The Cold War Was Not A Normal Conflict

Mikhail Gorbachev contributed to the end of the cold war by initiating “perestroika” in order to solve the issues of the Soviet Union that were passed on to him from the previous leader such as the problematic relations between USSR and United States. It was also initiated to improve the economy as well as the life standards of soviet citizens by

What was the cold war? This paper goes on to explain everything about the cold war and how and why it all happened. Some may wonder whose fault it was or why people didn’t want to stop instead of going on to fight. But mostly who helped who through the war. There are a lot of questions but most of the matter to know about because it’s the history of the cold war one of the biggest wars since World War 1 and 2. But the reason of the cold war was…

The Cold War was a state of political and military conflict that tested the vigor and fortitude of a multitude of United States presidents. Throughout the Cold War, various different strategies and foreign policies were tried and tested by US presidents. However, the environment in which these policies operated in did not stay consistent. Correspondingly, the Soviet Union’s potency fluctuated consistently, meaning that during some periods the “Red Scare” was not nearly as threatening as others. The ever-changing state of affairs throughout the Cold War was spawned from a number of reasons, including both the belligerency of what was then the current Soviet administration and the acting effects of previously implemented American foreign

Eureka! while thinking about the Cold War amidst research, it all hit me, this war draws its beginning and end from an extremely similar yet reciprocal process. The means through which the war ended were based strongly around the Power of the United States and the USSR. Only through the loss of power by either nation could the war hope to come to an end, and to that end, came my full understanding of how everything came full circle. In this paper, I will illustrate the Irony behind the birth and end of the Cold War, as well as my thoughts as to why the way it ended was necessary given the nature of the unstable times.

The Cold war certainly shaped history in the 1900s as a major global threat due to vast political and military tensions. Historiographical studies have shown that the Cold War was primarily due to conflicting ideologies in the world, in addition to America and the USSR’s ulterior motive for global expansionism. The Americans feared Soviet expansionism across the world, and feared the outcome of Communism spreading. Likewise, the USSR feared a capitalist spread. This essay will outline the differing historiographical perceptions of the Cold War and will address the notions as to whether the Cold War was solely to do with a clash of ideologies, a clash of superpowers, or whether they were both vital aspects in explaining Cold War history.

This essay will discuss about cold war, including the background, beginning, progress and ending. As we know, cold war is a struggle between U.S. with NATO and Soviet Union with WTO from 1947 to 1991. It is a significant event in history, and it influence the almost all of world, it directly lead to the radical change of eastern Europe and the breakup of the USSR.

In the “Cold War” by Hugh Higgins, the author, argues that although opinions about when exactly the “cold war” began is different for everyone, “the Bolshevik Revolution of November 1917, which marked the emergence of communism as a state power, seems a logical starting point.” (Huggins, 1993). As a matter of fact, this history book is about politics; it talks about the event in history, the “cold war”. It focuses on the proceedings that took place that led to what Higgins believes is the beginning of the “cold war” then proceeds to make its way to what is the end of it.

The Cold War’s origins is open to many different interpretations normally associated with three schools: Orthodox, Revisionist and Post Revisionist. My three selected articles take varying lines of argument, Dividing the World by John Lewis Gaddis for example uses an Orthodox approach placing the blame on Stalin’s “dispositional” stance against the new international system. While on the other end “The Beginnings of the Cold war” by Ambrose and Brinkley places the blame onto Truman’s hard-line anti soviet foreign policy as being the main cause. However, I believe that the origins of the Cold War were down to more complex reasons

The purpose of this investigation is to determine the role Ronald Reagan had in ending the Cold War. This topic is important because now that it is becoming accepted that Reagan had a goal in mind of ending communism when he became president, it is time to determine the way he accomplished the task of ending the Cold War. The research will focus primarily on deciding whether or not it was through exploiting Soviet vulnerabilities, negotiations, or a military build-up. In answering the inquiry question, the main sources that will be used will be a book and National Security Decision Directive 75 (NSDD 75). The book, a biography of Reagan written by Paul Kengor, titled The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism, views Reagan’s

What was the Cold War and what impact did it have globally during the 20th century? To understand the Cold War and the many sides that there were to it, you must understand how the world got to that point. Many contributing factors led to this conflict and existed during this time. The purpose of this paper is to examine the cause and effect that this “war” had on the planet and its effect is holds on history, even to this day.

From 1947-1991, the looming fear of war between the USSR and the United States was a constant anxiety for citizens and their governments, because of differing ideologies that they believed in. Both sides were fearful of nuclear weapons that had been created by the U.S. and used in Japan. Frightened by its destructive power, the then USSR began to create its own Nuclear weapons to compete with the U.S., instilling fear of nuclear assured destruction. This lead to what we know now as the Cold War. The Cold War did not involve any physical fighting, but included battles between differing ethics. The debate on whether the collapse was caused by Mikhail Gorbachev and his deconstruction of the Soviet economy by his policies of perestroika and glasnost or Ronald Reagan’s arm race that forced the USSR into economic submission. While many attest Ronald Reagan for bring the Cold War to an end, I believe the collapse was due largely to Gorbachev’s social policies that gave the people the freedom to express themselves politically.

This essay will address the political legacy of the Cold War. To do so, the

The Cold War was a conflict in which the main parties were the United States of America (USA) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). This conflict lasted approximately forty-five years, and though there was no direct war in between the two nations, there were many repercussions of the hostilities. Some effects were negative, like the prevention of peace treaties being made between the East and the West, and the weakening of economies, but some were positive. The Space Race was directly related to the Cold War tensions, and without the competition between the USA and the USSR over space exploration, many monumental breakthroughs in technology would not have occurred.

The Cold War, from 1945 to 1991, is one of the most important periods of time that has greatly influenced and shaped the modern world. It was not just a battle between two super powers, the USA and the Soviet Union, but also a clash of two really popular ideologies during that time. There was the American claim of fighting for freedom and democracy and the Soviet claims of fighting for the interests of the workers and the common people. Now in theory, these ideologies seemed ethical, but throughout this period, both countries’ actions severely opposed the ideologies they represented on numerous occasions. Some say it all came down to a competition of achieving the most power and influence and just using what

The cold war was an extremely long war between the United States and the Soviet Union. This paper will be examining the causes of this war and they are America’s refusal to share their nuclear secrets with the USSR, American’s fear of communism and what the Soviet Union thought about America. This conflict could’ve easily been avoided.