Origins of the Cold War

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Origins of the Cold War Revisionist historians tend to regard the outbreak of the "Cold War" as a result of American hostility or, at least , diplomatic incompetence, while the more traditional view lays the responsibility squarely at the feet of the Soviet Union. Assess the validity of each view. The Cold War,said to have lasted from the end of World War II to the dismantling of the Soviet Union in 1991, was one of the most significant political events of the 20th century. For nearly 40 years the world was under the constant threat of total devastation, caught between the nuclear arsenals of the United States, Great Britain, and France on one side and the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China on the other. Any crisis precipitated by the struggle between the forces of democracy and communism could trigger a nuclear exchange of such stupendous proportions and overwhelming horror and suffering that would render life on earth utterly impossible. In reality, this Cold War was a tense political period between the Democratic and Communist blocs, the East and the West, and most importantly, the United States and the Soviet Union. Although this period has now come to an end, many disputes have been raised concerning the initial conference at Yalta near the end of the Second World War, and the actual causes of the Cold War tensions involving Communist and American aggression. According to the conventional view, the Cold War was a conflict between two superpowers, caused by Soviet aggression, in which the US tried to contain the Soviet Union and protect the world from it. At the inception of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was on the verge of amassing a great deal of power, and it was this possibility that frightene... ... middle of paper ... ...as well as the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Although some of the United States fears had some foundation, the Cold War can easily be seen to have grown extensively from the minds and imaginations of the American people rather than the actual events of Soviet aggression that took place. The Cold War, which is said to have lasted from the end of World War II to the dismantling of the Soviet Union in 1991. Intrinsically, this Cold War was a tense political period between the Democratic and Communist blocs, the East and the West, and most importantly, the United States and the Soviet Union. Although this period has now come to an end, many disputes have been raised concerning the initial conference at Yalta near the end of the Second World War, and the actual causes of the Cold War tensions involving Communist and American aggression.

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Evaluates the validity of each view. revisionist historians tend to regard the "cold war" as a result of american hostility or diplomatic incompetence, while the more traditional view lays the responsibility squarely at the feet of the soviet union
Explains that the cold war was a tense political period between the democratic and communist blocs, east and west, and most importantly, the united states and the soviet union.
Explains that the cold war was a conflict between two superpowers, caused by soviet aggression.

Evaluates the validity of each view. revisionist historians tend to regard the "cold war" as a result of american hostility or diplomatic incompetence, while the more traditional view lays the responsibility squarely at the feet of the soviet union
Explains that the cold war was a tense political period between the democratic and communist blocs, east and west, and most importantly, the united states and the soviet union.
Explains that the cold war was a conflict between two superpowers, caused by soviet aggression.
Analyzes how the cold war tensions stemmed from the fear and paranoia that gripped american society.
Explains that the cold war was a tacit arrangement between the soviet union and the united states under which the us conducted wars against the third world and controlled its allies in europe.
Explains that the cold war was sparked by a plethora of events, including soviet aggression and american paranoia.
Analyzes how the soviet union was on the verge of amassing power, which frightened the united states and brought about the cold war.
Analyzes how the cold war tensions stemmed from the fear and paranoia that gripped american society.
Explains that the cold war lasted from the end of world war ii to the dismantling of the soviet union in 1991.

