Nagasaki Cold War

Many people believe that the bombing of Nagasaki was used to save lives and to end World War 2 as soon as possible. I believe that the bombing of Nagasaki did not begin the Cold War. The Cold War was caused by tension between the USSR and the United States. Each side would influence ally countries with their politics, ideology and economic trade. Both superpowers veiled a threat of conventional weapon superiority all the while holding the world hostage as both countries risked world nuclear annihilation. The Arms Race between these two superpowers and their puppet nations kept us at war by having military at the ready and not physically having an all out war. Japan wanted to surrender and made efforts to the United States. The Cold War was a result of tension between two superpower nations. On August 10, 1945 Japan agreed to unconditional surrender. Not only does Japan want to surrender, but Japan was no longer capable of participating in the war. At this time Japan no longer had military forces and they were all out of resources. They couldn't continue to produce ammunition or replace anything that had been destroyed or …show more content…
I believe the Cold War was a result of too much tension between two superpower nations. These tensions were previously mentioned above, they include the Arms Race, spread of communism, intimidation and the fact that Japan could not afford to stay in the war. Japan even made an effort to withdraw from the war. If this was the case logically the bombing can't be what began the Cold War. You can think of the relationship between the USSR and the United States as a game of tug a war, both superpower nations are pulling on a rope causing tension. When there is too much tension what happens? In a game of tug a war a team is going to fall over or the rope will snap if there is too much tension. This is how the Cold War