The Cold War On World War II

WWII and the Cold War were two very important wars in the history of the world. They both had a important role in the development of the world. The Cold War impacted society and politics more so than WWII by aiding countries in hopes of making them join their regime, the use of propaganda techniques to portray the other superpower as weak, the fear of annihilation due to nuclear weapons, and the war between communism and democracy.

War is the result of hate and brutality that can affect people in a negative way. The Cold War relates to the war in the Butter Battle book as it demonstrates hate, which should not be taught to kids in children 's books.

The Cold War was a clash of culture, ideologies, and a standoff between the world 's two greatest nuclear powers. The argument of the American side was based around Capitalism and a hunger for ever growing business while the Soviet Union’s was structured around Communism and it’s powerful theocracy that stated it must be spread to every country on the planet. As a result, there has been much debate about whether the U.S. initiated the Cold War through their usage of the atomic bomb in World War II, or the Soviet Union did with their extreme cultural and military expansion. However, the phrasing of the original question makes this clear from a schoolyard fight perspective. It comes down to who threw the first punch? Without a doubt, it was the United States, using the most powerful weapon known to mankind in an attempt to put Japan down for good and flex their muscles as a new world power.

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 of this long-lasting war.

The Cold War began during World War Two when Adolf Hitler ordered the invasion of the U.S.S.R, which Joseph Stalin reacted with the desire to crush Germany and eventually to resist against anyone who was opposed to communism. After Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945, in order to insure Germany would not come to power again, Germany and Berlin were divided among the four major powers of the Allies: France, Britain, America, and the U.S.S.R. Unlike Russia, who planned to destroy Germany so they could not attack Russia again, America used the Marshall Plan which President Truman created with his Secretary of State, George C. Marshall, which gave sixteen countries in Europe $12.5 billion of aid. Though at first Congress was not in favor of

As a result of World War II, Germany was divided between the four most triumphant allies. The United States, France, and Britain shared West Germany. On the other hand, East Germany was occupied by the communist Soviet Union. In the center of the Soviet side, these four countries split the city of Berlin as well. The French, British, and Americans contained the west zone of Berlin, while the Soviets contained the east of Berlin, in the same manner that they had split the entire country. As soon as the land was divided, thousands of civilians quickly migrated from East Berlin to West Berlin, causing the communists to fear a collapse of their economy. Due to East Germany’s rapidly decreasing population, communist leader, Walter Ulbricht found a solution. On the night of August 13, 1961; a barrier was built encompassing West Berlin, it was known as the Berlin Wall. This wall became a primary representative of the Cold War. In the course of the existence of the Berlin Wall, the United States’ President, John F. Kennedy visited West Berlin on June 26, 1963. On that day, President Kennedy gave a powerful speech, which accentuated the United States’ support for West Germany and for democracy.

In 1945, the United States and the Soviet Union were allies, jointly triumphant in World War II, which ended with total victory for Soviet and American forces over Adolf Hitler 's Nazi empire in Europe. However, within just a few years, wartime allies became mortal enemies, locked in a global struggle: military, political, economic, and ideological, to prevail in a new "Cold War." The Cold War was a time of extreme tension between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or the Soviet Union and the United States, and their respective ideologies. It was not declared in the same sense as most wars, rather it progressed over time. Therefore there are different opinions on the exact beginning of the War. Some say the Cold War really

Both leaders also sought to achieve their postwar security goals which were often conflicting and neither was willing to negotiate. For example, during the Yalta Conference in 1945, Roosevelt hoped that free elections would lead to democratic governments responsive to the local population. Although Stalin had initially agreed to Roosevelt’s request, it soon became clear that the Soviet Union interpreted the agreement differently and instead installed communist governments throughout Eastern Europe under the control of the Soviet Union. The USSR, who had already been invaded twice in the first half of the 20th century, wanted the creation of a “buffer” of states in Eastern Europe to protect the USSR from being invaded. In addition to enormous war reparations, Stalin wanted to dismantle German factories resulting in a weak and dependent Germany who would not be able to rise as a world power again. However, when Britain and America kept on delaying D-Day, Stalin was uneasy as he thought they were trying to obtain Germany for themselves. In order to protect democracy, America helped Germany recover which

