The Cold Truth ~ Cassidy Pena

Well before Russia thought about launching Sputnik into space, there had been quite a bit of tension between America and the Soviet Union. The two countries had been allies in World War II, but they had a very tense relationship with one another. Americans were leery with the communist government that the Soviets had and their leader, Joseph Stalin. The Soviets despised the fact that America refused to acknowledge the USSR as an actual international society. With this being said, by the time World War II was ended and over with, each country’s hatred grew creating an overpowering sense of spite and belligerence. Therefore, these tensions led to the start of the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union. The Cold War was an atomic age, meaning that the two countries developed and tested atomic weapons like the ones used during World War II, which forged stakes that were severely high. The Cold War led to advancements in not only atomic weapons or just weapons in general, but advancements in technology, which we see with the launch of Sputnik.

After the Second World War, the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers and subsequently a period of tension and hostility arose, known as the Cold War. During this time, a new possibility of complete nuclear destruction that would claim the lives of many emerged, therefore “the easing or relaxing of tensions” on both sides was needed, this period would be known as detente. Both countries had been guaranteed mutually assured destruction as they had both managed to stay ahead in the development of nuclear arsenals. By the late 1960s the Soviets had surpassed the United States in intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) by 1,300 to 1,054. Although the U.S was still ahead

The Cold War was a state of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It was characterized by an arms race particularly in nuclear weaponry. The Soviet Union and the United States were also embroiled in a space race. The American people were afraid of nuclear war and the global spread of communism after World War II. The Eisenhower administration did not address these fears effectively, although he attempted to relieve these concerns.

Taking place right after World War II (WWII), the Cold War was a “bloodless” war that was based off of both the United States and Soviet Union’s political views, taking place between the years 1947 to 1991. Miniscule physical battles took place under each’s command, but neither side had ever fought one another directly. The conflict remained nonviolent for the most part, affecting each nation and their allies in a plethora of ways possible. Events had occurred due to the actions and beliefs of others, creating a domino effect to fall within the States. As a result of this, the Cold War served as a turning point in the United State’s history, affecting all areas economically, socially, and politically.

The Cold War represents the disputes between the Soviet Union and the United States, and may be the most noteworthy political issue of the late 20th Century. The Cold War was a very political issue because it influenced foreign policies, impacted our economy, and even affected Presidential elections. The United States was worried that the Soviet Union would extend communism throughout Europe with its power and control over smaller and weaker countries. At the beginning of the Cold War the struggles between the United States and the Soviet Union were more political than military. The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb on August 29, 1949 which alarmed the United

The Cold War was a time where the U.S. was transitioning into the world’s greatest power. There was so much political unrest in Russia that it was no surprise when the two most powerful countries came to a head.

The Cold War was a period where there was a lot of tension between the U.S. and Russia, with both sides harboring feelings of suspicion and even disgust for the other. However, terrible Russian-American relations and the possible catastrophic destruction of nuclear war was not the only thing the Cold War promoted. One of the effects of the Cold War was fierce competition in a lot of areas, such as maintaining influence in third world countries and, of course, the Space Race. As a result of this rivalry between Russia and the United States in supremacy in spaceflight capability, the American culture was dramatically changed in several ways such as the fact that Americans now perceive themselves to be the world’s leading super

During 1947 and 1991 the United States and the USSR were at war with each other, not really a bloodshed fight but more of political arguments, nuclear threat, and seeing which country was more advanced than the other. This is why the war was dubbed the “Cold War” cause there really wasn’t any fighting but more to see who could gain more international prestige. On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched a satellite gaining a huge lead in what was known as the “Space Race”. The Space Race was between the Soviets and America basically seeing who had the better technology and reach the stars before the other could, but the satellite the Soviets launched was named Sputnik 1. Sputnik is the world’s first artificial satellite to be launched into

One of the primary contributing factors in the evolution of fear and anxiety that ledd to and sustained the Cold War was the development of military technology. The dropping of the initial atomic bombs in japan, a closely guarded secret at the time, led to fear among the Russian and American citizens. The Russians anxiety was more severe than the Americans as they feared that Russia was the next ideological enemy of the United States and could be the next one to be bombed. The Americans fear was rooted in the fact that such destructive technology even existed; it was shocking that this power could be possessed and it was very probable that it could be used by the other nations against them. Although, the bombs true power was in its psychological value not its explosive force. This fear led to tension between the countries, the sense that no one knew who would attack first and if one country attacked it would lead to nuclear winter.(Caldwell 21) The development of the nuclear bomb was a dangerous item of fear for the U.S. and almost worked as a tool of brinksmanship. The American citizens believed that they had at least a 20 year advantage over the Soviets until, in 1949, the Soviets dropped their first bomb. The shock that the Russians were so close behind the Americans led to the United States’ development of the hydrogen bomb.(Bialer 43) After the initial development of nuclear bombs, the U.S. felt the need to strive towards ever greater destructive power. The ensuing

The “Cold War” was a unique time period were paranoia ran high and the world was at a stalemate as it watch the competition between the two world superpowers,(U.S. and the U.S.S.R.).

“Every war is fought three times. First comes the political discussion over whether to start or enter it. Then comes the question of how to fight it. And, finally, there is consideration of what lessons should be learned from it.” -Richard N. Haass. The Cold War was the third major conflict of the 20th century, 1947-1991, and followed just these rules. All three phases can be identified, and all three triggered intense debate. The Cold War was located in the countries of the US, the Soviet Union, Vietnam, Cuba, Greece, and Korea. Throughout this period, the rivalry between the two superpowers, the US and the Soviet Union, unfolded in multiple arenas: military coalitions; ideology, psychology, and espionage; sports; military, industrial, and technological developments, including the space race; costly defense spending; a massive conventional and nuclear Arms race; and many proxy wars. The clash of Capitalist and Communist ideologies between the United States and the Soviet Union was the main cause of the Cold War. Two main lessons that can be learned from the Cold War include: to respect other countries ' ideologies (agree to disagree) and don 't bring nuclear weapons into war conflicts. These lessons can support the claim/thesis in many ways.

The Cold War is generally viewed as a technological weapons race between Capitalism in the United States and Communism in the Soviet Union. The "war" was based around fear that the other side might become more powerful and dominate the world. Some historians have a different view, however.

The Cold War was one of the most intense times the world has ever gone through with the threat of both United States and Soviet Union on the brink of the use nuclear weapons against each other. The world watching these counties as they threaten one another with missile treats like the Cuba Missile Crises or the missiles that the US had in Turkey. There was also the Space Race where US and USSR tried to be the first to the moon. During the 1950’s the countries first raced to see who can develop the technology to send an artificial satellite into the earth orbit. Then they tried to go further and send a human into orbit and later on to have them land and actually be able to walk on the moon. With both countries getting close

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.

The development of nuclear weapons helped to end World War II, but in turn created their own war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The development of modified military missiles such as the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, or ICBM, by Americans and the Soviets, had an impact on the struggle of power of the Cold War. The importance of military involvement in the creation of modified missiles and engines were critical events of the Cold War. Additionally, the steps taken to get to space were a byproduct of this Arms Race and the Cold War. Because the United States and the Soviet Union feared what the other country would or could do with weapons of mass destruction and the thought of the opposing country being able to control