Introduction Shortly after World War II was over many people thought it was the end. However that was not the case. The Soviet Union and The United States have gotten into it and are no longer allies. There are many events that led up to the cold war and the batter for power such as the space race, arms race to build new weapons the Korean War, Vietnam War, Warsaw Pact and so many other things. All of these major events have something to do with the drama Between the Soviet Union and The United States. How many battles will they face and who will win the United States or the Soviet Union?
World War II World War II was one of the most deadly wars in history. World War II involved more than 30 countries and over 50 million civilians and military deaths. World War II happened because Adolf Hitler invaded Poland in 1939 which dragged on for six years until the final defeat of the Nazi German and Japan in 1945. During World War II many major events happened starting with the Yalta Conference.
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It was called the cold war because the great superpowers never really directly fought and this was after World War II. The Cold War was mainly fought in words by spying on each other and entering arms races. In the United states the cold war was very intense and filled with high paranoia and mistrust. The anti-communist swept the nation while Americans feared the growing of communist. The arms race developed more nuclear weapons and the threat of a nuclear war. The United States felt helpless as the spy’s played an important role in operations. The spy’s gathered information for everywhere such as intercepted communication, stealing documents, setting up listening devices and so much more. Finally the berlin wall came down, the borders opened, free elections, communist regimes everywhere, and the Soviet Union dissolved into its component republics. The iron curtain was lift and the cold war has come to an