This book talks about when the United States almost started a full nuclear war because of a few soviet missiles flew into the states allegedly. They flew B-47s and B-52s as air fleets for 40 years of this international problem between the Soviet Union and the United States. In the year 1945 America ended World War 2, as the head nuclear power in the world. Even though the U.S. was the nuclear power, they did not have any nuclear bombs. The whole point of this “cold war” was to maintain a peace among uneasy times, which did not work.
When World War II ended, the world became chaotic in the struggle between democracy and communism. It is directly connected to the Cold War, in which the United States and the Soviet Union fought over what ideology was the best for the world. The Cold War era was marked by the most significant tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, with both sides competing with each other for global influence. From the world’s perspective, the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union left a great legacy including economic growth, technological advancement, and social stability during the Cold War. However, the Cold War certainly hurt other countries with proxy wars, such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Why Can’t We Be Friends?: The Rise of Tension between the US and USSR post-WWII Dating back to at least the start of communism, the world saw the gradual rise of the Cold War between the United States of America (USA) and the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR). Although the Cold War was may have been inevitable because of these countries differing visions of economic policy, governmental systems, and the postwar world in general, it was during the years 1941-1949 when it became imminent. In this time, suspicion and tension between the Superpowers increased due to the battle between communism and capitalism, as well as their different governmental systems.
John Lewis Gaddis is a very well know Cold War historian and through his book The Cold War: A New History, he studies and follows the relations between the United States and the Soviet Union starting from World War II until the fall of the USSR. Gaddis presents an outstandingly written complete view of the Cold War, shining light with insightful judgments which helps bring life to the four decades of the US-USSR conflict. In this book, Gaddis stresses on the fact that the Cold War was both essential and obvious because the rise of communism was never going to be tolerated by the US and the Soviet Union and its allies had to be contained. This book serves the purpose of being an easy to understand, to the point fusion of the Cold War history.
The aftermath of World War II marked the beginning of a new era in global politics - the Cold War. Following USSR expansion, tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union had risen, with both sides seeking to expand their spheres of influence and prestige. The Cold War was fought primarily through proxy wars, and the rivalry between the two superpowers was characterized by an intense nuclear arms race, a space race, and a struggle over political ideology. In the United States, fears about the spread of communism triggered a policy of diplomatic containment. However, as China fell to communism and the Korean War broke out, diplomatic strategies shifted to military strategies.
The Cold War lasted decades and tensions continued to heightened. Trepidation spread among American citizens about the future of their country and world. Would communism take over or would the United States stand their ground and push for democracy? Following the Second World War, the Cold War caused the American people to fear the growth Communism, an economic depression, and a possible nuclear war, yet the Eisenhower Administration successfully addressed these concerns and implemented ways to reduce these fears. First and foremost, the American people feared that communism would spread and take over governments in other nations beyond the Kremlin.
Could you imagine living in a time of constant fear of nuclear war? For many people living today, this was once a daily reality. From 1945 to 1991, the two world superpowers, the United States and the USSR clashed in a series of ideological political battles that completely changed and defined the post-WWII world. This was known as the Cold War. After founding and developing Marxist ideologies over two world wars, the USSR naturally wanted to spread communism across the world.
The Cold War could be described as a clash between civilizations. Focused on political influence, this war was between the United States and Soviet Union when the countries began imposing their own societal and political views on communism onto weaker countries by implementing "reform policies”. Tensions rose quickly when the nations failed to agree on a state of government. On the home front, Americans were quaking at the idea of communism spreading; friends and family turned on one another when the House Un-American Activities Committee set their sights on them. Therefore, it was to no surprise that American paranoia caused them[Americans] to match each program the Soviet Union implemented, or succeed it [ the programs] in its impact on
From the time that World War II ended in 1945 through 1991, The United States of America (USA) and its once World War II allie, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or the Soviet Union),were engaged in 46 years Cold War. The Cold War was not a fighting war, but a war of ideas (Capitalism versus Communism). In the Cold War the The United States of America was trying to contain communism while the Soviet Union was trying to spread communism. This all started with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels who created a book called Das Kapital in 1867. The book talks about how capitalism would collapse and communism will take over.
The US, after the war, decided that they would solve as many disputes among the world with diplomacy as possible, as to avoid another war. This view on post war life was not shared by the Soviet Union. The Soviets believed that the larger and more powerful countries could assert their dominance over the smaller and less powerful countries for strategic advantage (642). This clear discrepancy between viewpoints caused tension between the United States as well as the soviets. This tension is the main cause of the focal point in all of post World War II foreign affairs, The Cold War.
The U.S. used foreign aid, surrogate war, and brinkmanship to achieve their goals of democracy. In another way, USSR chose foreign aid, multinational alliances and propaganda to accomplish their ambition of communism. However, in fact, people tended to think the U.S used the most powerful strategies during the Cold War because the people nowadays are still fighting for the freedom in the Middle East. Yet, the Cold War hasn’t really ended, it is still remaining between the superpowers, but this time with different
The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. As Americans grew increasingly aware of the brutal communist rule of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, many became worried about relations between America and Russia. The Soviet Union resented the Americans' decades-long refusal to treat the USSR as a legitimate part of the international community as well as their delayed entry into World War II, which resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of Russians. Postwar Soviet expansionism in Eastern Europe fueled many Americans’ fears of a Russian plan to control the world. The Cold War affected Europe where it originated as well as internationally.
To examine the Cold War consensus, one must discuss the Cold War. The Cold war was the tension between the United States, standing for capitalism, and the USSR, standing for totalitarianism and socialism, following World War II. Although it was not a physical war between the two superpowers, many proxy wars had came out of it as way to spread or combat communism throughout the Free World. The Free World, as the U.S. came to define it, did not necessarily mean free as countries were being ruled by military regimes and dictatorships, but free from communism(70). During the Cold War, the spread of communism frighted the American People.
As soon as World War II ended, the world has entered the Cold War with the United States and the Soviet Union as its focus of the controversies over the postwar world. In contrast to Harry S. Truman, who desired the reconstruction of all European nations to stimulate the economy, Joseph Stalin sought to secure safety by creating “sphere of influence” in the nearby regions, including satellite nations. Although the tension grew between the Soviets and European resistances divided by the “iron curtain,” neither sides were ready nor willing to spark World War III. Therefore, the United States adopted the policy of containment and applied to the later efforts to contend with the Soviet Union in order to prevent the further extension of the red communism before they purify its origin. First of all, the United States didn’t contain the communists by surrounding them with the physical walls.
Many realized that the Soviet Union was a terrible foe to face, as George Kennan, a respected American diplomat, noticed. He said in “The Sources of Soviet Conduct,” “This means
