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The Cold War (Ex: The Korean War

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The Cold War is an interesting war, because it seems to be caused by a mutual disinterest in actual war. The Soviet Union seems to hope for peace to rebuild itself in the wake of World War ||, and the United States also did not seem to want conflict. It seems like every issue that arose during the Cold War was directly in relation to both sides wanting to avoid war. Yet even as both sides try to deter the other, they are actively preparing in case deterrence doesn’t work. Although nobody denies that there were some ‘hot’ conflicts during The Cold War (Ex: The Korean War), it’s fascinating that no direct conflict occurred. I find it hard to believe that with so many divisions between the two powers they managed to never reach the point of
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Why Can’t We Be Friends?: The Rise of Tension between the US and USSR post-WWII Dating back to at least the start of communism, the world saw the gradual rise of the Cold War between the United States of America (USA) and the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR). Although the Cold War was may have been inevitable because of these countries differing visions of economic policy, governmental systems, and the postwar world in general, it was during the years 1941-1949 when it became imminent. In this time, suspicion and tension between the Superpowers increased due to the battle between communism and capitalism, as well as their different governmental systems.

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Hajar AlHayki Ms. Winterfeldt US History 11 January 2018 The cold war is a war that began after the end of World War two, from 1945 until 1991. In which the United States and the soviet Unions were involved in this war. They were fighting for two different ideologies: communism and democracy ‘capitalism’. The United States wanted to spread democracy in Eastern Europe: Germany, in which the soviets wanted to spread communism.

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The aftermath of World War II marked the beginning of a new era in global politics - the Cold War. Following USSR expansion, tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union had risen, with both sides seeking to expand their spheres of influence and prestige. The Cold War was fought primarily through proxy wars, and the rivalry between the two superpowers was characterized by an intense nuclear arms race, a space race, and a struggle over political ideology. In the United States, fears about the spread of communism triggered a policy of diplomatic containment. However, as China fell to communism and the Korean War broke out, diplomatic strategies shifted to military strategies.

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Introduction The Cold War was a conflict that began shortly after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union over their differences in ideologies (Koenig, The 1950's and the Cold War 1). The United States being a free market capitalist democracy, while the Soviet Union was a totalitarian communist regime. These two countries came out of World War II as the most powerful and given their difference in ideologies there was a rush to exert their influence onto third world countries to become the undisputed superpower of the world. Cold War gets Hot

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The Cold War was a long period of tension between the democracies in the Western part of the World and the communist countries in Eastern Europe. The United States led the west and the Soviet Union led Eastern Europe. The Cold War ended in 1991 after the Soviet Union fell. After this war, Russia and America’s relationship was going on a downward spiral. The contemporary relationship between Russia and America does mark a Second Cold War, because just because Russia and America have similar hopes to achieve they both have completely different ways of achieve those goals, and in many cases these differences in opinions have caused problems between the two.

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The cold war was a battle not like many wars, as wars usually include battles that involved killing and a lot of physical fighting, but the cold war didn’t include to much of things like that. The cold war started after World War Two and was mainly between the Soviet Union and United States. It was a war where instead of face to face fighting, it was a race to gain more arms and build up armies, and to create more and more weapons on the way. It began because of tensions building up between the soviets and the United States when americans were afraid of the possible expansion of the soviet union and their possible plans for world domination. When americans agreed that the soviet union was a threat, the United States started to build up their arms to try and contain the Soviet Union and keep them from

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The Vietnam War was probably the biggest conflict when it came to the Cold War. When people think about security and power it is often compared to realism. With people in a bipolar state between the USSR and the US they used alternative states to advance their cause. The United States thought that if they would do something to stop the spread of communism they figured that everyone else would do the

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Determined, hard working, and committed leader are three words that people think of in connection to Ronald Reagan. Many people know that Ronald Reagan was the president of the United States, but he was so much more. As the president during the Cold War, he showed America that through hard work, determination, and the commitment that ended the Cold War, people can accomplish great things. He left a legacy as a successful president. Ronald Reagan wasn't always into politics.

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The 1950's was a time of great change in the United States with many types of events and changes happening from then to now. Also having many different inventions created or "upgraded" from the original like the automobile progressing still. They had more highways built for transportation during war in case of bombs going off, so now we use those today for driving, moving, and transportation. With many military events happening you had the Cold War going on with others as well. One of others going on was the Korean War starting in the 50's.

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During the Cold War, the protracted indirect conflict between NATO and the USSR, one of the most important factors in getting the upper hand was control of resources. Without easy access healthy supplies of raw materials, not only would military competition with the other great superpower be hampered, but consumption, the main driving force of the American economy, would be diminished. This was the rationale behind the famous ‘proxy wars’ of the Cold War; wars which were fought not between the superpowers themselves, but between one superpower and the allies of the other. One of the first of these proxy wars, and one of the most devastating for the indigenous people, was the Korean War.

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The period of the Cold war was 1947 – 1991 and it started as a conflict between the United States and The Soviet Union that quickly arose. For two years they tried to work out their conflict about the splitting of Europe, postwar economic aid, and the atomic bomb by talking things through and trying to arrange a solution that satisfied both. Both sides were afraid of each other so they began to take actions that made the other even more fearful. “Atomic weapons made the mistakes of miscalculation far greater than in the past and everyone more fearful”(686). The expansion of the cold war expanded when the United States and the Soviet Union choose different sides in the Chinese civil war.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis perfectly exemplifies this tension. Cuba chose the side of Communist Russia, so it was an uncomfortable situation for everyone when Americans found out that they had stashed weapons off the coast of Florida. Both countries were poised on the edge of a knife for thirteen long days. This event was the closest the Cold War came to proper war. In situations like this it can become hard to gain perspective and clarity, and Dr. Strangelove offered both to an audience that badly needed

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The Cold War was a time period of high tension between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. This tension began after World War II and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It was characterized by a number of high-profile events that helped to shape the course of world history, and the Kitchen Debate, which took place in 1959, is widely regarded as one of the most illustrative events of the Cold War. This debate occurred between the then Vice President, Richard Nixon, and the Soviet Premier, Nikita Khrushchev.

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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.

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Sam Hodorowski Professor Rivera History 12 TueThu 3:30PM 28 October 2014 A “Cold War” is where relationships between countries, namely the United States and Soviet Russia, are severely strained due to fear but never fight. This became a reality after World War II for many years.

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