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    Conditions After Ww2

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    At the end of WWII, the Soviet Union and the United States both had specific security concerns. The Soviet Union felt that they needed to establish “friendly” governments in Eastern Europe because the Soviet Union had already been attacked twice in their past through Poland. They also felt due to their major role in defeating Japan, then they should play a role in governing post-war Japan similar to the plan of governing a part of post-war Germany. The United States were concerned that after WWII

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    Post World War II, both the United States and the Soviet Union were fearful of fighting each other directly from fear of nuclear weapons and mass destruction (D. Johnson, P. Murray). Instead, they fought each other by participating in wars on separate parts of the world. Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union constantly fluctuated due to both sides trying to influence political and economic developments around the world (D. Johnson, P. Murray). Following World War II, the

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    Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) or as known by most, as the Soviet Union, was the largest political unit on earth. Not only was it the largest political unit, but also the largest in land mass;

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    was the tense relationship between the United States (and its allies), and the Soviet Union (the USSR and its allies) between the end of World War II and the demise of the Soviet Union. After World War II, the world situation has undergone major changes, the capitalist countries led by the United States, the United States as a super power, socialist countries in the Soviet led, the Soviet Union is the only country to compete with the United states. World powers in accordance with the Yalta conference

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    any longer setbacks, reason impact on the soviet union, local legislative issues, and the come up short of the Potsdam Declaration. Contentions made against utilizing the bombs are the setbacks of guiltless lives, and Japans armed force at the purpose of falling. Truman 's choice to drop the bombs was a helpful decision. The utilizing of the nuclear bombs likewise had its post-war clashes; radiation in Japan, and struggle between United States and Soviet Union. ​There has been numerous elements

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    information The Cold War was a conflict betwen the United States and the Soviet Union which continued from 1947 to 1991. The Soviet Union led the East. This group included couries with communist political systems. The non-aligned group included countries that did not want to be tied to either the West or the East. Harry Truman was the first American president to fight the Cold War. Harry Truman (1884-1972) became the 33rd President of the United States upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt. Harry, had a

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    foreign policy decisions of the United States of the Post-World War II era, one will find that the U.S. aimed to make pragmatic foreign policy decisions to strengthen its position in world politics. Some of these decisions may have given the U.S. economic advantages or helped spread democracy to the world. However, they were only the byproducts of a pragmatic strategy that aimed at giving the U.S. a larger sphere of influence in geopolitics over the Soviet Union. It is seen in the example of the

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    United States Economic and Military Dominance Threatened by Military Spending It is assumed that the United States economic and military dominance is threatened by its annual military spending budget. Military spending today has a long history that is traced back to the post-WWII era when the United States engaged in the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and in subsequent conflicts and perceived crises. In order for the government to increase military spending, it has justified the need for additional

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    In daylight of President Eisenhower’s policy on containment of communism, the Soviets feel they have no choice but to resist any such efforts. While we have successfully positioned ourselves as the number one nuclear power on the planet, Nikita Khrushchev has built up a nuclear power of his own. I have gathered classified information leading me to believe that Khrushchev has landed these weapons of mass destruction in Cuba as part of a “nuclear pressure” policy, code named “Anadyr” (Zubok, 144).

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    As World War II came to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union both emerged as two superpower nations who had vastly different ideas for political and economic systems. These differences are what ultimately led to the Cold War which began in 1945. Germany became a hotspot during the Cold War where the United States and the Soviet Union struggled to decipher which political and economical system would work the best with the new international order. With the numerous events that occured in

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