Soviet Union

Hitler, dictator of Germany, had invaded Europe quickly and aggressively. America was adamant about staying out of the war, until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, a peaceful Sunday morning. In 1942, Germany invaded the USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The USSR, led by Stalin, begged America to come help, but the United States stalled and stayed in England to prepare for an invasion in 1944. Although the United States had lost a devastating amount of people…

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 propaganda. Both the United States and the Soviet Union depended on Radio Propaganda to convey certain ideals to many individuals. Radio propaganda was used frequently during the early stages of the Cold War since many people…

the collapse of the Romanov Empire in 1917, the Soviet Union emerged and took over Russia. The Soviet Union was founded in 1922 by the Bolshevik Party and was led by Vladimir Lenin. The Soviet Union dominated Russia and it became the first country to be based on Marxist socialism, which gradually transitioned into Communism. After Lenin died, Joseph Stalin rose to power in 1924 and dictated with terror. Upon his rule he transformed the Soviet Union from an agricultural based society into an…

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…

II, when the Soviet invasion of Finland began. The war was a short but extremely costly one. It ended with the Peace Treaty of Moscow being signed on 13 March 1940. The war is said to be won by the Soviet Union in terms of land gained but if casualties are put into account it is arguable that the Finns destroyed more Soviet forces. I believe that the Winter War was an accomplishment in favor of the Soviet Union. The Winter War was a significant event in World War II. The Soviet Union were bound…

To begin the story the cold war, well the end of the cold war, is to start at the beginning of the end. The Cold war was mainly between Russia, and the United States. The main purpose of the Cold War was to build armies up and make them stronger than the other surrounding countries. The countries involved in the war spent millions of dollars to build it’s this military. This also pushed Russia to it’s debt. Now to start the end of the cold war is to begin with the Berlin wall. The Berlin wall…

controlled and censored scientific information in the Soviet Union between 1924 and 1953 (Burns, Sorenson, and Goethals 1487-1490). During this time period, the Communist Party's ideologies and the opinions of those in power took priority over anything else, including established evidence and universally accepted truths (Burns, Sorenson, and Goethals 1487-1490). Because of Stalin's rapidly growing supporters, and because he became the leader of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party's views and…

ending the war to continuing into a post-war world. The solution to create peace was the Yalta conference, which decided unconditional surrender of Germany was to be demanded; the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan; yet the conference ultimately caused the Cold War. The United States, Britain and The Soviet Union sent forth their nations leaders in an effort to effectively end the reign of Adolf Hitler’s anarchy. Upon meeting, the three leaders agreed to demand Germany’s…

destructiveness, and indomitability of the Wehrmacht (German armed forces). Despite this, many suspected that the Soviet Union would capitulate within months of the commencement of Unternehmen Barbarossa (the German invasion of the Soviet Union); including Winston…

Joseph Stalin and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and presidents Truman and Eisenhower and the United States were engaged in a cold war that ranged from Europe to Asia. The USSR was out to instill it’s influence and to spread Communism throughout Asia whilst preventing the United States from stopping their flow and instead putting forth capitalism as the way for Asian countries. A war of influence raged on between both superpowers as they went back and forth to who should reign in Asia.…