The Cold War was a crucial war that took place shortly after World War II. The Cold War was a war between the Soviet Union and the United States. It is interesting to note that two countries that worked together as a team and were allies during World War II goes into war against each other shortly after the end of the greatest war in human history. The defeat of Germany and Japan along with the economic devastation that had occurred in Europe left many of the superpowers in the world during this time with minimal power. The two major powers that came out of World War II were the USSR (Soviet Union) and the United States of America. Since the major superpowers during WWII were crippled after the end of WWII, there were no real competitors or regional competitors for to the Soviet Union and America. As a result, the Soviet Union and United States of America emerged as the new superpowers of the world. Since there was literally no competitions to these nations, both United States and the Soviet Union started to spread their power worldwide. The United States’ political ideology was based on democracy whereas on the contrary the USSR’s political ideology revolved around communism. The major driving force of the Cold War is the difference in political ideologies between the nations. Both USSR and the USA did not support the spread of each of their ideologies. The conflict in ideologies made it prevalent that the superpowers- USSR and the United States did not trust each other.

In some ways, the conflict began even before the guns fell silent in Germany and within the Pacific in 1945. Suspicion and mistrust had outlined U. S. - Soviet relations for many years and resurfaced as shortly because the alliance against the Nazis was now not necessary. Competitive ideologies and visions of the post-war world prevented U.S. President Harry S Truman and Soviet premier Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili from operating along with each other.

Truman wanted to emphasize democracy and industrialization in Germany and the rest of the contingent world; he believed that’s what would ensure stability. Stalin, however, wanted to dismantle Germany’s industrialization capabilities to prevent the country from rising to power again; he also wanted to force the country to pay outrageous sums in war reparations. In addition, he intended to form pro-Soviet regencies in Eastern Europe to guard the USSR from future invasions. Unable to come to an understanding or compromise, the communist Josef Stalin and capitalist Harry Truman left with no agreements at all.

During the World War II through the present, the Cold War and the Globalization impacted a lot both positive and negative sides for the national world. The Cold War was a remarkable time for not only Germany and Globalization was a big shift for the world. From that, people defined Cold War as a division and Globalization as integration. So why do people define two events like that?

Through revisionist history, the origins of the Cold War can be traced the end of World War II when the first atomic bomb was dropped. Although, the U.S. and Soviet Union fought on the Allied side in WWII, there was a heavy blanket of distrust between the two

The Cold War (1945-1989) was essentially a period in which fear ran rampant. Everyone in America, from the young children to the President, was afraid. People were afraid because they believed their freedom and security was being threatened by communist spies. They were afraid that communism would take over the world and wipe out democracy. They were afraid that a nuclear attack would occur and render them and the American economy helpless. In the midst of all their fear, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected and managed to allay their fears by implementing new policies and expanding FDR’s New Deal, which was instrumental in ending the Great Depression.

In the eras of WWI, WWII and the Cold War battle was present, but new methods were being created and developed. In a time where war between countries was too frequent, each country had to adapted stay ahead and in order to survive. Each figured out creative ways to use their military force to protect or accomplish their interest. Militarism is the belief that a country should maintain a strong military force and should be ready to use it aggressively to protect or accomplish its countries interest. Starting all the way back in 1914 WWI had just begun after a person from serbia assassinated the archduke Austria-Hungary. Austria joined forces with Germany to form the central powers and went against France, Britain, Serbia ,Italy Russia and the United states later on after the sinking of the Lusitania in 1916 by Germans who were practicing the unrestricted submarine warfare act. Once the US joins the war things change and soon the allied powers win. After the war laws are set to try and weaken Germany's military so war like this doesn’t happen again. The Treaty of Versailles is put in place in 1919. With treaty in place people thought there would be no war but soon after WWII begins in 1939 . It has come to the attention of the world that Adolf Hitler was secretly building up his military and was persecuting jews and taking over neighboring countries. The US and the Soviet Union work together to take down Germany. After successfully taking Germany down the US along with