Cold War in America
Introduction
The Cold War unfolded in 1946, approximately a decade and half after the World War II. After the Second World War, the USSR and the United States emerged as the major powers across the globe. During the war, these two nations were tenuously related, and they disagreed on most of the postwar plans. Consequently, after the World War II, they mistrusted each other, and their relationship continued to deteriorate because of their differing ideologies. The escalation of differences between the USSR and the United States led to the start of the Cold War in 1946. This paper seeks to explore some of the causes of the Cold War and the events that took place during the Cold War in America.
Causes of the Cold War
Cold …show more content…
In 1946, United States proposed that there should be an international agency tasked with the control and regulation of nuclear energy research and production. However, the USSR rejected the proposal on the grounds that the United States wanted to maintain its monopoly powers on the production of nuclear weapons. Furthermore, after the World War II, United States declined USSR’s request for reconstruction loans, and as a result, the USSR was compelled to seek reparations from German. A combination of these and several other factors made the USSR and the United States enter into a state of hostility, which resulted in the Cold War in 1946 (Painter …show more content…
The Cold War was ignited by factors such as the escalation of differing ideologies between the USSR and the United States, the lack of consensus on who should control nuclear weapons, and the U.S rejection of USSR’s request for reconstruction loans. In addition, some of the events that unfolded during the war included an outstanding growth of the United States economy making the nation to emerge as the richest globally; endorsement of the Labor Management Relations Act, which crippled labor unions by increasing employers’ powers; and the nullification of new social welfare programs by
Introduction
The Cold War unfolded in 1946, approximately a decade and half after the World War II. After the Second World War, the USSR and the United States emerged as the major powers across the globe. During the war, these two nations were tenuously related, and they disagreed on most of the postwar plans. Consequently, after the World War II, they mistrusted each other, and their relationship continued to deteriorate because of their differing ideologies. The escalation of differences between the USSR and the United States led to the start of the Cold War in 1946. This paper seeks to explore some of the causes of the Cold War and the events that took place during the Cold War in America.
Causes of the Cold War
Cold …show more content…
In 1946, United States proposed that there should be an international agency tasked with the control and regulation of nuclear energy research and production. However, the USSR rejected the proposal on the grounds that the United States wanted to maintain its monopoly powers on the production of nuclear weapons. Furthermore, after the World War II, United States declined USSR’s request for reconstruction loans, and as a result, the USSR was compelled to seek reparations from German. A combination of these and several other factors made the USSR and the United States enter into a state of hostility, which resulted in the Cold War in 1946 (Painter …show more content…
The Cold War was ignited by factors such as the escalation of differing ideologies between the USSR and the United States, the lack of consensus on who should control nuclear weapons, and the U.S rejection of USSR’s request for reconstruction loans. In addition, some of the events that unfolded during the war included an outstanding growth of the United States economy making the nation to emerge as the richest globally; endorsement of the Labor Management Relations Act, which crippled labor unions by increasing employers’ powers; and the nullification of new social welfare programs by