The Cold War Rivalry Between The United States And Soviet Union

The Cold War was a rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union, as events swept the nation with their thirst of beating the other. Although this mainly took place between the two, major effects dominated over the rest of the world as their rivalry affected other Nations around them. Many countries had been affected by the Cold War and some had serious consequences. Knowing what was going on during the Cold War will perhaps give an explanation to how this played out for the rest of the countries that were somewhat involved.
The Cold War was primarily focused on the competition and tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. According to “Revelations from the Russian Archives”, an online Archive, says the relationship that the United States and the Soviet Union had was driven by the “ideological, political, and economic factors” that later lead to cooperation and a rivalry between the two over the years. Painter (as …show more content…
Boundless said the Cold War had allowed new nuclear powers as well as radiation, which was used in medical treatment. “Environmental remediation” and the development of technology had benefited from the “carefully managed application of radiation and other nuclear processes”. Other benefits were “formal and informal measures” that were successful of slowing down the national incentives and “nuclear-weapon proliferation”. Though, since the Proxy War ended with the Cold War, consequences followed through as millions had died in the proxy war; most were in Southeast Asia. Because of the Cold War, many countries in the Third World experienced economic and social stiffness that remained small because of the competition between the two superpowers (Boundless). Not only this, but Painter (as cited in Hassan, 2011), gave supporting details saying millions had also perished in the Third World due to the conflict that arose from the Cold