The Possible Emergence Of A Cold War With Russia

When the Soviet Union came into possession of a nuclear bomb, the realization that the horrific aftermath, much like the one in Hiroshima, could happen in America struck fear into Americans.

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Daisaku Ikeda, a spiritual leader for Japan once commented, ‘Japan learned from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that tragedy wrought by nuclear weapons must never be repeated and that humanity and nuclear weapons cannot coexist.’ The world has experienced the bombings of Japan, of Pearl Harbor and the conflict of the Cold War, but even with these conflicts present in our history, warning us of the effects, these meaning have not carried through into society today. Currently in the Middle East, we are witnessing the elements of a modern day cold war starting to appear. Israel and Iran have been in arguments and disagreements about nuclear weaponry since 2012. Their different religious view and ideologies has flourished into more than a religious tension but that of a modern day cold way.

During the Cold War, America and the Soviet Union were competing to develop more sophisticated weaponry than each other. Because of this, Americans dreaded the Soviet Union. They also feared communism– which according to Achieve 3000’s passage,“Case Against Rosenberg Falls Apart”,“It is the political theory that the Soviet’s lived by” (1). Also according to Achieve 3000, “The Americans thought that the Soviet Union had spies that were in the midst of the American people” (1). This fear lead to many precautions that the government made to prevent the American people from fearing the Soviet Union which was called the “Red Scare”.

In the middle of the 20th Century, the threat of Soviet Union attacks left the United States in constant fear. The American people were anxious at the thought of another war, seeing as though the second world war had ended only a little over a decade earlier. The government leaders were determined to eliminate the spread of communism in the United States. By attempting to do so, the government undermined the the American people’s trust by creating unnecessary terror and mild disruption of the economy. NewsELA says, “The Red Scares were fears when government officials and other groups promoted a fear of communism in the United States, which would overthrow capitalism and democracy” (NewsELA). The Red Scares spread fear throughout the United States which led to the prosecution of prominent members of society based on unproven rumors and caused many honest politicians and members of middle-class society to lose their positions at their places of business and in their

Right after the end of World War II with the Allied forces rejoicing over a marginal victory over Germany, a new and different kind of war was brewing over the tensions of the Western and Eastern blocs, a kind that wouldn’t be fought on the battlefield. The Cold War began in the year of 1945 and lasted all the way until 1991. A cause of the Cold War was the tension between two former allies of World War II, the United States of America and the Soviet Union (also known as the USSR, which stood for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). The United States had a democratic government and a capitalist economy, while the Soviet Union had a communist government, each trying to spread their political views and gain world power. Neither of the two

The Cold War was a time where the U.S. was transitioning into the world’s greatest power. There was so much political unrest in Russia that it was no surprise when the two most powerful countries came to a head.

Citizens feared that communism could reach them, and this became known as the “Red Scare”, which is referred to in the article 1945-1952: The Early Cold War.   This fear changed American foreign relations, and made America more isolated from the rest of the

At the heights of the Cold War America was paranoid about the sustained fear of nuclear war beginning at anytime between the Soviet Union. These fears lead to “Nuclear Preparedness” becoming a way of life (CliffsNotes, n.d.). Suburban communities were forced to prepare by installing bomb shelters, air raid sirens, and teaching drills to the community, as a result. The paranoia of a Russian attack was inflamed by some political figures during the period, as it was suggested that there were many Soviet spies. It caused Americans to lack trust, even towards their household neighbors. The careless assertions meant that many Americans were forced to bear witness against Government, and even agencies such as the FBI. This was the start to unemployment levels rising, as people were accused of being Communists causing the dismissal from their community, even imprisonment. These events that occurred led to the start of a period where design and innovation hit a peak, not only in America, but also Russia.

This scared all sides as there was the possibility of full-scale Nuclear War, though this never happened as nobody advanced past this point.

In the beginning, Americans were not sure if the Soviet Union had the technology and science to create the weapon of destruction that many people call atomic weapons, but in the later 1950s, fear began to rise throughout the United States. A book states, “Late in 1957, spooked by Sputnik and radioactive fallout, 64 percent of Americans cited that nuclear

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was quick to fuel the American fear, making comments about the launch of Sputnik publicly saying “Now we not only have a rocket that can fly to other countries but we have a satellite that flies around the world.” (DeGroot, 2007) United States newspapers of course added to the fear by pointing out Soviet missiles would soon be able to strike as well.

The United States’ dropping of the nuclear bomb, a weapon of mass destruction, in an effort to quickly take Japan out of the war had many more side effects than originally anticipated. For one, it incited the Soviet Union to fast-track their research and production of nuclear weapons, which led to a tense situation between them and the United States. Each side was waiting for the other to initiate before putting to use the many nukes they had been manufacturing after the end of World War II. Although, the concept of MAD, or mutually assured destruction, prevented either side from taking

During the time of the Cold War many American’s feared a nuclear strike. Both nations were building their arsenal of nuclear warheads so that they would be the strongest country. Many feared that if Russia won the war that Communism would spread through the country. It was no secret that there were already Americans who were fans of the system. Communism had already taken Russia and China at the time.

The cold war starated because after world War 2 there was a lot of tension between the United States and USSR. The US was a democratic government and USSR was a totalitarian government. They became rivals because both of them wanted to be the most powerful nation in the world. The rivalry started with the arms race. The arms race was when both nations were competing to have the most powerful nuclear weapons in the world.