five their nuclear weapons, or their giant
The three main causes of the Cold War were Spheres of Influence, Ideology, and Military Factors. Ideology is seeing things from a different …show more content…
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S and the Soviet Union started in an intense 13-day political and military fight in October in 1962 over the nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba. October 22, 1962, President John. F Kennedy notified citizens about the missiles, then explained his decision to make a naval blockade around Cuba and made it clear that the United States was prepared if anything came to the point where they had to start firing. However, the starting of a nuclear war was avoided when the U.S agreed to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s offer to remove the Cuban missiles in exchange for the United States promising not to invade Cuba. Kennedy also secretly agreed to remove U.S missiles from …show more content…
It is shaped how we Americans live today. The Cold war has had a big enough impact on us that it should be taught to the next generations to come. Why was The Cold War important? It was important because it mostly took place among the free nations of the world. The communist nations did not allow basic human freedom and the United States harbored ill-will against the communists. The United States was already considered a superpower when the Cold War started and it took the control of stopping communism from spreading worldwide. This brought it into a major crash with the Soviet Union, which was the most powerful communist nation at the time. And because The Cold War happened, it also lead to some of the biggest news in history. For example, the Berlin Wall being erected, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Cuban Missile Crisis. All these events took place in the time period of the Cold War. This war was very different from the others because this kind of war never had any weapons blown up to the opposing side, but words. Words, and threats, but never weapons. There came times where it was very close to bringing out the big guns, but never made it to that certain point. This was a war of words, and no weapons. Even though both sides were armed and ready with their heaviest artilleries, it never made it to the point where they had to five their nuclear weapons, or their giant