Cold War
Wars and battles have occurred throughout the world before we even knew it. Some wars are fought to bring peace, some wars are fought against terrorism, and some wars are fought in the act of defense. The Cold War was an intense “battle” between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. The thought of the spread of communism frighten the Americans which lead to a series of events, which we like the call the “Cold War.” Although the Soviet Union succeeded in spreading communism to Vietnam and Korea, the United States contained communism from widely spreading and showed their dominance in the Nuclear Arms Race, neither nation won as evidence in the Truman Doctrine, Nuclear Arms Race and Korean War. During World War II, the …show more content…
The destruction of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by American atomic weapons in August 1945 began an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. During this time, other countries developed nuclear weapons, but none of them develop quiet as much as the Soviet Union and the United States. The Arms Race was much of just a back and forth kind of deal. According to historylearningsite.co.uk, the USA exploded the H-bomb in 1952. The bomb was smaller than the one used on Japan, but 2500 times more powerful. A year later, Russia produced the same exact bomb! During the Arms Race many of this back and forth nuclear weapon making, was going on and by the end of it all, there were enough bombs to destroy the whole world! As evidenced there was no clear winner to the Nuclear Arms Race. Neither the United States nor the Soviet Union had the upper hand in the race. Neither nation used their nuclear weapons to attack each other. And neither nation accomplished much from this. But, both of the nations did display their strength. The Nuclear Arms Race was the center to the cold war. Many people feared where the Cold War was going with all of these countries producing mass amounts of nuclear weapons. It was believed that the more weapons you had, the more power you had. The Nuclear Arms Race displays another …show more content…
The United States plan was to stop communism from spreading widely. One strategy to help stop communism was to arm and help South Korea fight against communism. The war began on June 25, 1950 and was fought between North Korea and South Korea. The war continued on for three years and at the end of it all war 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives during the war! More than half of these-10% of Korea’s prewar population were civilians, 40,000 Americans died and more than 100,000 were wounded (history.com). At the end of it all, Korea was still divided into two! Neither Communism nor Capitalism was the winner! So was it worth it? Worth all the lives, money and time? Was there a winning nation in particular? The answer to all of these questions are, absolutely not! The Korean War is a prime example how neither nation won the cold war. It was a time-wasted battle that accomplished nothing. The Soviets wasted soldiers, money, and time during the war, as did the Americans. This clearly shows that neither nation actually gained or accomplished anything from this war. Therefore, it was a
Wars and battles have occurred throughout the world before we even knew it. Some wars are fought to bring peace, some wars are fought against terrorism, and some wars are fought in the act of defense. The Cold War was an intense “battle” between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. The thought of the spread of communism frighten the Americans which lead to a series of events, which we like the call the “Cold War.” Although the Soviet Union succeeded in spreading communism to Vietnam and Korea, the United States contained communism from widely spreading and showed their dominance in the Nuclear Arms Race, neither nation won as evidence in the Truman Doctrine, Nuclear Arms Race and Korean War. During World War II, the …show more content…
The destruction of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by American atomic weapons in August 1945 began an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. During this time, other countries developed nuclear weapons, but none of them develop quiet as much as the Soviet Union and the United States. The Arms Race was much of just a back and forth kind of deal. According to historylearningsite.co.uk, the USA exploded the H-bomb in 1952. The bomb was smaller than the one used on Japan, but 2500 times more powerful. A year later, Russia produced the same exact bomb! During the Arms Race many of this back and forth nuclear weapon making, was going on and by the end of it all, there were enough bombs to destroy the whole world! As evidenced there was no clear winner to the Nuclear Arms Race. Neither the United States nor the Soviet Union had the upper hand in the race. Neither nation used their nuclear weapons to attack each other. And neither nation accomplished much from this. But, both of the nations did display their strength. The Nuclear Arms Race was the center to the cold war. Many people feared where the Cold War was going with all of these countries producing mass amounts of nuclear weapons. It was believed that the more weapons you had, the more power you had. The Nuclear Arms Race displays another …show more content…
The United States plan was to stop communism from spreading widely. One strategy to help stop communism was to arm and help South Korea fight against communism. The war began on June 25, 1950 and was fought between North Korea and South Korea. The war continued on for three years and at the end of it all war 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives during the war! More than half of these-10% of Korea’s prewar population were civilians, 40,000 Americans died and more than 100,000 were wounded (history.com). At the end of it all, Korea was still divided into two! Neither Communism nor Capitalism was the winner! So was it worth it? Worth all the lives, money and time? Was there a winning nation in particular? The answer to all of these questions are, absolutely not! The Korean War is a prime example how neither nation won the cold war. It was a time-wasted battle that accomplished nothing. The Soviets wasted soldiers, money, and time during the war, as did the Americans. This clearly shows that neither nation actually gained or accomplished anything from this war. Therefore, it was a