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The Cold War By Sergei Khrushchev

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Looking back on the Cold War, the American society will view the antagonist as the Soviet Union and the protagonist as the United States. However, the author of this article, Sergei Khrushchev, holds a completely different view from his experience of the Cold War during his childhood. The Cold War was filled with devastating nuclear weapons which destroyed millions of people and their homes. This war marked the official start of the use of serious danger that people all over the world will face when disputes between great powers arise. During the Cold War, Khruschev was taught that the United States was the Evil Empire. But when Khrushcev moved to the U.S., in his teenage years, he was surprised to see how similar the U.S. was compared to his home. …show more content…

Most children his age were expected to be in the military to support his country in war, which was right around the block. Dwight D. Eisenhower became the United States President in November 1952. Khrushcev states, "The U.S.A. has decided to fight. Otherwise, why would they need a general as President?” (Quotation stated on page 5 lines 1-5). Khrushcev and the S.U. people believed that the United States would begin a nuclear war with them because “why else would they need a general as a president”. But the SU were not scared because they had already experienced an intense nuclear war with Germany in the

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