The Cold War ended with no bullets fired, no missiles launched, and no military casualties. However the Cold War ended with a primary question unanswered, who is the top country in the world. This question still exists today as China, the US, and Russia all elbow each other for room in the growing world, and nations like Iran and North Korea also vie for power. These countries countries will do anything to obtain this power.
The UN has tried multiple times to negotiate with North Korea to no avail. In retaliation, North Korea has tested nuclear weapons and launched a rocket all without the UN’s approval. North Korea has promised to halt the operations at the Yongbyon nuclear facility multiple times, after multiple sanctions by the UN. But …show more content…
The end of World War 2, with the nuclear bombings of Japan, took Japan out of the running for world power. The US and Soviet Union, having no common enemy, turned on each other. This marked the start of the Cold War.
The Cold War was indeed an arms race between the US(NATO), and the USSR(Warsaw Pact), but there were many other things involved. The cold war was also a “fight” between two different forms of government (republic/democratic capitalism vs. socialistic/fascist states).
During the cold war, nothing was shot and no men were killed (while on active duty). But the nuclear stockpiles of the US and the USSR grew to about 30,000 warheads each. And as the war escalated, the chance of total global annihilation grew as well. But in the background of the war several countries would take the very first steps to global power.
In Asia, China went through a civil war, between Mao Zedong's People's Liberation Army and Chiang Kai-shek's United States-backed Kuomintang (KMT). The People’s Liberation Army won, which set up a socialistic economy. Soon after, the USSR would open relations with the People’s Republic of China, which would prove to be the first pivotal moment. The PRC would receive help, aid, and support from the USSR. In addition, the USSR would help start a space and nuclear
The UN has tried multiple times to negotiate with North Korea to no avail. In retaliation, North Korea has tested nuclear weapons and launched a rocket all without the UN’s approval. North Korea has promised to halt the operations at the Yongbyon nuclear facility multiple times, after multiple sanctions by the UN. But …show more content…
The end of World War 2, with the nuclear bombings of Japan, took Japan out of the running for world power. The US and Soviet Union, having no common enemy, turned on each other. This marked the start of the Cold War.
The Cold War was indeed an arms race between the US(NATO), and the USSR(Warsaw Pact), but there were many other things involved. The cold war was also a “fight” between two different forms of government (republic/democratic capitalism vs. socialistic/fascist states).
During the cold war, nothing was shot and no men were killed (while on active duty). But the nuclear stockpiles of the US and the USSR grew to about 30,000 warheads each. And as the war escalated, the chance of total global annihilation grew as well. But in the background of the war several countries would take the very first steps to global power.
In Asia, China went through a civil war, between Mao Zedong's People's Liberation Army and Chiang Kai-shek's United States-backed Kuomintang (KMT). The People’s Liberation Army won, which set up a socialistic economy. Soon after, the USSR would open relations with the People’s Republic of China, which would prove to be the first pivotal moment. The PRC would receive help, aid, and support from the USSR. In addition, the USSR would help start a space and nuclear