Cold War Essay

After World War II ended, many of the former superpowers were weakened. This left two major powers, the USA and the USSR in power. Because of differences in political ideologies and egos, another conflict arose. This conflict is called the Cold War. Many countries were terrified since nuclear war and World War III was a possibility if the war didn’t stop. It affected many regions of the world, particularly East and West Berlin and Cuba. The Soviet Union helped Cuba and established in the world…

Tactical Nuke Incoming The chance of nuclear weapons taking out all life in the world is growing higher and higher. After the Cold war the US and Russia mutually agreed on reducing their number of nuclear weapons. They knew the terrible repercussions of nuclear war so Reagan and Gorbachev agreed on the INF treaty. We must follow their steps in order to have a safer world. Nuclear weapons should be reduced because the threat of nuclear winter and even worse risks are too extreme. One of the…

Congo gained it’s during the time of the Cold War. Congo was especially affected by the Cold War because it was rich in resources, especially uranium, which could be used to make atomic bombs. Belgium wanted to maintain control over Congo because of the riches their resources provided. The United States became concerned with Congo because its resources made it a valuable ally, but also made it dangerous as a potential enemy and Soviet ally. When Patrice Lumumba came to power, he was determined…

The Cold War was a scary time for the world. Ronald Reagan was the leader of the United States towards the end of the war, reigning from 1981-1989. His goals through his presidency were to end the Cold War while simultaneously renewing America’s economy by his Reaganomic policies. Before Reagan became president he was an actor and governor. He appeared in over 50 films and was the governor of California for two terms. Reagan was courageous in the aspect that he was willing to do anything to…

The history of the Cold War is well-known to foreign policy analysis scholars, yet the United Nations’ role and its lost opportunities in the Cold War era remain largely undervalued, overlooked and misinterpreted. This paper attempts to sort out this missing puzzle and its current foreign policy implications. After the failure of the League of Nations, the foundation of the United Nations as a result of the conclusion of the WWII was the second brave political endeavour to unite nation states…

the conviction that the Cold War was a calamity for the entire world, and that it can be justified by no consideration of theory, nor by any supposed national interest.” This quote perfectly states how the Cold War was not only a tragedy for the United States and the Soviet Union, but also for the entire world. It also tells how the United States and the Soviet Union were not thinking about the problems that would appear when they “declared” war on one another. The Cold War was an ongoing feud…

After World War II had ended there was a struggle in international relations between the West and the Soviet Union. With the defeat of the Nazis, the United States and Britain were concerned about the stagnation and turmoil of the European countries affected by the war and introduced the Marshall plan, a rapid economic reconstruction of Western Europe. But Stalin did not want the Soviet Union to participate in the Marshall Plan and therefore negotiations between the United States, the West, and…

The Cold War was a very rough experience that lead two powerful nations to attack each other. The same concept is happening in today's society but with three very powerful nations, which are: Russia, North Korea and the United States. The rulers, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump are threatening each other with nuclear threats. These nuclear threats and the new creations of nuclear weapons is to show the other countries that they are stronger and more powerful. With the constant back…

era as a whole: World War I and World War II, nationalism and decolonization, nuclear power and space exploration, the Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts; intergovernmental organizations and cultural institutionalization through growth in emerging transportation and communications technology; world population growth and poverty reduction, first realization of environmental deterioration, and the creation of the Digital Revolution. While the 20th century was dominated by wars it had clear…

The beginning of the Cold War occurred roughly near the end of World War II, where the Soviet Union divided occupied territory with the U.S. and the other Allied Powers. Desires among the emerging great powers caused relations to freeze over, causing little progress being made to maintain peace in the coming era. These failures were a result of the Yalta Conference, and the Korean War, with McCarthyism being a small factor. The Yalta Conference was the second meeting of the most influential…