Essay on The Cold War and West Germany 1960-1970

The two presidents knew that a war was a very bad idea during a meeting with Khrushchev and Kennedy, Khrushchev banged on the table and shouted “ I want peace but if you want war that's your problem” this showed how they were very eager for there to not be any physical attacks. The two presidents Khrushchev the Russian president and Kennedy the American president wanted it to stay a cold war and not turn very violent as world war two had just occurred and the use of nuclear weapons had been put in play. This meant that if there were a direct war nuclear weapons would be used causing massive destruction to the world and also great losses of money. To ensure that a direct war was not going to be put in play Khrushchev introduced the idea of a wall which separated

After World War II there was still a main conflict between the two major world superpowers; the US and allied countries that supported democracy and on the other hand the Soviet Union (USSR) who supported communism and wanted to spread it. The conflict was that the Soviet Union tried spreading communism in other countries, but the United States was not going to allow that. This conflict influenced the Cold War to be fought by the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union) and Western Bloc (the United States and allies). When the Eastern Europe was taken over by the USSR and turned into communism the US helped the Western Europe to not be taken over by communism. As an adviser to the President of the United States the policy that he should follow is to rapidly build up the political,

In the summer of 1961 President Kennedy met with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria. () To say they were not friends was a drastic understatement. They were visibly tense and hostile towards each other. Krushev threatened to cut Berlin off from the rest of Europe, and Kennedy reminded the Soviet leader of the U.S.’ tactical weapon strength. () After World War II, Germany had been divided into democratic West Germany and Communist East Germany. Berlin, similarly divided into eastern and western zones, was situated in the middle of East Germany. Its allied controlled western zone was therefore isolated from West Germany and the rest of western Europe. () Khrushchev built a wall between East and West

Nazi-Soviet Pact and Appeasement The Nazi-Soviet was a non-aggression pact signed by the foreign ministers of Germany and Russia on 23 August 1939. When Germany and Russia reached this promise not to fight each other, they made a secret pact to invade and divide Polandand give the Baltic States to Russia. By signing the Pact, Germany was able to invade Poland from the west and the Soviet Union gained the eastern half of Poland as well as the Baltic States as well as gaining time to prepare for war against Germany.

In 1961 President John F Kennedy put together a doctrine, which altered from President Eisenhower’s one. It was to “Respond flexibly to communist expansion, especially guerrilla warfare.” (Roskin & Berry, 2010, p. 58) It was a time when the Cold War was at its height and nuclear weapons a mass threat and source of power. This doctrine was aimed at using alternative means before opening into combat. This, in light of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, it succeeded in doing.

During World War II, the United States, Britain, and Russia all worked together to take down Hitler. Although after the war, the coordination between the U.S. and Russia became extremely tense which inevitably lead to the Cold War. The U.S. was worried that Russia would spread communism after World War II. Russia was concerned with the U.S. arms increase and intervention in international affairs. The distrust between the two nations resulted in the Cold war which lasted until 1991.

During the course of history, great leaders have coerced the world to the brink of war; this was the case for Joseph Stalin, who forced the world to the unprecedented Cold War. To a large extent, Stalin’s actions were responsible for the onset of the Cold War. Stalin displayed a lack of trustworthiness, evident in the Yalta conference during February 1945, and spread communism into eastern European states. This led to mutual distrust between the USSR and the United States. In 1948, Stalin further escalated tensions between himself and the United States, by enforcing the construction of the Berlin blockade, created to weaken the United States supplies in West Germany. Stalin was a strong believer in militarism, because of this Stalin ordered the creation and consolidation of the USSR’s nuclear arsenals in 1947, inflaming the arms race that could have potentially inflicted total devastation throughout the globe. Stalin’s impetuous actions caused great tensions between himself and other leaders, subsequently causing him to be responsible for the outbreak of the Cold War.

Kennedy was motivated to end the Cold War, Nixon’s comments about him being overwhelmed were starting to show. President Kennedy’s plan was to meet with the Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev in Austria, and work on each other’s trust. “Not only was the summit unsuccessful in its goal of building trust, but it also increased tensions between the two superpowers” (JFKlibrary.org, 2017). They were both torn between the divided city of Berlin. After World War II Germany was divided in two parts. The United States and its allies occupied West Germany. While the Soviet Union occupied East Germany. The Soviet Union ruled East Germany with a communist belief. President Kennedy and Khrushchev did not see eye to eye, and Khrushchev threatened Kennedy by saying he would cut off all allied access into West Berlin. What President Kennedy decided to do next started a chain of reaction that would not end for years

That June, Kennedy met with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to discuss the city of Berlin. Two months later, East German troops began creating a wall to divide the city. Kennedy would then send an army convoy to reassure West Berliners

As with several of the Presidents before him, Kennedy had to deal with communism and communists, which was all a part of the Cold War. President Kennedy gave a speech about the Berlin Wall and why it was constructed. It was not to keep people out, but to keep people in, to prevent the East Berliners from moving to the West. Kennedy was speaking to the citizens

And later lead into the Cold War, after the Harry Truman entered the office in America. Cold war leader to the separation of Germany to east and west, where consist of West was controlled by the western countries like Great Britain and United States running on socialist republic. At the same time soviet occupy zone was East Germany, where was would run on communism. Some evident suggest that people from the

The differences in reactions outweigh the similarities in this analysis. During the time after WW2 and the Cold War era the United States had a completely different approach towards foreign threats, and regional instabilities that could serve as a purpose of harm to the United States fragile foreign policies. One thing to be noted is that all these threats were treated differently mainly due to them not being carried out on American Soil, while 9/11 was an attack on the American Soil, people, economy and a scar that will always remain in the hearts and minds of the American people.

John F. Kennedy, in his January 1961 inaugural address, emphasized the desire for peace among U.S. adversaries and the unwavering fear Americans must foster in negotiating with those who oppose the country’s democratic principles. Within the early months of his presidency, Kennedy faced pressure within his administration to combat the rising socialist power of Cuba in Latin America. However, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev forced his position in Cuba, ultimately countering U.S. occupation by deploying Soviet troops and maintaining communist influence in the region. Khrushchev believed that U.S. invasion in Cuba was imminent and prepared to fight against American troops. The Vienna Summit in 1961 outlined the desire to takeover Berlin, a

The end of the cold war signified a new era of history that has changed the entire world. The face of Europe and Asia has changed dramatically. Vast changes have been felt socially, politically, and especially economically. Also the effect the cold war had on foreign policy was paramount. The effect of these changes is not only felt across the ocean but can be felt here in America. The goal of this paper is to define what the cold war specifically was, and reflect upon the various choices throughout the world as a result of the end of the cold war.

The Development of the Cold War in Europe after 1945 After World War Two, there was an increasing interest in the idea of a United Europe. Soviet Russia and Western European Capitalist states had no common interests despite the wartime alliance, which was no longer valid. There was growing hostility between the United States and Soviet Russia that developed in to a Cold War. This essay will suggest that the development of the Cold War in Europe was a result of differences in political ideologies and a lack of compromise and agreement. It will discuss the ideals of Western Europe and that of Soviet Russia; the United States in support of liberty and freedom, and Communist Russia, who had shown a