Essays on Cold War

The cold war was a tense relationship between the Soviet Union and the Americans. The reason why they were fighting was because of the way their countries ran. The Soviet Union communism is a political way of thinking and an idea of how society should …

The blockade of Berlin was one of the first major confrontations of the Cold War and the Western victory set the stage for the rest of the conflict. The Berlin Airlift also was an incredible feat of military organization, which solidified post-war cooperation between the …

COLD WAR VIDEO QUESTIONS 1. Stalin forced his people to give up food in order to fund the Cold War. He believed that giving up food; they can put all their necessities to promoting nuclear arms race. 2. Winston Churchill came up with the Iron …

Truman Doctrine Ryan Hauppa A. Plan of Investigation The following questions will be investigated: What were the events and decisions that led to the development of the Truman Doctrine? What was its effect on US Foreign Policy and its impact on Greece, Turkey and Europe? …

When identifying and evaluating the sources, we will be exploring the topic of “To what extent did the cold war have an impact on the nations in Central America. I will be figuring out how the Cold War came to be in Central America,as well …

The Cold War was a period of entrenched, ideological opposition, between the East Bloc-?the Soviet Union ND its allies-?and the West Bloc-?the united States and its allies-?in which both sides did everything to undermine one another, short of outright military conflict. As the age of …

America had adopted a policy of isolationism following the events of WW1, stating openly that the US wanted to stay out of world affairs. They believed that they were geographically isolated – sufficiently protected from potential enemies by the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They wanted …

This work is an effort to acknowledge the Korean War. This is not an attempt to provide a history. The purpose of this work is to consider the argument that the Korean War was a natural extension of the Cold War and would not have …

Causes of the Cold War The Cold War was a very dangerous period of history that lasted from 1945 to 1991. The Cold War was started almost immediately after the surrender ing Germany to the end of World War II there was a threat tot …

Introduction As I have shown in the poster, the root causes for the bipolar realignment of world politics after the end of the Second World War can be grouped into three interrelated categories. First, the orthodox or traditionalist view, which maintains that the onset of …

That is an interesting question to which one could offer many good reasons to both sides of the argument. However, to fully examine the decision made, one would have to look at many of the background information surrounding the voyage. This includes; Nixon’s popularity with …

When America dropped a bomb on Japan in 1945 it marked the end of World War 2 and the beginning of the Cold War. The government urged citizens to be prepared for the worst; an atomic bomb. It was a time of extreme fear. It …

While German and Japanese surrender had conveyed the end of the extraordinary war in 1945, it additionally denoted the beginning of another, the Cold War. World War 2 had always showed signs of change the universal adjust of intensity, leaving the United States and the …

The Cold War saw an opposition between the world’s two incredible forces: the democratic, capitalist United States, and the communist Soviet Union. Both the U.S. and Soviet Union would fight to have the best technology in space. As World War II came to an end, …

The Cold War was a period of time in which there was a rise in political and economic tension between the USA and the Soviet Union post World War 2. The purpose was to prevent the spread of communism and the domino theory. This event …

1. Timeline of the blockade, 1948: January: The US and British Zones in Berlin and the rest of Germany merged into one economic unit, known as Bizonia. March: Soviet representatives walked out of the Allied Control Commission complaining that Western attitudes made it “unworkable”. The …

The above essay provides a balanced examination of the roles of both the United States and the Soviet Union in the inception of the Cold War. Those wishing for a deeper dive should consult the mentioned references. The Cold War, a prolonged period of political …

Book Review Assignment TITLE OF THE BOOK: “The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction” by Robert McMahon This review focuses on one of the themes of the course, Main Currents of Modern History OBJECTIVE: The aims of this book review are: 1. To understand about …

If I were the head of household who took care of my family during the Cold War Era, I would make sure to get everything needed for at least two weeks to survive if there was a nuclear bomb disaster. I would have my husband …