The Cold War which started in 1946 to 1991 was a global military, political, economic, ideological struggle between the U.S. and Britain, and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). The Cold War was not only a struggle between two nations, but what the nations represented or stood for: Democracy and Communism. This led to a series of wars, most memorably the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the fall of the U.S.S.R.
In 1945, Adolf Hitler's Nazi empire in Europe was defeated by the joint efforts of then allies the United States and Soviet Union forces. The Soviet Union and the United States then became the major and military and political powers or super powers. However, they had contrasting opinions when it came to history, society, politics and international relations. The Russian communist government tried to spread communism in many Western capitalist countries which the U.S. and Britain opposed as they preferred a more democratic and capitalist Western Europe. The outcome of this difference was the Iron Curtain which refers to the fortified border that divided Europe into Western and Eastern Europe. The Americans controlled capitalist Western Europe while the Soviets controlled communist Eastern Europe. Although tensions were high, there was no direct shooting wars between them in Europe. …show more content…
For 30 years, the Berlin Wall was the central symbol of the Cold War that separated families and keep opportunities in the West bloc from those in the East bloc. The wall was built by the Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev to prevent the East Germany defectors from crossing the border over to the more booming West Germany. Specifically, the wall was built all the way around West Berlin. The American-British-French zones were enclosed with the wall. The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized the end of communism and victory for capitalism in 1991. However, China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cuba still remain communist
In 1945, Adolf Hitler's Nazi empire in Europe was defeated by the joint efforts of then allies the United States and Soviet Union forces. The Soviet Union and the United States then became the major and military and political powers or super powers. However, they had contrasting opinions when it came to history, society, politics and international relations. The Russian communist government tried to spread communism in many Western capitalist countries which the U.S. and Britain opposed as they preferred a more democratic and capitalist Western Europe. The outcome of this difference was the Iron Curtain which refers to the fortified border that divided Europe into Western and Eastern Europe. The Americans controlled capitalist Western Europe while the Soviets controlled communist Eastern Europe. Although tensions were high, there was no direct shooting wars between them in Europe. …show more content…
For 30 years, the Berlin Wall was the central symbol of the Cold War that separated families and keep opportunities in the West bloc from those in the East bloc. The wall was built by the Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev to prevent the East Germany defectors from crossing the border over to the more booming West Germany. Specifically, the wall was built all the way around West Berlin. The American-British-French zones were enclosed with the wall. The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized the end of communism and victory for capitalism in 1991. However, China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cuba still remain communist