Cold War

The Soviet Union is to blame for the tension during the Cold War because of Stalin’s forceful spread of communism throughout the world; eliminating the freedom of culture, self-rule, and speech and expression. The Cold War was caused by the military expansionism of the Soviet’s to grow their economic views, which ended up separating the world instead of uniting it. In the “Iron Curtain Speech,” Churchill states,“At the end of the fighting last June, the American and British armies withdrew…

In May of 1865 the Civil War officially ended. This brought the country back together, though tensions were still high, and the bloodiest conflict America had faced ended. This would soon bring an end of slavery in 1868, but that only technically freed slaves. Indentured servitude and systemic discrimination still ran rampart. In 1870 the 15th amendment was ratified which banned racial discrimination in voting, but that was actually somewhat negative because people felt the need to take in upon…

the Cold War and American dominance and control in the Middle East. The book provides the reader with a compelling case that the U.S. and the Soviet Union involvement in the Middle East provided the basis for the complete break down of democracy in the region and lead to not only regional conflict but global conflict. The effects that U.S. and Soviet Union intervention are not only still felt today but are felt all over the world. In Sowing Crisis Khalidi begins by saying that the Cold War…

When the word “war” pops up in one’s head a few things that come to mind are death, fighting, and bloodshed. The Cold War was different than all other wars the United States has participated in. The Cold War had physical fighting, but it was more of a war of intimidation and superiority. Since the Cold War was a war over intimidation and superiority one thing that both the United States and the Soviet Union depended on is propaganda. One type of propaganda that was used frequently was radio…

questioned the construct of masculinity throughout the forty-seven Cold War years. Both the Vietnam War and the Watergate Scandal introduced the cinematic, masculine anti-hero while harshly criticizing Cold War foreign practices. Other films produced in the 1970s leaned toward the view that “the Cold War was an absurd anachronism.” Less propaganda and more humor crept into film productions with only a brief, skeptical look at Cold War problems. America was more concerned with the rising cost of…

At the time of the Cold War, communism was one of the big issues. The Soviet Union wanted to expand its power, and gain control of Europe. Americans were worried that a nuclear war could begin, and communism would keep spreading. There were also Civil Rights movements, technological improvements, historical elections, and important events that were happening in the middle of the Cold War. In Peace Without Conquest by Lyndon B. Johnson, he states, "We will always oppose the effort of one nation…

The United States took a variety of different steps in attempting to stop or contain the spread of communism during the era of the Cold War. The United states, which was a democracy , had the responsibility of fighting the spread of communism not only back at home, but outside of the country as well. Many different ideas and policies were developed to try and stop the spread of communism in places such as, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Moreover, these policies and ideas helped the United…

The blame for the development of the Cold War rests most heavily on the United States’ shoulders; however, the origins of the war overall stemmed from a back and forth struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union for spheres of influence. The United States was overly aggressive and preemptive in its policy to expand it’s sphere of influence and contain the Soviets’. In all fairness, these preemptive actions were not without justification; however, these justifications lay less…

Realism and the End of the Cold War by William C. Wohlforth argues that Modern realism began in a reaction to the breakdown in the post-World War One international order. Wohlforth’s main ideology is realism and states how the rise and fall of realism has taken place, but stresses that international world events cannot weaken or destroy the realist ideology. The collapse of the great power cooperation helped emerge realism to be a dominant position in international relations. The central…

less than a year. Mainly Russia tried to sent false information to the Sweden people and general officers because Russia wanted to win the war between the two. Clearly Russia wanted to win any information war they sent. But at the end, the director of Sputnik made it clear of everything. No matter how bad the two countries get into it and want to start a war with each other, you can never trust…