the Great War, WWII, and Cold War are described as one big war or not, for sure, each war theoretically ties together. Although the initial cause of the Great War, 1914-1918 is due to the assassination of the Austrian archduke, who was Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, what makes the Great War tied to WWII is the closure war of the series of peace treaties, and also the bitterness and vengeful soldiers. Nevertheless, there are three big events that tie the Great War, WWII and Cold war together
The causes of the Cold War can be categorized into three periods: pre-World War II, during World War II, and post-World War II. The events during these stages would lead to aggression on both sides that boiled over into the Cold War. Before WWII, the USA and Russia's history can be seen in contrast. When the Russian revolution broke out in 1917, the US supported the anti-communist whites. When the communist reds won the war, Russia’s new government looked down on the US's decision to support
The Cold War between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States (US) was caused by conflict of ideologies between the two world powers, opposed to the Berlin blockade crisis of 1948 in isolation. Evidence of this conflict can be seen in events such as World War two (WWII), and the Yalta and Potsdam conferences. Nuclear warfare, or the “Arms Race”, was also crucial in understanding the constant “one-upmanship” rivalry between the states. The term "cold war" first appeared
The Cold War was a period of 44 years of both military and political tension after World War II. There were many ideals and events that lead to the Cold War. Nationalism, poor economic conditions, and a strong desire for democracy and human rights are the primary reasons that many believe the Cold War started. However, these are just a few of the reasons for the Cold War. Events such as the Yalta Conference, Truman Doctrine, Potsdam Conference, and the Marshall Plan also greatly influenced the start
Saunders 12 November 2014 English II Causes and Effects of the Cold War Richard Nixon once said of the Cold War that “the Cold War isn 't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn 't sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting.”(www.brainyquote.com). An analysis of the Cold War between 1947-1991 reveals that the Cold War was caused by a difference in political ideals between the USA and the Soviet Union, the aftermath of WWII, and the “Iron Curtain” in Europe. Further
At the end of WWII, two world superpowers emerged, the United States and the Soviet Union. As time went on, tensions and hostilities began to grow between the two countries. The Cold War was not a war in the traditional sense of battles, but it was a war of policies, ideals, and political influence. The United States’ ideology of capitalism heavily clashed with the Soviet Union’s ideology of communism. There are many debates about how the hostility between the two countries became so tense. Historian
events which had great influence on the home front. Those two events were WWII and the Cold War. Civil rights, the cultural norms, and society at large, had changed greatly during a short amount of time due to these events. The United States was fight a war on two fronts, both at home and overseas. The wars overseas had great influence and impact on the successes that would come over time on the home front. Without these wars and times of trials and tribulations, the civil rights movement and society
emerged as a clear victor of World War I, many Americans after the war felt that their involvement in the conflict had been a mistake (Markus Schoof, “The American Experience During World War II,” slide 3). This belief, however, did not deter the country from engaging in many other international affairs in the future, most importantly the WWII and the Cold War. Right from the Manifest Destiny, which led to expand its empire at home and abroad, to the World War I, the country had come a long way from
The Cold War was a period of economic, political and military tension between the United States of America (USA) and the Soviet Union (USSR) from the 1940s to the late 80s after World War II . It was called the Cold War because there was no large- scale fighting directly between the two nations, which was probably due to the differences in ideologies between USA and USSR, the distrust between two countries, and actions in the Soviet zone of Germany had significant impacts on these two countries.
World War II was a colossal event that started in 1939 through 1945 and left a massive impact on our world (Benson, 1720). WWII started with three countries called the three axis of evil and their persistent motivation for world dominance. These three countries were Japan, Germany, and Italy (Benson, 1720). The United States was at first a bystander in WWII and it was until Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii did the United States take action. Japan bombed Pearl in order to seek domination over the