Soviet Union

States of America and the Soviet Union have been direct competition and rival for longer than 15 years. The Cold War period reflects the intense military and political tension between the two world superpowers, significant conflicts such as the Berlin Blockade in 1948, the “fall” of China to communism due to the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War in the 1950s, and also Berlin Crisis in 1961, increased the tension between the anti-communist America and the communist Soviet Union. Unlike some other…

Although Ronald Reagan is the face of the “End of the Soviet Union” I honestly believe it wouldn’t have been done if it wasn’t for Reagan’s officials in the executive branch. Reagans administration officials played a huge role in the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Reagan administration fought for a wide array of attempts that increased confrontations with the U.S.S.R. and its allies. Reagan along with the help of his officials, increased in U.S. defense spending designed to update existing…

crises in Berlin were not purely the result of Soviet Russian foreign policy after World War II. Whilst it is true to some extent that the Soviet Foreign Policy had some influence in the Berlin Crises, there were so many other factors and circumstances that caused the crises to occur. The United States Foreign Policies, conflict in ideology and complex history between the USSR and the United States all had a role in causing the Berlin Crises. The Soviet Union’s foreign policy was mostly about…

On July 17 of 1942, the German Nazi Army bombed the Soviet city of Stalingrad, beginning one the world’s most brutal bombings ever. Camouflaged murky grey planes flew over the foggy sky one summer morning. Metal white and grey unidentified objects were dropped from underneath the plane, demolishing the Soviet city piece by piece. It was a prolonged bombing attack which lasted for about seven months. This attack is called The Battle of Stalingrad. Here's a video to help you visualize the…

the end of the Second World War and endured until the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991. The Soviets reacted to the Marshall Plan with the Zhdanov Doctrine, uncovered in October of 1947. The Zhdanov Doctrine guaranteed that the United States was looking for worldwide mastery through American dominion, and in addition the breakdown of vote based system. Then again, as indicated by this Doctrine, the Soviet Union was resolved to disposing of colonialism and the remaining hints of…

In the article, “Case Against Rosenberg Falls Apart,” we see communism and the Soviet Union affecting the U.S negatively. During the Cold War in 1947, the U.S and Soviet Union were competing to develop better weaponry, and an overall more powerful country; both countries believed that the more technological advancements, the more strength they had. Communism—a political theory that states everyone is equal and gets equal pay no matter their stance in society—was feared by many Americans.…

will define the mutually antagonistic foreign policies of the United States government and the Soviet Union that caused the Cuban Missile Crisis in October, 1962. The issue of nuclear missile weaponry was major factor that created political and strategic conflict between the Soviet Union and the American government. Initially, Khrushchev had illegally demanded that the United States give the Soviet Union West Berlin as part of a deal on the partitioning of Germany through the Warsaw Pact. The…

War Two the Cold War began in 1947 and lasted through 1991 until the Soviet Union broke up. During this time period, the president of the United States was Harry Truman. The Two superpowers in the Cold War were the United States and the Soviet Union in other words capitalism vs. communism. In previous years the Soviet Union's and the United States did not have the best relationship. During this time the leader of the Soviet Union was Joseph Stalin this made relations with the United States…

war than a bloody army war. The United States and the Soviet Union have an interesting history considering they used to get along (“What was the Cold War”). Joseph Stalin and his politics lead to the United States and the Soviet Union despising each other. Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union were primarily responsible for causing the Cold War, which left legacies. The Cold War was a non physical war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold war dominated international affairs for…

The Soviet Union was one of the most powerful communist countries in the world due to its invincible army. During the Stalin’s era, Moscow was the center of an international communist movement. Most of the communist nations during the Cold War were the Soviet satellite states such as Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria, along with China. From the Soviet’s perspective, the foreign communist parties could be used in diplomatic games with the Western powers and as necessary parts of the…