Discussion of the Causes of the Cold War
The cold war was a direct result of many causes. The leaders of the
world could not agree on very much and lead the world into the cold
war. During the second world war, Britain, France, USA and the Soviet
Union had all been allies, fighting against Germany. After World War
Two, Britain, France and the Usa had become enemies of the Soviets.
The Cold War was caused by several events. The first of the nine
events was the yalta conference. The yalta conference was held on 4th
February through the 11th 1945. The main discussion was the future of
poland, it was decided that poland would be divided and much of the
eastern sector was given to the Soviets and the western sector was
given to Germany. It was also decided at Yalta that Germany would be
divided into four zones: British, French, USA's, and Soviet. In turn,
Berlin, Germany's capital, would also be divided into the same
zones.other decisions made were that east european countries would
hold free elections and the new organization that would replace the
League of Nation would be the United Nations.
Following the Yalta Conference was the meeting at Potsdam. At Potsdam
two of the 'Big Three' were not present, as they had changed.
President Roosevelt had died on April 12th 1945, and was replaced by
president Harry Truman. Also, Churchill had lost the general election,
and was replace by Clement Atlee. There were many disagreements at
Potsdam, it did not go as well as Yalta. Truman and Stalin were at a
disagreement on the decision of the future of Germany. Stalin had
wanted to "cripple" Germany's economy, to protect the USSR from future
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... them, as they were trying to 'Contain" Communism.
Many Russian Historians blamed the Cold war on Winston Churchill and
President Truman. They believed that Truman and Churchill wanted to
"Destroy" the U.S.S.R, which was just protecting itself from attack.
In turn, many weatern writers blamed the Soviets for the Cold War, and
said that Stalin was "Trying to build up the Soviet empire". As time
went on, many western historians began to blame the USA for the Cold
War. They said "Truman had not understood how much Russia had suffered
in the Second World War". Present day belief is that both sides were
equally responsible for the Cold War. The historian Isaac Deutscher,
Stalin (1969) says, "It is useless to try to discover who made the
first move to break the alliance. It is impossible to trace the first
broken promise."
“Was Truman Responsible for the Cold War”, well, according to author Arnold A. Offner, his simplistic answer is an obvious “yes.” “Taking Sides” is a controversial aspect of the author’s interpretation for justifying his position and perception of “Truman’s” actions. This political approach is situated around the “Cold War” era in which the author scrutinizes, delineates, and ridicules his opponents by claiming “I have an ace in the hole and one showing” (SoRelle 313). Both authors provide the readers with intuitive perceptions for their argumentative approaches in justifying whether or not “Truman” contributed to the onset of the “Cold War.” Thus far, it would be hard-pressed to blame one single individual, President or not, for the “Cold War” initiation/s. Information presented show the implications centered on the issues leading up to the Cold War”, presents different ideologies of two Presidents involving policy making, and a national relationship strained by uncooperative governments. However, evidence that is presented may indicate otherwise as Joseph Stalin provides adequate counter claims for discrediting the “simplicity” of “yes”.
The twentieth century was full of a lot of bloodshed and violence which was mainly because of the 2 world wars that occurred. Although there was a lot of fighting during the twentieth century, there was an even amount of non-violence fighting going around the entire world. The main battle of non-violence was going on between the communists and the capitalist governments. This war was called the Cold War, also known as the war of propaganda and words. The Cold War didn’t just end and the Soviet Union didn’t just fall, there were many causes of these events. The main causes were politicians and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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.
Outline of Essay About the Origins of the Cold War OUTLINE: Introduction- 1. Definition of ‘Cold War’ and the Powers involved 2. Perceived definition of ‘start of Cold War’ 3. Iron Curtain Speech, Truman Doctrine and Berlin Blockade as significant events that caused strife between both powers, but which triggering off the start of the Cold War Body- 1. Iron Curtain Speech (1946) - A warning of Soviet influence beyond the acknowledged Eastern Europe - Churchill’s belief that the idea of a balance in power does not appeal to the Soviets - Wants Western democracies to stand together in prevention of further
After World War II devastated and shocked the world with its horrors and death toll, the need for power consumed the minds of several people. During World War II, countries were fighting to have control and wanted to be considered superior to others or be known as superpowers. After World War II, only two superpowers remained; the United States and the Soviet Union. In the Cold War, they will continue to fight for this superiority over one another, but the cause changed everything. The Cold War was caused by Germany’s and Europe’s division between democracy and communism and the want for superiority by several nations, which affected several nations politically, socially, and economically throughout the world by affecting the government and the people as a result of the war.
The Cold War was the perpetual rivalry that took place between the Soviet Union and The United States. The war was called the Cold War because no direct fighting took place between America and Russia. Instead, it was a war of words and threats. It was an ideological war based on ideas of communism and capitalism. The war never fully escalated because both powers knew that use of nuclear weapons would be disastrous, although, there was a nuclear arms escalation between both sides. The Truman Doctrine stated that it was America’s responsibility to contain communism. I think America should not have got involved in a war against communism and neither should China and Russia have rallied against democracy.
