Union blockade

America and Russia almost went into nuclear war against each other in 13 days, but I'm still gonna explain it further. The Cuban missile crisis was an intense 13 day military and political battle between the soviet union and America. America had found out by a U-2 plane that the soviet union has installed some…

Containment was the idea that the Soviet Union and Soviet communism should not be allowed to spread. A short passage, from a telegram that was secretly sent to U.S. State Department officials on February 22, 1946 from an American foreign service officer in Moscow makes it clear that Joseph Stalin and the Soviets believe communism is better than capitalism. “In these circumstances it is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long term,…

tensions of political and physical war. After WWII, Germany was split up into 4 different zones ruled by different countries. The western half was split into the British, American, and the French sectors. The Eastern half was controlled by the Soviet Union. Later, the western half unified into the Federal Republic of Germany and the Soviet sector became the German Democratic…

What major ideological conflicts, security interests, and events brought about the Cold War? The United States and the Soviet Union were destined to face conflict, for they were “Born of a common foe rather than common long-term interest, values, or history…” (Foner 887). One of the main influences of this conflict was the differences in ideologies, for both the Soviet Union and the United States “…claimed to be promoting freedom and social justice…and each offered its social system as a model…

contained of the NATO powers such as the United States, while the Eastern Bloc contained of members of the Warsaw Pact including the Soviet Union. The “war” lasted for forty-four years and took place mainly in Asia, Europe, and North America. With all things considered, the American Diplomat, George Kennan inferred that any U.S. approach toward the Soviet Union ought to be “patient but vigilant” (Doc A) in containing communism. In fact, there are three good instances which help clarify what…

was there when the Berlin wall came down 4 months ago. The Berlin wall caused many people to be in pain and caused multiple conflicts between many people and even other countries. In the 1945, Germany was split into these four parts; the soviet Union, England, US, and France. The four parts decided to split the city berlin into two parts, east and west berlin. Soviets claimed the east half of Berlin while England, US, and France got west Berlin. Who knows what they were thinking because…

that occurred in the 1960’s between the United States and the Soviet Union. Bernstein’s approach to the topic comes off as a detailing of the events and raises questions about the motives behind each decision. Schwarz doesn’t look at both perspectives of the incident, and mostly describes the United States mistakes and takes an almost offensive stance against the Kennedy administration. Because the United States and the Soviet Union had emerged as major world powers after WWII, each country…

The Cold War took place from the end of World War II, in 1945, to 1991, when the Soviet Union fell. It was a prolonged period of tension. The Cold War was not fought like any other war; it was fought through competitions such as the Space Race, Proxy Wars, and Sporting Events. The war was over the spread of communism, the idea the people in a country should share all the wealth and property. The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism throughout the world, but the United States wanted to keep…

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 years…

United States. The Soviet Union began to ship ballistic missiles to Cuba in May 1960. The Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) analysis of Aerial surveillance that showed Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba was disseminated to U.S. President John F. Kennedy (Blight and Welch, 2013). On the 22nd of October 1962; Kennedy televised to U.S. citizens that their military forces would blockade Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from accessing the state (McCauley, 2008). The Soviet Union saw this as an act of…