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The Cold War spanned approximately 44 years, from 1947 until 1991. Although the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union (also known as the USSR) never resulted in actual warfare, the “war” itself instilled a deep sense of fear in the hearts of Americans and others around the world. One of the many Americans deeply worried by the possible outcome of the Cold War was Mr. Christopher “Kit” Reichow. Mr. Reichow is a retired engineer from Lockheed Martin of 32 years. Mr. Reichow’s account on the Cold War exposes the chilling realities of living through the Cold War, which textbooks cannot depict. In order to better understand the Cold War, it is vital to hear Mr. Reichow’s account of his experience living through the Cold War as a young kid fearing the Soviets, and later growing up to be a young man who worked in a military company which manufactured nuclear warheads in preparation for war against the Soviet Union, because his …show more content…

To Mr. Reichow and his classmates in Los Angeles, the most tensed point of the Cold War for the American people was the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis was really earth-shaking and almost started another world war. The Americans and Soviets came on the verge of firing their missiles at each other: the Soviets would have fired their missiles at the US from Cuba, and the Americans would have fired their missiles at the USSR from Turkey. For the Americans, Cuba was only ninety miles away from mainland US and the Soviet missiles could have easily targeted and destroyed major East Coast cities, such as New York City and Washington DC. American fear rose out of the possibility of the destruction of some of America’s major cities. This crisis led to an increase in American fear of the possibility of nuclear war with the Soviet Union, which would have taken a great toll on American and the world

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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.

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During this time the Soviet Union was near the state of strategic parity with the U.S and was on the verge of moving forward with the U.S ICBM launchers. The U.S was

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Overall, historians and theorists have predicated the Cold War as a learning experience for future decision-making. However, one can draw similarities in current military actions, like Iraq and Afghanistan, where those can argue not much has changed in the demeanor and action of military leadership to civilian leadership. Overall, Betts provides a thoroughly researched and structured framework for the reader to analyze historical evidence from a different perspective but I found his conclusions to be inherently flawed.

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Introduction Have you ever questioned how the relentless use of technology can fracture every bit of human connection, leaving us isolated and alienated in a world deprived of human relationships? The Cold War became a period of geopolitical tension that began in 1947. The War is an overarching hazard of technological and nuclear devastation casting a shadow over everyday lives. Technological advancements such as atomic bombs and nuclear weapons were used which were claimed to act as a deterrent to war. As tensions between America and the Soviet Union rose, anxieties of degradation of human relationships were evident.

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Findings Analysis In 1962 nuclear war seemed inevitable to the world, it was the first time nuclear war was hanging on a thread. The Cuban Missile Crisis presented a threat to the world, in which the USSR planted nuclear missiles on Cuba. (Source B).America’s response was to threaten launching nuclear missiles at the Russians. Kennedy clearly stated that he is prioritising on the security of the United States and of the southern hemisphere.

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In sight of the cold war, in 1961 the highest point of the cold war is when the episode known as “The Shelter” in the series called The Twilight Zone was created. The episode covered the possibilities of many particular situations that may have occurred in a desperate time like this if a missile was launched at the United States. At the beginning of the episode, Rod Serling himself tells us “what you are about to watch is a nightmare.” We get a very ominous sense of what is coming due to the eerie music that had been playing in the background, and we soon find out that this episode is just that. A nightmare, in the sense of the event that is occurring but also the constant battle of a nightmare between thoughts that may drive one crazy as well as those thoughts mixed with the people you knew as “friends.”

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By the time Richard Nixon took office in 1969 the cold war had taken a dangerous turn. US citizens were buying nuclear fallout shelters and schools were having bomb drills. The biggest source of this fear was undoubtedly the Cuban Missile Crisis. The crisis revolved around the spotting nuclear launchers and missiles in Soviet-allied Cuba. While no missiles were launched, the fear arose just from the proximity of the missiles.

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Cold War texts reflect this crisis, using their respective mediums to explore, in a range of highly effective ways, the changing ideologies, values and concerns that complement this uncertain period. John Le Carre’s novel ‘The Spy Who Came in From the Cold’ (‘The Spy’) and Kurt Vonnegut’s novel ‘Slaughterhouse Five,’ challenge the validity of dominant Cold War ideologies and explore the search for alternatives.

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The Cold War was a tense time in the 1900´s and the Cuban Missile Crisis was a critical moment in it.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was the result of a military stalemate between the United States and the Soviet Union. The span of 13 days in 1962 can be classified as one of the scariest time periods in American history, World War III was on the line (Samuels, Charlie 31). Both America and the Soviet Union had many nuclear bombs aimed at each other. Although John F. Kennedy made the right decision in making a treaty, it could have of turned out disastrous because of the Bay of Pigs invasion, the United States’ naval quarantine, or if the United States or the Soviet Union did not feel the need to remove their missiles from there allie countries. In 1961 Fidel Castro was the Prime Minister of Cuba (Depalma, Anthony).

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The Cold War lasted forty-four years and left a lasting social impact on the United States. The spread of communism and The Soviet Union left many Americans in a constant state of fear and paranoia. The space race between the United States and The Soviet Union significantly impacted the education system in the United States and the curriculum that was taught for years to come. The social emphasis on gender caused a crisis on American masculinity and feminism by influencing many to assume certain gender roles and feel that they were not masculine enough or too feminine because of their view on communism. The Cold War socially impacted the United States through fear, education, and gender.

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