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Nuclear Weapons: The Cause Of The Cold War

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The cause of the Cold War was the U.S possession of nuclear weapons, more specifically the fear the the weapons would be used. Countries such as Russia soon had nuclear weapons as well, it was crucial to the survival of humanity that these weapons be contained.

The Marshal plan was put into place to help with the reconstruction of Europe. This was a “Good will” gesture to the nations of western Europe. It ensured that they were Allies to the US and not Russia. The more allies we had against Russia the less likely communism was to spread throughout Europe.

The Berlin Airlift helped to paint the US as the “Good Guys”. By barricading Berlin the Soviets appeared immoral and unethical, even more so when the US airlifted goods into western

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