1. Identification and evaluation of sources This investigation, examining certain events of the Cold War, will answer the question: To what extent did President Ronald Reagan’s actions aid in the end of the Cold War? The Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union that took place from 1947 to 1991. During that time several United States presidents took office, one of the last being Ronald Reagan whose actions have been argued to have been more influential than the rest and impactful toward the downfall of the ongoing war with the Soviet Union.
Sarah Paroya D period I hate MUSH The end of World War II should have marked a period of relief in America but instead, it lead America into a completely different type of war called the Cold War. The Cold War was an ongoing state of political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. This constant state of tension and fear had been embedded deep in the American public.
Prior to reading this engaging, yet historical-filled book, my personal amount of knowledge on our nation 's history, as well as the founders who created it, lacked. Joseph J. Ellis -philosopher, and winner of a pulitzer prize- uses his awareness and understanding of American history to provide readers with a ‘modern insight’, enabling us to paint a picture in our minds what really occurred during the beginning years of our nation. While reading this book, it directs your attention to six key events. Within each of these events, Ellis describes the people involved in these particular affairs (the founding fathers), their lives, and also the relationships these men shared.
From 1947-1991 the Cold War lasted between the United States and the Soviet Union. The two Administrations responsible for the victory over the Soviet Union in the Cold War are President Reagan and President Bush. President Reagan started his presidency in 1981, and after all his success while being president, he won re-election in 1985. Now, a key reason why the US remained successful with ending the Cold War after Reagan’s two terms was because in 1990 Reagan’s Vice President George H. W. Bush was elected President. This was a good turnout because Reagan and Bush shared a lot of the same ideas, so Bush was able to just pick up where Reagan left off.
The Cold War wasn’t really much a war with large scale fighting between the two sides, the United Sates and the Soviet Union. The war started in 1947 and ended around 1991. The United States saw that The Soviet Union was a trying to spread communism and this was a threat to their effort on trying to let the Eastern Europe countries capitalist countries. The United States formed NATO with other countries to create a protective alliance system. This caused a worry to the Soviet Union, a threat to their security.
Before Reagan’s election in 1980, the United States and the Soviet Union experienced détente, or a period of relaxed tension. However, Reagan was harsh on the Soviet Union, adopting a harsh anti-communism policy. By doing so, Reagan was able to help end the Cold War and cause the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Reagan saw the Soviet Union as being “prepared to commit any crime, to lie, to cheat”, and that they were “the focus of evil in the modern world” (Kennedy, 690).
The investigation will assess to what extent Reagan used religion as motivation to wage war against communism from 1981 to 1988. During the Cold War various factors, including ideological differences led to conflict between American democracy and communism in Korea, Vietnam, and the U. S. S. R. In America, a religious awakening occurred, reaffirming traditional American values while the U. S. S. R. or Soviet Union and other communist nations embraced secularism. Ronald Reagan witnessed and impacted the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. This investigation will primarily be focused on primary source documents, namely Reagan’s speeches during his presidency. Analysis combined with background of each speech helps
Good evening my fellow Americans. Tonight I would like to address to you all the many reasons in which why I believe this country and the people in it are more than the worst things that have ever happened to it. When I think of American citizens I think of tenacious people who will not stop until they reach want they are trying to achieve in life. During this fireside chat I will be addressing to you the people many reasons was to why this country is so great. After the Civil War the most important thing that could have ever taken place was the reconstruction.
US History Essay Quiz 11.3 October 14, 2014 During the first quarter of US History, I could learn a lot about the history of The United States of America, since the time when it started just with colonies, lead to wars which ended up with revolutions, and a series of events that are important to history. In the first spot, I would like to remark how important it is to know about history, because it’s clearly the reasoning of why events happened, what their causes were, and was was it all about. In each of the events, there were important leaders who took initiatives of change, in a point where they realized it was necessary. Even though in this essay we are supposed to talk about certain topics we learned about, I would also like to mention something that in my personal opinion, was the most important thing I learned during this quarter: why it’s important to understand our own history, and even being a Colombian, I consider American history being part of my history as well, because even now, when time has passed, i can admire and take lots of things on how this affects us, and the entire humanity.
Cause of the Cold War Because of a nation's divining of government the berlin wall was made, separating Germany right down the middle; separating those who opposed Communism to the east, and those who oppose Capitalism in the west. How did the Cold War begin, what “weapons” were used to fight this war? I believe that communism fighting for control over capitalism, “aiding” other countries with money/weapons, and the separation of nations. Communism trying to overrule and diminish the use of capitalism as a government.
History 202 Midterm Exam Paper Throughout the semester we have studied several extremely influential time periods in American history. We have studied the post-Civil War tension between the Republican North and the Democratic South. We traveled through the rise of the railroad and the 2nd industrial revolution in America. We witnessed the taming of the West and watched American ideals spread to the wild lands and people’s there.
Daniella Gat GlobalA 1 U.S actions during the Cold War were not justified. It has probably happened many times in life when you take actions and someone gets mad or doesn 't agree. Then you must come up with any reason possible to make it justified, but sometimes not everything can be justified. For example, a person murdering a random person they have never met before and do not know, can’t be justified. The actions that the U.S took during the Cold War are similar to this, as they weren’t always justified.
In the first half century of America’s birth, a tremendous amount of changes were made that has helped shape America today. With western expansion, growing racial conflict, and unprecedented economic changes, America had its work cut out. These changes had a direct impact on American political culture that attempted to make a sense of how those varied impulses had transformed the country. First and foremost it is important to realize that America has grown an immense amount, thanks to President Jefferson.
Social and political factors are the driving force behind successful innovations. Political intervention can help open up new markets, which would otherwise remain unavailable. During the cold war, the United States funded and pushed many innovations in order to ensure its success in the space race. The reason the government spent so much money and put in so much effort was that they wanted to improve the country’s national defense. They were concerned with the Soviet Union’s scientific and technological research so they decided to combat them by increasing funding in R&D.
Some historians believe the Cold War was inevitable because of the hostilities from both America and the Soviet Union after World War II. America believed that the USSR was an expansionist country trying to spread an evil, communistic idea throughout the world. Although the countries never directly fought against each other, as they only fought in proxy wars, there was still extreme conflict. The United States responded to the Soviets actions in Germany, Europe, and their national actions. These responses were justifiable, or so many Americans at the time believed.
