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The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis seeks to provide an overview of the conflict which kept the peace promised with the resolution of World War II at bay for several decades of the twentieth century. Even though the Cold War had a great impact on America and the rest of the world, many American’s today cannot even tell you what The Cold War was about, other than the fact that it was a nuclear standoff between Russia and the USA. However, Gaddis dives deep into the conflict, starting at the very beginning where he outlines that the origins of The Cold War can really be traced back to World War I. From there, Gaddis gives a play by play of the roles of FDR and Stalin to Kennedy and Khrushchev. This work is a terrific
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Among all the different lines that Rodgers follows throughout the book, I would like to deepen the “Losing the words of the cold war” chapter regarding the presidential rhetoric, the one that I found most interesting. I think that the process of fragmentation that he is describing is clearly visible in the kind of vocabulary used by the different presidents of the United States. Rodgers has been able to show, through the examples of several presidential speeches, the changing of the general frame of mind of the last quarter of the century. Firstly, the author underlines that, to make very long speeches has not always been the common practice. For instance, from Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, until Woodrow Wilson

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The Cold War was a war of betrayal, competition, morals, misunderstanding, and fear. Spies, nuclear bombs, blockades, and rockets are weaved into the events

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John Lewis Gaddis is a very well know Cold War historian and through his book The Cold War: A New History, he studies and follows the relations between the United States and the Soviet Union starting from World War II until the fall of the USSR. Gaddis presents an outstandingly written complete view of the Cold War, shining light with insightful judgments which helps bring life to the four decades of the US-USSR conflict. In this book, Gaddis stresses on the fact that the Cold War was both essential and obvious because the rise of communism was never going to be tolerated by the US and the Soviet Union and its allies had to be contained. This book serves the purpose of being an easy to understand, to the point fusion of the Cold War history.

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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 period of tension and hostility between the United States of America and the Soviet Union from the mid-40s to the late 80s. It began as World War II was ending, and was called “cold” because both sides were afraid of fighting each other directly with nuclear weapons. Many events contributed to the rising tensions between the two nations during the early years of the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union were allies throughout World War II, though suspicious of each other at times.

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The Cold War was a time of stress, worry, and distrust. The war started under the presidential term of Harry S. Truman. The war was fought without soldiers and weapons. It was fought with spies and hostility. The two main antagonist where the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) (us history).

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The Cold War was a term Walter Lippmann used to refer to the relations between the U.S. and the USSR after World War II. Many historians, over the years, have debated on the subject of ‘What started the Cold War?’ There’s no clear answer, one thing’s for sure; although Soviet Domination of Eastern Europe was a cause, it was not the main reason for the Cold War. Mr. Winston Churchill’s iron curtain speech, along with Mr. X’s theories for containment, prove that Soviet Domination was a cause of the Cold War. Since other causes will be presented in this essay, I will prove [or at least try to prove] that Soviet Domination of Eastern Europe was not the main cause of the Cold War.

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In this book, Gaddis claims that the Cold War was both certain and vital in light of the fact that the Soviet empire and its allies couldn 't be moved back however must be contained. Toward the end of the war, no country had physically or directly pushed an attack on the other. The central thesis of the book is that the Cold War brought an end to the usage of military strength and ability as the characteristics of power as perceived five years before the start of Cold War. For example, Gaddis says, "What never happened, despite universal fears that it might, was full-scale war involving the United States, the Soviet Union, and their allies. For the first time in history no one could make sure of winning, or despite surviving, a unimaginable

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America, Russia and the Cold War, 1945-2006 by Walter LaFeber gives an extensive look into the Cold War through the United States. Throughout the entirety of the Cold War many things progressively changed, while other stayed somewhat the same. After fighting a long and drawn out battle against the Cold War and the Soviet Union, America saw many changes. As Cold War went on foreign policies changed, the way people thought about the Cold War changed, and the fight of the Cold War changed. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States found themselves different war with the Middle East.

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Many essayists, scholars, economists, and political leaders have argued the causes of the Cold War. They all have different interpretations, which are unique in their own nature. In chapter two of “Major Problems in American History Since 1945,” essayists Arnold A. Offner and John Lewis Gaddis disagree over the causes of the cold war. Offner argues that President Truman was primarily responsible and gives nothing more than the interpretation of a single personal ideology (Offner, 55-63). However, John Lewis Gaddis argues that Joseph Stalin was primarily responsible for the cold war and was uncompromising with policies.

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War is based on fear and threats. The Cold War and The Butter Battle Book have many similarities in people and events and should be exposed to children through children literature books. The Cold War was a period of economic, political, and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991. The Berlin Wall was a major key point in the Cold War.

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The Cold War created so much tension throughout the entire world, even countries that were part of the allied powers during the war felt the tension for 44 years. It was a destructive time period for countries geographically, in addition to the men and women who had to live through the struggles that their homelands were facing. There were many people, especially political authorities, who worked tirelessly to assist in repairing the damages made to the Soviet Union and European governmental relations. One of the most commonly known individuals who contributed positively to the Cold War through his efforts was President John F. Kennedy. Although President Kennedy’s term came to an untimely end, his administration significantly impacted the Cold War

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While exploring this book I was able to get a better understanding of how exactly the Cold War shaped the world I live in today. The book The Global Cold War by Odd Arne Westad covers a wide assortment of topics, the most prominent being how the Cold war was shaped, and how it has shaped the places we call home today. Overall, this book allowed the readers to get a better understanding of the Cold War in a more in-depth and global way. Within this book, the reader can see that the chapters are divided by topics instead of when the events took place.

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