The Political And Political Consequences Of The Cold War

The Cold War, which took place from 1947 to 1991 had eventually altered the Latin America's relationship with the United States profoundly, as the region became a battleground between two different competing ideological systems which was capitalism and communism. Prior to the Cold War, both economic and geopolitical concerns had motivated United States policy toward Latin America. But, after the lowering of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe, George Kennan, the chief architect of American foreign policy towards the Soviet Union, advocated containment to stop the spreading of communism, not just in Europe, but including the countries all around the world. The result was a bipolar world featuring proxy wars fought throughout the Third World by alternates and clients of the two superpowers. Latin American nations are historically considered to be part of "our backyard," who were not permitted to remain neutral as Washington expected the Latin American countries to ally with the United States, while the Soviet Union sought to gain access to what had been an American sphere of influence and after world war II many Latin American countries such as Cuba faced political, economic and social challenges.

The Cold War was not a war in a traditional sense, but more of a nations psychological caliber. The Cold War was a battle of influence: which nation could manipulate the other through fear and take advantage through said fear. It changed what war meant to the people, and the impact of how we see the world. The Cold War began just as World War II ended in 1945. The United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) rose to be the primary two national powers after the war. Most, if not all of Europe was left in disarrayed and riddled with debt. The US and USSR saw this as an opportunity and acted upon.

As the Cold War started to intensify, President Eisenhower began to worry about the strength of the US economy. The Dulles Brothers, along with the president viewed the communist threat through the same prism. They then decided on a foreign policy to fight against the communist expansion. ​

What would you do if you found out that the US government released toxic radiation in your neighborhood, or mixed LSD into your drink at the bar? These horrible crimes were committed by the US government, during the Cold War, against their own citizens, without consent. The Cold War was a battle between the two superpowers of the world, the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The two powers fought over economics and government, making it a war of ideas and a race for nuclear arms. The US thought that using their own citizens would be the best way to test out the mechanics; even though the experiments cause pain and death to innumerable people. Although the government denies that recompense is necessary, the victims of the US government’s crimes should be compensated because people were manipulated into participating, radiation experiments caused new disease, and the government broke the Nuremberg Code.

In the year of 1945, one major war ended while another one began. The Cold War began in 1945 just after World War II had ended and last for roughly forty-five years. The war occurred between the United States and the Soviet Union. The war was the attempt by the Allied powers to stop the spread of communism by the Soviet Union. The Allied powers did not want the Soviet Union’s form of government to take over the world. The United States was the only country that had the resources to stand up against the Soviet Union.

When WWII ended, the US and the Soviet Union emerged not as friends, but as enemies. This occurred for a multitude of reasons including: direct opposite experiences in WWII, the US 's desire to contain communism, and economic incentives. These factors caused the cold war to materialize and then further escalate into an arms race.

The Cold War is unique among war’s to be not a war between states, but a war between ideologies. The United States and other allies defend social democracy capitalism, as the pinnacle of freedom and equality; and the Soviet Union though communism was the pinnacle of equality. These ideologies manifested themselves through the superpowers, which caused the conflict between them. Both the United States, and the Soviet Union are to blame for the outbreak of the Cold War. The United State’s mission to contain communism with the Marshall Plan, personal remarks against Stalin, the creation of NATO, and the use of the atomic bomb in Japan without warning the Soviet’s, their ally in the war. On the other side, Stalin’s remarks on Churchill and Truman, the Berlin blockade, and the breaking of agreements in Poland, escalated the situation from tense to a Cold War.

The cold war was from 1947- 1991. During that time, the world was on the brink of a nuclear war, where the whole human population was in mere seconds of extinction. The cold war was called the cold war because it was an indirect war, not physical(hot) but non physica(cold). It was a war of two types of governments. Socialism and Capitalism. It was a dreaded time for both countries, and their people. There is evidence that the USSR started it, but there are many advocates for that now. So, it is up to our dear reader to decide for himself/herself who was really to be pointed to.

The Cold War is a period following world war II which was marked by political conflict between former allies; the United States and the Soviet Union. It is considered “a state of conflict that stops just ever so short of direct military combat. Instead, the fighting mainly takes the form of economic competition, political maneuvers, propaganda and, at times, proxy wars between nations allied to one of the more powerful nations.” (Pelz 171). Once allies, the United States and Soviet Union experienced tense relations because of the grave differences in their political ideologies. America championed democracy of the people however; the USSR had contrasting perspective on governance and sought to impose communism within the region. Subsequent

After the Cold War, the United States (US) and Soviet Union remained the top two superpowers. As the Cold War progressed, the ideological battle was often fought in countries that held little physical strategic value. One such country was Vietnam, an Indochina region that was historically under French control. During the 1960’s and 70’s, however, there was also influence by China over Vietnam. The Soviet Union attempted to gain control within third world countries as well. Consequently, since the US adopted a protectionist attitude toward the world, they had no choice but to intervene as well. While this relatively insignificant location was an obscure location for the US to attack, it fit perfectly into the context of the cold war. As an ideological battle for supremacy, the US felt that it was integral to offer relentless support to the anti-communist forces in an effort to undermine the influence of both China and the Soviet Union. Similarly, the Communist presence in the third world was also important to the Soviets throughout the cold war. Despite facing domestic problems and a resilient Northern Vietnamese opponent, the United States and Lyndon b. Johnson persisted in fighting a war of attrition mainly due to strong international political pressure to support democracy and eliminate communism.

The smell of infested water, dead animals, and debris. That is a smell that is indescribable and one thing I would not wish upon my worst enemy. The look on my Dad’s face when he returned from the house he lived his in whole childhood after a great fight to try to save it left my heart shattered into pieces. Furniture, electronics, walls, floors, cars, and millions of memories destroyed in a matter of 2 hours. The rapid waters wiped out my Grandma’s house in a blink of an eye, and there was nothing we do about it. Absolutely nothing.

The Cold War, between the United States and Soviet Union, is very different from the intense bullet wars. The communist and capitalist fought over land and power without fighting. The Cold War gets its name from both sides scared of fighting each other directly. During direct wars, nuclear weapons destroy everything but this was an indirect war.From 1947 to 1991, Americans had to have a defensive response for the communism spreading all over the world. They never physically fought against each other, but they exchanged words to make them look stronger and bigger as a country. On March 12th, 1947 Truman promised to help out with countries where communism was spreading. This was a “domino effect” situation where if one state gets hit with

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

The cold war. Who gives a war that name? The cold war was given the name cold because there were really no hot wars, it was mostly a war based on economy, politics, and propaganda.(Hot wars are actual military confronts/battles) The only known direct military confronts were the Korean war, the Vietnam war, and the Cuban conflicts. It started right after World War II and it is considered to be the longest war to have ever happened since it lasted for about 45 years. The war was mostly between The United States and the Soviet Union, (the all-time known enemies) because America didn’t want the Soviet Union expanding their communist politics. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union wanted the nations to become communist.

The Cold War was truly tragic, it was the geopolitical, moral, and economic fight between two world powers, the USA and the USSR. It started in 1947 at the end of the WWII and lasted until the ending of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991. People recorded their thoughts and experiences in journals. They suffered a lot during these years, especially since it started after World War II. These are found in discovered journals from three different countries. They recorded interesting information and provided an inside look at how each super power was thinking. The Cold War created fear and insecurity among the USA, the USSR and the world.