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- Explains that the cold war was a clash of these supergiants in political, ideological, military, and economic values and ideas.
- Explains how germany was thwarted in its plans of total domination. the soviet union started to spread the lenin ideological as it moved in the westward position.
- Describes the key events that led up to the cold war, such as the foreign aid policies, the warsaw pact, and the north atlantic treaty organization.
- Explains that relations between the soviet union and the west alternated between times of tension and crises and periods of limited cooperation.
- Explains that the u.s. fought two major battles against the communists. the first was over korea and the second was in vietnam.
- Analyzes how russia and the usa had stored up nuclear weapons, putting the whole world in jeopardy for their lives. the revolts in austria, czechoslovakia, and poland were effective displays of rejecting the government.
- Explains that the by-products of these policies brought forth the collapse of communistic countries, which led to the establishment of non-communist political parties, free elections, and the development of a new democratic state.
- Explains that the communist government fell in berlin in 1990, and the divided city was re-united. the warsaw pact and nuclear weapons were dispersed in the sea. presidents bush and gorbachev officially ended the cold war.
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The Cold War was one of the most important political confrontations of the twentieth century, with the potential to wreak enormous damage to the world and its inhabitants. It began during the last stages of World War II when the alliances were crumbling and ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Cold War was the 20th century's version of great power rivalry (except they were superpowers with the ability to annihilate each other with nuclear weapons at a moments notice.)
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- Explains that the cold war was the 20th century's version of great power rivalry, except superpowers could annihilate each other with nuclear weapons.
- Explains that the bolsheviks seized control of russia in 1917 and the conflict with the capitalist west was inevitable.
- Explains that the us and ussr vigorously recruited ideological supporters throughout the world, whether they were individuals, governments or rebel movements, and supported them with financial or military aid.
- Explains that the cold war was the 20th century's version of great power rivalry, except superpowers could annihilate each other with nuclear weapons.
- Explains that the bolsheviks seized control of russia in 1917 and the conflict with the capitalist west was inevitable.
- Explains that the us and ussr vigorously recruited ideological supporters throughout the world, whether they were individuals, governments or rebel movements, and supported them with financial or military aid.
- Explains that communism against capitalism fuelled mutual mistrust between the united states and the soviet union, who were bitterly opposed to the way in which the other country was run.
- Analyzes how soviet forces?liberated? eastern european countries from nazi control as world war ii neared its end, but stalin refused to remove his troops and began establishing pro-communist regimes through eastern europe, the satellite states, and russia's western frontier.
- Analyzes how the cuban missile crisis of 1962, an infamous symptom of the cold war, made clear the level of threat that the superpowers were to each other.
- Explains that the arms race of the cold war was on a whole new scale to that of previous wars, such as world war ii, when the main concern was making ships bigger, better and faster to ships becoming almost old technology.
- Argues that no one factor was responsible for causing the cold war, nor that one nation alone held responsibility. ideological differences, the paranoia that fueled the arms race, soviet aggression and the american reaction, as well as mutual distrust and misunderstanding of one another's intentions, allowed these mistakes to spiral out of control.
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Causes Of The Cold War
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The Cold War began in 1945 and ended in 1991. According to the World History book, Heonik Kwon said the origins of the Cold War are an unsettled issue that continues to engender instructive debate among historians. The term Cold War refers to the prevailing condition of the world in the 2nd half of the 20th century, divided into 2 separate paths of
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the cold war is the rivalry between the soviet union and the united states that followed world war ii and shaped world politics between 1945 and 1989.
- Explains that the cold war began in 1945 and ended in 1991. it was between the world's two military powers, the united states and the soviet union.
- Analyzes how the cold war afflicted the world for more than four decades, with lingering effects even today.
- Explains that the cold war is the rivalry between the soviet union and the united states that followed world war ii and shaped world politics between 1945 and 1989.
- Explains that the cold war began in 1945 and ended in 1991. it was between the world's two military powers, the united states and the soviet union.
- Analyzes how the cold war afflicted the world for more than four decades, with lingering effects even today.
- Describes how the united states acknowledged soviet influence in areas the ussr occupied, but worried that the soviets were intent on spreading communism around the world.
- Explains how the soviet empire collapsed in 1989 and the cold war transformed international power politics.
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How Did the Cold War Affect the Politics of Germany and Italy?
analytical essay
The Cold War was the most important historic event in the 20th century after the Second World War, from 1945 till 1991 between two most powerful countries in that period – Soviet Union and USA. The Cold War invested a lot in world politics. What is the Cold War? This was a war for dominance in the world. In 1945 the USA was the only one country in the world that had the nuclear weapons. But in the 1949 USSR started to learn their nuclear weapons. In further developments forced the USSR was soon created by nuclear, and then thermonuclear weapons. (Isaacs J, 2008) Fight has become very dangerous for all.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that supreme power passed to the victorious countries: usa, uk, france and the soviet union. the division of germany into zones of occupation had ever recapture her desire for world domination.
- Describes douglas r.'orderly and humane: the expulsion of the germans after the second world war'.
- Describes ginsborg's 'a history of contemporary italy: society and politics: 1943-1980' published by penguin.
- Explains that supreme power passed to the victorious countries: usa, uk, france and the soviet union. the division of germany into zones of occupation had ever recapture her desire for world domination.
- Describes douglas r.'orderly and humane: the expulsion of the germans after the second world war'.
- Describes ginsborg's 'a history of contemporary italy: society and politics: 1943-1980' published by penguin.
- Describes hagen's book, 'german history in modern times: four lives of the nation'.
- Analyzes isaacs j.'s book, cold war: for forty-five years the world held its breath.
- Explains that the cold war was the most important historic event in the 20th century after the second world war, between soviet union and usa.
- Explains how germany was divided into two parts, the east german democratic republic and the west german federal republic.
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