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wartime allies became mortal enemies, locked in a global struggle—military, political, economic, ideological—to prevail in a new “Cold War”. The Cold War was primarily caused by different political ambitions and the historical perspectives of the two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union, and to assert their ideological views on the world. By nature, the Cold War can be interpreted as intense competition between the United States and Soviet Union in both nuclear arms race and also…

Primarily a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Cold War proved a dark mark in international history. With a clear and distinct line drawn, the United States fought for capitalist principles while the Soviet Union for communist goals. Through proxy wars, wars incited by major powers utilizing external strife to attack each others interests, the United States and Soviet Union battled. Two examples of proxy wars during the Cold War include the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The…

Was the cold war truly one unified war, or was it simply two wars under the same alias of “Cold War”? After World War Two, the Cold War developed into a war in Europe and Asia that was fought between two ideologies, democracy and communism. Although the Cold War was essentially one war, there were many similarities and differences between the Cold War in Asia and in Europe. In both regions the Cold War divided nations through democracy and communism. Also, the United States’ containment…

Before the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union disagreed on almost every political and economic issues. From communism and nuclear weapons to the space race there was not a lot that the two sides agreed on. The Cold War occurred because of political tension and differences between the US and the USSR. The Cold War was given its name because of how the war was fought ("Military."). The Cold War was fought indirectly. This means that when the war took place, the US and the USSR did not…

The cold war was a “war” between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although people called it a war, it was not really a war but more of an argument per say, there was no physical conflict between the two superpowers. They fought through proxy wars a war through third parties. This war went on for 45 years with the end result being the U.S. coming out victorious by bringing down the Berlin wall and the borders, freeing the people from communism, and having the Soviet Union being divided…

1960s as a direct result of Cold War ideology with the U.S.S.R. and China. America’s entrance into the Vietnam War defined Johnson’s pro-war ideology, which sought to prevent the domino effect of communism in Asia. In the anti-war movement, the anti-war sentiment of the late 1960s defined civilian opposition to Vietnam and other military aggression against communist nations, which was a countermand against the anti-communist policies of the U.S. government. Overall, the Cold War era defined a…

documents and your knowledge of american history in the period between 1945 and 1961 to address the prompt. The United States and Soviet Union became well known rivals following World War II, this antagonism between the two superpowers develops as the Cold War. Obviously this directly affected US foreign policy, but also our country’s domestic policy at home. The justification by international events of American responses at home between 1945 and 1961 is a controversial issue, and ultimately,…

The Cold War was a state of political tension between the Eastern bloc (Soviet Union and its allies) and the Western bloc (US and its NATO allies). The war took place after the 2nd world war. The war involved indirect fight between the two blocs. The major wars during the cold war were witnessed in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Korea which the two blocs supported. The Cold War led to the emergence of capitalist U.S. and communist USSR as the two world superpowers with profound political and economic…

Many people believe that the bombing of Nagasaki was used to save lives and to end World War 2 as soon as possible. I believe that the bombing of Nagasaki did not begin the Cold War. The Cold War was caused by tension between the USSR and the United States. Each side would influence ally countries with their politics, ideology and economic trade. Both superpowers veiled a threat of conventional weapon superiority all the while holding the world hostage as both countries risked world nuclear…

the most nuclear weapons and to spread their political beliefs around the world. This conflict is know as the Cold War. It could have been one of the deadliest and most world involved wars know to man, but thankfully there was no fighting between the two nations. However, there was a decent amount of political arguments and tension between the United States and Russia. Notably, the Cold War lasted for most of the second half of the twentieth century, starting at the end of World War II .…