Although the cause of The Cold War is heavily debated by most, there are some reasons that can’t be denied to have contributed to it. The American’s fear of communism and the Soviet’s distaste toward capitalism, threat of attack from both sides, and refusal to share nuclear secrets. Even calling it a war is a discourse in itself, as there was no physical fighting involved in the classical sense. The “war” consisted of fear, tension, and passive aggressive attempts at accomplishing things before one another. The late 1940’s marked the beginning of what we now know as The Cold war. It was just a few months earlier that the United States and USSR were allies, fighting alongside each other in World War II. Soon enough, though, their political, social, and economic ideologies would make it so tensions began to rise. The United States is known to be very Capitalist while the USSR was communist. Keeping this in mind, it is easy to see why the disagreements began. It all started with Poland, it sits between Germany and the USSR. It was occupied by Germany at the time of World War II but was eventually …show more content…
A lot of funding went into creating these weapons and both sides were on the edge of their seats, waiting to see who was going to send a nuclear bomb their way first. The threat was so big, in fact, that most Americans were fully stocked with food, water, and other necessities in an underground bomb shelter. Children were shown videos at school of cartoons that would teach them what to do in case of a bombing, the words duck and hide repeated over a catchy jingle could be heard on any child’s programming, and it was seen as normal. Luckily, none of these things needed to be used, as neither the United States nor the USSR initiated an