· He did his best to get on with Stalin and treat the USSR fairly,
The end of the cold war signified a new era of history that has changed the entire world. The face of Europe and Asia has changed dramatically. Vast changes have been felt socially, politically, and especially economically. Also the effect the cold war had on foreign policy was paramount. The effect of these changes is not only felt across the ocean but can be felt here in America. The goal of this paper is to define what the cold war specifically was, and reflect upon the various choices throughout the world as a result of the end of the cold war.
The Yalta conference was followed by the Potsdam conference after Germany had surrendered unconditionally and Japan continued to fight. Churchill was replaced by Clement Atlee as the prime minister of Great Britain in the middle of the conference. Stalin was joined by the United States’ new president, Harry Truman, Clement Atlee and Winston Churchill at the beginning of the Potsdam Conference. This time the United States established the United Nations. An establishment of a council of foreign ministers, a way to rid the German navy and merchant marine, conclusion of peace treaties and admission into the UN was agreed upon too. At this meeting, the three countries were drawing up an ultimatum for Japan to either surrender unconditionally or prepare for th...
Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signified, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold but not clothed." There was never a war that this idea can be more correct applied to than the Cold War. According to noted author and Cold War historian Walter Lippman, the Cold War can be defined as a state of tension between states, which behave with great distrust and hostility towards each other, but do not resort to violence. The Cold War encompasses a period from the end of the Second World War (WWII), in 1945, to the fall of the Soviet Union, in 1989. It also encompassed the Korean and Vietnam Wars and other armed conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, that, essentially, were not wars for people but instead for territories and ideologies. "Nevertheless, like its predecessors, the Cold War has been a worldwide power contest in which one expanding power has threatened to make itself predominant, and in which other powers have banded together in a defensive coalition to frustrate it---as was the case before 1815, as was the case in 1914-1918 as was the case from 1939-1945" (Halle 9). From this power contest, the Cold War erupted.
One country slowly destroys the trust from the other country leading both to grow afraid. Both fearful of each other not trusting one another slowly prepared themselves to be able to protect themselves if they were attacked one day. This was what lead to the beginning of The Cold War. The Cold War was "fought" by the U.S. and the Soviet Union, but they never actually physically fought. Both countries were afraid that the other would attack so they would threat each other just to create fear. Three most important reasons why the war was started because the U.S. wanted to prevent the spread of communism, both countries were scared of each other, and massive arms race. This is how the Cold War was "fought" and the effect of WWII.
The Cold War was an extensive period of time directly following the end of WW2 in which major conflicts and tensions heated between two past and present global superpowers, the United States of America and the USSR, which is now known as the Russian Federation. The Cold War was like an artist, and the world its canvas, as between the years of 1947 and 1991, the War was splashed in many colours of attack, including espionage, a nuclear arms and space race and proxy wars, like that of the Vietnamese conflicts. While fortunately limited in its death toll compared to WW1 and WW2, the Cold War involved a number of very violent and devastating proxy conflicts, the major one being the Vietnam War, which amounted to the death of an estimated sum of 3 million people. On the other hand, the Cuban Missile Crisis is an example of an event much like the Vietnam War, save nuclear missiles, that was prevented with political tact and strategic vigilance. It is evident that, with these particular contentions under scrutiny, the Cold War’s final years were comfortably uneventful for all nations involved in the 40 year siege on Communism.
The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in major shift in United States foreign policy. For years, the United States supported tyrannical dictators in return for stable anti-communist government receptive to United States interests. The Cold War resulted in a new world order with the United States as the lone global hegemonic power. In Eastern Europe in particular, the end of the Cold War ushered in an era of economic growth and a large increase in the number of liberal democracies. Although the world saw a large increase in liberal democracies, a new regime type referred to as competitive authoritarianism began to emerge. According to Levitsky and Way, “In competitive authoritarian regimes, formal democratic institutions are widely viewed as the principal means of obtaining and exercising political authority. Incumbents violate those rules so often and to such an extent, however, that the regime fails to meet conventional minimum standards for democracy” . In labeling these regimes as authoritarian and not democratic, Levitsky and Way place emphasis on the importance of differentiating these questionable regimes from prototypical democracies. In their definition they argue that all democracies have four inherent traits; “Executives and legislatures are chosen through Elections that are open, free, and fair, virtually all adults possess the right to vote, political rights and civil liberties, including freedom of the press, association, to criticize the government are protected and elected authorities possess real authority to govern, in that they are not subject to the tutelary control of military or clerical leaders” . These, Levitsky and Way argue are fundamental for the prospects of democracy. ...
Post-Cold War Period Causes of Conflict The end of the Cold War meant that the ideological conflict of dominance between East (Soviet Union and Eastern Europe) and West (USA and Western Europe) was over. Contrary to the expectations that world would be much safer in the post-Cold War, United States and Soviet Union were faced with new security issues that they did not know how to deal with. The objective of this essay is to show that with all these changes that occurred with the end of the Cold War, causes of the conflict indeed altered from the classic ones. First the end of the Cold War and the changes in the world order that followed will be outlined.
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.