Cold War

and even missiles changed the U.S. profoundly. The Cold War and the Space Race established advanced ideas and innovation in war and even space. In the 1960’s, technology in America was significantly affected by Russian competition. Several events in the 1960’s dramatically changed America’s development. The Cold War was an extensive and bitter battle with Russia, and coming out victorious proved the U.S. military strength. Not only were we at war with Russia, we were also in…

cause of this war was that the Soviet Union wanted to impose its system of communist rule the world and as the United States did not like this system. Americans were getting atomic weapons which alter the Soviets. Both countries feared the attack of one or the other. The American President felt a grudge against Russian President Josef Stalin. The Soviets feared that America used to Western Europe as a base to attack the Soviet Union (Atkinson). The effects brought about by the Cold War were:…

states in the world during the Cold-War era. Naturally, the tension between these two states dominated world politics for most of the 20th century. The US and the USSR were both responsible for the onset of the Cold War. In this essay, I will discuss whether the US or the USSR was most responsible for the onset of the Cold War. First, I will discuss the role of the US in the onset of the Cold War. Second, I will discuss the role of the USSR in the onset of the Cold War. Third, I will discuss…

The 1950s was an era full of innovation, growth, change, and panic. More importantly, the Cold War was emerging during this time period. The Cold War was a state of political hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States. This era is characterized by threats, propaganda, and technological and scientific advancements. The US and the Soviet Union were in an arms race, a space race, and overall in constant rivalry. Most striking is the copious propaganda publicized during the era.…

Jon Wiener’s How We Forgot the Cold War is an engaging tour of American monuments dedicated to the failed remembrance of the Cold War. Through a five-part study guiding the reader through different eras of remembrance, Wiener gives detailed accounts of monuments, memorials, and museums dedicated to the official memory of the Cold War. Conservative thought dominated for much of the book. Through the decades, conservative politicians fought to disseminate their belief of the conflict as a triumph…

Introduction The Cold War was a war between the two superpowers, USSR and USA. Despite being the two most powerful countries in the world, no actual fighting took place. Instead, the war was fought through various methods of propaganda and threats. Sports were a very large part of propaganda in the Cold War. Countries were trying to prove their superiority in every way, and used sports as an effective method to do so. Soviets and the West were tight rivals, and would go to any limit to prove…

you know that the Cold War is still going on today? During the late 1940’s the United States just got out of WWII and the Great Depression. Amongst this time, the American Government wanted to take a new stance on its Domestic Policy. They came up with the idea of Isolationism, where we would stay out of other people's business so we do not get into another unnecessary war. Some might say that the Cold War did not affect the US, but these events all took place before the Cold War even happened,…

The Cold War lasted nearly 45 years because neither the United States nor the Soviet Union wanted to compromise their political or religious ideals. Both nations considered their way of thinking to be the best, and the looming threat of nuclear warfare further escalated the tension. A stalemate resulted from the countries’ inability to address their differences, especially those on politics, economics, and religion. When the United States and the Soviet Union began to address their differences,…

Union- two superpowers who came out on top after World War II, were engaged in a conflict for nearly forty five years called The Cold War. Essentially, America and the Soviet Union were on the brink of a full-scale war during this time, which would’ve resulted in a nuclear war that has the capability to end life as we know it. One of the most dangerous situations America has ever dealt with in history was the Cuban Missile Crisis. In The Cold War, 1962 was when the tensions were at the highest…

Gouzenko’s actions arguably began this period of tension between the Americas and the Soviet Union, now known as the Cold War. When Canada accepted Gouzenko’s claims against the Soviet’s as reality, we launched ourselves into the Cold War. Although the majority of the conflict was between the United States and the Soviet Union, Canada became involved through participation in the Korean War, the Suez Canal crisis as well as the United Nation’s (UN) peace promotion, the North Atlantic Treaty…