How can you have a war without bloodshed? The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that developed after World War II. The Cold War started on March 12th, 1947, and ended on December 3rd, 1989. The Soviets and the United States competed for natural resources like oil, allies, influence and prestige, space exploration, and weapons technology which caused threats of nuclear war between the two nations. The main cause of the Cold War was disagreements about the practices of communism versus democracy. The Cold War had a significant impact on domestic policy and society in the United States, citizens suffered the loss of our First Amendment right to freedom of speech and McCarthyism became a big …show more content…
First, Document 4 exclaims the impacts that the war has caused through a graph, The charts and graphs show the increase in spending money on weapons was at its highest at the beginning of the war, While the graphs showed that education was at its lowest at the beginning. The increase in the charts was because the US was in a weapon war with the Soviets. The two were competing to see who could make the most nukes the fastest, this caused the US to prepare in case the Soviets were to attack them. The charts show how the Americans decided that making nukes and weapons and being more advanced was more important, than caring for the well-being of United States citizens. Secondly, the picture in Document 6 states the quote “Hey–Don't forget the Bottom Part, Too” The picture shows the man climbing up the ruins of a building which represents education in America and how it wasn't sought after. After the Soviet Union launched its first satellite, the US was worried that they would be able to bomb them from space, which wasn't true, The US came to realize that they needed better education, they decided to create NASA a complex science program and put more funds into science and education as a
A war does not necessarily require physical weapons to fight. From 1947 to 1991, military tension and ideological conflicts held place. Cold War is defined as a state of political hostility existing between countries, characterized by threats, violent propaganda, subversive activities, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular. The causes of the Cold War between United States and the Soviet Union were the mutual distrust that had taken place in World War II, intense rivalry between the two super powers, and conflicting ideologies. The two superpowers differed in views of political and economic principles and were eager to spread their ideologies to other countries. The United States were in favor of democracy and capitalism while the Soviet Union sought for the chances of influencing communism. Cold War did not involve the use of physical arms but was intensely fought. Propaganda, economic aids, Arms Race, and the creation of alliances were the main methods to fight the war. The use of propaganda played a crucial role in containment by criticizing the other power and raised the morale and spirit of their nation. The economic support for nations helped them recover from the desperate situation after World War II, which prevented the nations from falling under communism. Also, the Arms Race and forming alliances between the two main powers were important weapons for competition and rivalry in Cold War.
The foreign and domestic policies during the Cold War lead to both the separation of world powers and the fear of political and social systems throughout the world. After World War 2 had ended, tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union heighted. The agreements made at the Yalta Conference between Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt , were not being followed by the Soviets. The Soviet Union kept the land they reconquered in Eastern Europe and did not enforce a democratic government in those countries, as they promised. Instead, the Soviet Union decided to continue spreading communism in their reconquered lands. The United States’ feared the spread of communism and attempted to do anything in its power to stop it. Before the United
After fighting along the United States against Nazi Germany in World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States soon became enemies, locked in the grip of the Cold War with the fear of a nuclear holocaust. Fear was a constant emotion throughout the entirety of the United States, no one knew exactly what was going to happen. The Soviet Union’s leader, Joseph Stalin, believed in communism, in fact the reader can concur that Americans were taught that communism was a bad thing, which worried most Americans. Textbooks should emphasize the Soviet society and economy versus the United States, as well as including the Great Terror, and military strength.
War. Humans have thrived from war for as long as we can remember. The United States has been fighting wars ever since we found the new country in North America that we now call the United States. We fought against our selves for the freedom of others. We fought in several world wars. We have always fought. But in the late 1940's “war” changed forever. This was well known as the Cold War. Why was this so different? “ The world had never experienced anything like it. The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States was a half century of military build-up, political maneuvering for international support (Hanes, Sharon M., and Richard C. Hanes).” This means that the world has always seen war as either hand to hand combat or gun to gun combat. With soldiers and foot patrols, but this was basically an arms race. Who was to blame for this struggle? I believe that the Cold War was caused by both nations.
In his book Cold War: The American Crusade against World Communism, James Warren discusses the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, its causes, its consequences, and its future. Warren also analyzes why the United States was so afraid of communism and how this fear controlled both U.S. domestic and foreign policy. In George Washington’s Farewell Address, he warned future leaders to avoid foreign entanglements. However, the United States strayed away from this policy in 1941 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. From then on, the United States realized that with its great power came great responsibility. The U.S. felt the responsibility to develop a strategy to combat the spread of world communism, which was viewed as the “Red menace.” The U.S. believed that communism would spread from the Soviet Union, across all of Europe; the U.S. understood that the spread of communism would not be very difficult because the destruction caused by World War II left many nations vulnerable to communism. Also, the Soviet Union had a highly-trained army, a ruthless leader, and a nation committed to Marxist-Leninism, which was a belief that human progress is the destruction of Western democracy and capitalism. The Cold War was a military, diplomatic, economic, and scientific struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States. The rivalry between these two nations also affected places such as Korea, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Malaya, and Vietnam. The Cold War controlled many of the crises that occurred the last half of the 20th century. The major conflict of course was the threat of nuclear weapons. Thomas Larson wrote that “the vulnerability to weapons that could destroy entire countries...heightened fears and antagonisms and made th...
