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    Cold War The Cold War, which is often dated from 1945 to 1989, was a constant state of political and military tension between powers in the West, dominated by the United States with NATO among its allies, and powers in the East, dominated by the Soviet Union along with the Warsaw Pact. The development of Nuclear Weapons and long range shooting missiles by the United States gave a lot of fear and caused mass destruction. The Cold War came about after World War II when America used their atomic bombs

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    The origins of the cold war find its roots in the behavior of the main antagonists, America and the Soviet Union, at the end of World War Two. Both had differing agendas and most importantly different ideologies, this resulted in almost 45 years of diplomatic war. The foreign policies of the USA in the 1940s contributed to the distrust and hostility between the two superpowers, however America alone can't be blamed for the cold war. In 1946 George Kennan, an American diplomat stationed in Moscow

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    The U.S. learned greatly after having been declared the victor of the Cold War. Retired four-star U.S. Army general Colin Powell said, “The long bitter years of the Cold War are over. America and her allies have won; totally, decisively, and overwhelmingly” (Reed 343). The Cold War started after World War II in 1947 and ended in 1991. The U.S. underwent a political war with the Soviet Union in hopes of advancing more rapidly in certain fields, such as nuclear weapons and space crafts. Avoiding nuclear

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    The Cold War was a war fought between the United States and the Soviet Nations starting less than a year after the end of World War II. America being a democratic nation is of course against communist leadership. President Truman established policies to battle and defeat communism across the globe. The Soviets had announced that they will begin to take an opportunity necessary to expand the rule of communism. President Truman did not take this lightly and pledged to help countries overseas that are

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    The Cold War was a result of what happened at the end of World War 2. At the end of World War 2, the Soviets held a grudge against the U.S for their delayed entrance in the World War resulting in deaths of thousands of Russians resulting in the appearance of the Cold War .The Cuban Missile Crisis was a significant flashpoint in the Cold War because it was the moment two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. This crisis, while posing the very real threat of global annihilation, also led to

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    1945, beginning year of the Cold War. The development of cold war just started after the end of world War ||. The cold war was the result of conflict between two powerful country Soviet Union and United State. The war was regarding to the lead the world after the World War ||. The Soviet Union wanted to emerge its power to the world and so do the United States too. The research paper mainly focused on various reasons of opposition of two great power of the world Soviets and United States of America

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    The Cold War was a state of political and military tension stemming from World War II fought primarily between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the start and end dates of the Cold War are frequently disputed over, it is generally accepted that the conflict started at the conclusion of the Second World War and stemmed from the social climate and lingering tensions in Europe and the increasing power struggles between the Soviet Union and the United States. Along with economic separation

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    Cuba in the Cold War Essay

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    On April 17, 1961 one of the greatest foreign policy mistakes of the Cold War was made, the attempted invasion of the Bay of Pigs, Cuba. The failed invasion happened under the administration of John F. Kennedy and caused the deaths and imprisonment of over 1500 Cuban exiles fighting to over throw the rule of Fidel Castro. The aftermath caused much larger impacts towards United States foreign policy. The invasion made the United States look imperialistic to the rest of the world and allowed the Soviet

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    After WW2 came to an end the world was thrown into a new conflict, the Cold War. This was primarily between the free democratic nations led by the USA and the communist countries led by the USSR, It was a battle between capitalism and communist ideology. An Iron Curtain (As can be seen in the image below) was formed, Winston Churchill labelled this the ‘Iron Curtain’ because of the split in European countries. The split could clearly be seen in east and west Berlin. Germany was split into two countries

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    As one war ends, another returns. After the end of World War II in 1945, a new conflict arose. Known as the Cold War, this conflict had threatened the globe for over 45 years. The Cold War put its two greatest powers-the Democratic United States and the Soviet Union- against each other. Each countries ' military power, scientific knowledge, and technology were put to the test in the Cold War. Even though there was few military wars, the Cold War still remains a mark on our history. The first action

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