The causes of the Cold War and how it developed into one of the largest unarmed struggles in history have been subject to much debate and consequently a number of schools of thought have developed as to the origins of the Cold War. These proposed explanations to the causes of the Cold War have consisted of the orthodox, revisionist and post-revisionist theories. Each theory demonstrates a different viewpoint as to how a variety of political, economic and militaristic factors instigated the Cold War
The cause of the Cold War is debatable. The Cold War was inevitable due to the differences in Capitalist and Communist ideologies. However, one is not able to fully point out who was responsible for the Cold War. There are so many factors that could have contributed to the Cold War. Many of the historians perspectives about the causes of the Cold War varies to a certain extent. The Orthodox view generally holds that the Soviet Union was responsible for the Cold War. It states that the Soviets were
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
answer to what exactly causes war to happen. International Relations scholars theorize about war in an attempt to explain the causes they think are correlated with war. Political Scientists compiled a non-exhaustive list of the conscious reasons why governments have decided to go to war. The two reasons I found to be related to the Cold War were the following: to preserve or restore a balance of power and to thwart the hegemonic aims of another power. Additionally, to fight small war now against a growing
What was the primary cause of the Cold War, and how does it relate to current events? I believe that the high tension relationship between the ex-allies regarding contrast in conduction of political aspects of government and perception of ideals for perspective on social standing was the primary cause of the Cold War. Directly following World War 2, the US and Soviet Russia engaged in another war. In 1947, the two formerly allied countries waged the Cold War, non-violent propaganda warfare which
The causes of the Cold War between America and the USSR Abstract: The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc(the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc(the Soviet Union) .It is a result of multiple factors. It is a form of ideology and social system rivalry between capitalism and socialism. It is a reflection of national interest conflict. It is also a consequence of the driving effects from
The Cold War, coined by Bernard Baruch, would be used to describe the period between 1945 and 1991, where tensions between the East and West increased. Reasons for the Cold War have been heavily debated, orthodox theories, look at Soviet aggression as dictating American policy, yet this is disputed by revisionist, who attribute more blame to America. However, post revisionism is possibly better, looking to other factors rather than blaming one state, looking mostly at leadership and the breakdown
Introduction: The Cold War has been examined throughout history. The question is often debated about what theory best explains the cause for the cold war. It is often argued whether or not one explanation does the best job at explaining the Cold War. The disagreement is often between about what forces pushed for the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union for power. The best explanation often states that there were many factors at play such as the bi-polarity of great powers of
After World War II the USA and USSR became Super Powers. One nation tried to reduce the power of other. The competitiveness between the Super Powers led to the Cold War. The main cause of the Cold War is a difficult to expound. The Cold War is the name that was given to the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War Two. Cold War is a kind of verbal war that was fought through newspapers, magazines, radio and other propaganda methods. During World War Two the United
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