Cold War Dbq

After the end of World War II, the Soviets and the United States had to work in unison to come up with a plan of the rebuilding of the nation of Germany. However, disagreements and tensions began to rise between the two dominant countries during the war. They continued to dispute between territory and ideologies and ultimately led to a figurative war called the Cold War. This was based on the idea that were would be no actual physical collision however, they would attack each other through propaganda and spread of world dominance. Immediately following the end of the war, the fear of the American public began to rise over communism infiltrating American ideologies. The administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower failed to address and calm these fears such as the fear of communism spreading, the brink of nuclear war, and the arms and space race.

The widespread influence of communism in Eastern Europe and

Even though many will debate that Eisenhower effectively addressed the nations fears, he didn’t completely address the fears and instead deterred from publicly emphasizing it. Even though the Cold War lasted for around 46 years and communist fears have died down, the major fear in the public today is terrorism. Similar to McCarthy, people thrive on power and manipulation on the public to accuse groups of terrorism. In addition, technology advancements in this century have led to many disputes breaking out over social media similar to Cold War tactics. Even though, there is no physical harm done, the emotional destruction can be related to the Soviets and Americans using brinkmanship. In the end, naturally everything in the past tends to happen again and ultimately leading to new disputes. However, by connecting together and addressing problems directly, nations can prosper how they once were in