Terrorism During Ww2

During World War 2 (1939-1945), the Soviet Union and the USA were allies fighting towards the same enemy, Nazi Germany. At the end of World War 2, it could have been assumed that the two countries would have a firm relationship, however, soon after the war, enmity developed between the two, which resulted in the Cold War. Once Germany surrendered in 1945, the U.S openly formulated a policy of ‘Containment’, and at the beginning of 1948 the Cold War had escalated. Containment was the plan to diminish the rise of Soviet influence in the Western nations. The two countries had opposing economic and political beliefs and ideologies. The Soviet Union espoused Socialism and the USA feared this ideology spreading and Western Capitalist systems losing

A few of the recognisable ones are; Liberalism, Conservatism, Capitalism and Socialism. The prevalence of some of these ideologies, in particular socialism, are diminishing because of the immense diversity of ethics spread around the globe. The following essay will argue that in the 21st Century socialism has been superseded by terrorism, and that terrorism is the threat that socialism once was during the Cold War. It will do this by firstly discussing and outlining socialism and terrorism and then putting forward the argument that socialism was prevalent up to a certain point. Yet now terrorism has risen in dominance.

The first section will discuss and analyse the major details and history of socialism and terrorism. The second section will examine the question and argue that socialism has been superseded by terrorism in the 21st century.

Socialism and terrorism can be differentiated because socialism is an ideology while terrorism is a type of political manipulation. An ideology has been described as a new science of ideas (Heywood, 2003). In other words an ideology can be described as a set of beliefs or ideals envisioned by a person or an entire

News reports on terrorist activities and incidents are widely reported worldwide, while little or nothing is reported in the news on socialism. The prevalence of socialism is diminishing. The Eastern European revolutions of 1989-1991, along with the fall of the Berlin Wall, in some aspects symbolized the defeat and failure of socialism. Since this period, only a few Socialist regimes survive in the world and they are; North Korea, Cuba and China (Heywood, 2003). Socialism has been overshadowed by terrorism, as the fear of terrorism increases and more countries and people are impacted. In particular, in recent years, the terrorism perpetrated by Islamic State has brought terrorism to the forefront. “During this time period [2015] there was 2 860 Islamic attacks in 53 countries, in which 27 615 people were killed…” (“List of Islamic Terror Attacks”,