Intro - Long-lasting effects of JFK's presidency on diplomatic ties and policy directly impacted the Cold War. During the height of Cold War hostilities, JFK served as the 35th President of the United States. By implementing a variety of policies and having a strong faith in diplomacy, he was able to negotiate a peaceful resolution. His participation in military tactics within the framework of proxy conflicts amply illustrates his significance. In addition to his widespread popularity in domestic households, he responded to international tensions in a proactive and communicative manner.
After the end of World War II, the United States and Soviet Union came out with a lot of power and influence over Europe. Since they had very conflicting beliefs, tensions between the two countries kept building. Both Truman and Stalin were hiding nuclear weapons from each other. The important events and decisions that contributed the most to the establishment of a Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union were Truman’s Doctrine, the controversial Marshall Plan, and the attempt to contain communism and make sure it does not spread outside of the Soviet Union. The first event that led to the establishment of a Cold War was the Truman Doctrine.
As the end of the second World War dwindled down, a new fear arises in America that quickly turns the glory of victory into another countdown to disaster. The United States and Soviet Union, two differing governments, meet at the Elbe River in 1945 their first time shaking hands with little knowledge of the true terror that they would cause the world. As the technology advanced so did the ways warfare could end the world. Although the Soviets lost more than 27,000,00 soldiers during World War II, they did not back down from the United States threats, as they believed that communism would spread throughout the world. The response from the U.S. was strategies to stop the spread of communism and protect the rights of the “free peoples”. From the Truman Doctrine in 1947, a
THE COLD WAR The Cold War was a very complex war. Many ideas, conflicts and emotions were going on. This was a major turning point in the world of war. War is a much more powerful word.
With Communism and Capitalism clashing on a world scale, the two superpowers continue to one up the other and cause immense fear. In America, citizens became extremely threatened as the Soviet Union had developed nukes not long after America and they were ahead of America in terms of space development. This called upon the government to find a solution for the millions of frightened Americans. The Eidenhower administration addressed the Cold War threats and fears fairly poorly and it was seen through the excessive military defense spending and various speeches on the threat of the Soviet Union.
American society and United States policy were affected by the Cold War in various ways. The Red scare built fear towards communism, the government grew a fear towards the use of bombs, and the concern of the government using money towards military purposes instead of social reasons. The Red Scare was one of the effects the Cold War had on American society with the fact the people grew fear of communism and spies within the country, and there is panic within the country among the people. If you look at Document 5 you can see people scared and with signs protesting rather than saying they’re innocent or burning all red.
It is safe to say that the Cold War brought political and cultural conflicts between what it meant to be a “true American.”A common word that would be associated with communism at the time was containment, which was followed through in the presidency of Harry Truman as he attempted to keep it out of America with his own foreign policy. The issue with establishing what it truly meant to be an American was that it was never settled before the Cold War, everything from art, music, religion, literature, life as a married couple, child-rearing, relations between men and women, and living arrangements determined what would soon be known as American identity. Now more than ever was the time to be an active participating American citizen. The Red Scare,
According to history, there was a conflict that nearly put us to the communist rule, which was titled the “Cold War.” It occurred in the mid-twentieth century in an attempt for the Soviet Union to overthrow most of the countries with their ideology. Significantly, Cuba was the location where the conflict nearly brought the world to a nuclear war. Korea was one of the countries besides Vietnam that were split by two different powers. The USSR was motivated to expand their sphere of influence due to the independence from oppression, according to Karl Marx’s ideology. The first reason was victimization on Korea in the Cold War; separating communist north from democratic south. The second reason is that Cuba formed alliance with the Soviet Union
The cold war was a significant event following the WWII. The Cold war was caused by the USA’s fear of the spread of communism. This event had many impacts on Canada. The cold war had stimulated the Canadian Military to prepare to defend the Soviet Attacks. The Citizens are preparing for the Doomsday event of the Weapon of Mass Destruction. The government of Canada had decided to become a peace keeper, but eventually they become bounded with United States to defend against communism. Canada played an important role in the Cold War and the Cold war definitely had huge impacts on Canada.
Opalisime After World War II there was a strong anti-communist movement in America for decades prior to the 1950s. Nuclear weapons also sent a shot at distrust and fear between America and Russia. Information about nuclear weapons is very limited to the public. There are some facts, details, and reasons on why this war happened, the effects of the Cold War, and how society reacted to the War. It began in the 1945-1948 timeframe and ended in 1989, having been a dispute over the division of Europe.