Reasons In The Cold War

The Cold War was a war that lasted for four decades. It was between the two super powers after the Second World War, America and the Soviet Union. First we will see some of the reasons why we entered the Cold War. Then we will talk about some conflicts that occurred during the time frame and why the countries choose each side. Some technological advances during this time because of the drive for power through the advancement of technology. Then some of the reasons the Cold War ended.

The reasons the United States and the Soviet Union entered the Cold War was due to many different factors. One of which was a meeting in 1943 between the allied leaders, in the county of Poland, which happened to be between Germany and Russia. Poland which was

However they did participate on opposing sides in a few other conflicts. Such as the Korean War and Vietnam War with the Russians and the United states supporting different sides of the war. The Korean War was a battle back an fourth around the 38th parallel. First the North Koreans pushed the South Korean army to the very tip of the peninsula. After reinforcements arrived they were able to push the North Koreans almost to the edge of the country, which in turn provoked China to intervene. Eventually pushing the Americans and South Korean armies back to the 38 parallel. After the stalemate was reached near the 38th parallel, the countries finally decided in the Demilitarized Zone or DMZ, which is still in place today. Vietnam was about the same circumstances, however the Vietnam War was a waste of U.S. efforts. With the Soviets supplying Vietnamese weapons and guerilla warfare it was an unwinnable war. Especially with the Soviets and Chinese supplying weapons and other military

The republicans wanted the credit for winning the Cold War, because they believed the military spending policies had forced the Soviets to the brink of an economic collapse. The Democrats argued that the containment of communism was the bipartisan polices for 45 years that began with the Democrat Harry Truman. While some Americans argued that there was not a winner in the Cold War. The United States spent trillions of dollars arming themselves for a confrontation with the Soviet Union that never happened. In the end thousands of American lives and lots and lots of money was spend during the wars in Korea and