World War II is considered a focal event of the twentieth century. It involved all six major continents, all three of the vast oceans on the planet, scores of countries, and billions of people. It caused the redrawing of national boundaries in Europe and Asia, necessitated the relocation of many ethnic groups, made millions of families displaced, and led to the virtual annihilation of the Jewish population of Europe. Furthermore, it was also America 's most influential twentieth-century war. It…
The Cold war was a misunderstanding that grew, tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States. Leaders Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev were currently in charge when the Cold War ended. Reagan and Gorbachev both wanted the same for their country, but were scared that they would turn against each other. I believe that Ronald Reagan was the one to influence more of an effort to “end” the Cold War. Reagan created the first treaty to reduce the number of nuclear power, Gave his famous…
The Cold War brought a powerful impact and anxiety towards the American Society between 1945 to 1975. The Cold War developed due to the opposite values between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States represented "capitalism, free market, private enterprise, individual liberty, and open political system"(Lecture#10). While the Soviet Union beliefs were "communism, state planning, state enterprise, community good, single party/limits on dissent" (Lecture#10). The United States and…
The Cold War was a conflict amongst America and Russia; it was shaped once World War II finished. This created the fall of the Soviet Union, which is a Marxist–Leninist state on the Eurasian continent that existed between 1922 and 1991. It has been declared when the United States dropped the nuclear bombs that it wasn’t the last military performance of World War II although it was the first act of the Cold War. Although Japan was under attack, and the weapons were pointed straight to the Soviet…
affecting the United States military, schools, and inventions. John F Kennedy initiated the United States involvement in the space race that was heavily influenced by the Soviet Union. Apollo 11 brought new technology, inventions, and a whole new purpose for NASA which had a great impact on United States society. Apollo 11 ultimately changed the United States politically…
During World War 2, the Soviet Union and the United States were still allies fighting against Germany and other Axis powers. At the end of World War 2, people could start seeing that both allies had many differences. The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union eventually became known as the Cold war. Both sides didn’t have any weapons physically, but they did economically and socially wise. They both used propaganda, they engaged in spying, and they had different ideas to gain an…
The Cold War is a fascinating event in modern history that has shaped the modern world; indeed, the ideological competition between East and West has affected nearly every person in the world. Plus the fact that they literally finished a war, so they didn’t have enough power to go and fight just them self, so on the way they also ended up picking up some other places to help. Plus during the War, a lot of other Wars were also started and a lot more people joined in the war. So let’s explain how…
refinement to the state. A prime example of this interaction can be seen during the Cold War. The Cold War was a broad set of rivalries between the two leading countries of the mid 20th century, the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic— otherwise known as the USSR (Hoogland Noon). Rivalries occurred everywhere you could think of—in the space program, Antarctica, and dance. From 1947–1991, ballet played a pivotal…
The United States and the Soviet Union fought together as allies during World War II against the Axis Powers. Although they had fought as allies, the relationship between the two was one of much tension. For a long period of time, the United States had been wary of the Soviet communism, and had concern about the Russian leader Joseph Stalin’s bloodthirsty, tyrannical rule of his own country. In turn, the Soviets had resented the Americans for their decades-long refusal to treat the USSR as a…
Between the years of 1947 and 1991 the Soviet Union and the United States remained in a long period of tension known as The Cold War. This conflict unfolded in a series of intermediary wars such as the Space Race and Arms Race. The Cold War provoked profound changes in United States infrastructure and military, the education system and the overall atmosphere throughout society. In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed due to their economic failure and their approach to the Space Race. This marked the…