The cold war, despite the name, was not actually a war, but a tension between the United
States and the Soviet Union. The tension between these two large countries with different ideals and powerful weapons affected American society and domestic policy in more ways than one, including society’s fear of communism, a fear of war, and the a change in the education system..
The main cause of the rise of tension between America and the Soviets was due to their different ideas about government. America was capitalist, and the Soviets were communist, and each country wanted to spread their own type of government and stop the spread of the other.
Because of this, Americans developed a hatred and fear of communists, and the fact that each country was powerful and both sides had nuclear technology only made the tension and hatred stronger. This fear of communism got so bad that it prompted the red scare. Senator Joseph
McCarthy went on a communist hunt, pursuing immigrants and anyone that there was even an inkling of evidence for being a communist. This harmed many people, as is shown in Document
2, which is a comic showing Joseph McCarthy driving through a crowd of people saying “It’s okay we’re hunting communists”. This document shows how McCarthy’s actions hurt many people for a cause that was not worth it.
Another effect of this fear of communism was the fear of impending war. This is clearly shown in Document 3 and Document 5. Document 3 is a poll showing what Americans thought the most dominant problem in the United
This essay analyzes the relative positions of the United States and the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the Second World War and discusses the origins of the Cold War, including whether its coming was inevitable. A power vacuum was created in the centre of Europe and other areas on the periphery of the Soviet Union by the defeat of the Axis. The methods used by the Soviets to pursue their interests provoked vigorous defensive countermeasures by the United States and its allies [security dilemma]…
The topic of the Cold War parallels with one ideal, the ideal of Communism. The threat of Communism in our country and our allies dominated the United States’ mindset throughout the mid to late 20th century. It seemed as though war and hardship had a way of following the United States. The people of the United States looked to one person, the president, to pave the road through this time period and find a final solution for peace. The decades of the Cold War are marked by three presidents who…
The Cold War In 1945, the main reason for the start of the cold war was the alliance between America and USSR. It’s was called the Cold War because of how there was no active war between them, their fear of nuclear escalation kept them apart. USSR wanted to prevent Germany’s invasion by spreading communism through Eastern Europe. America didn’t agree so much with the idea of communism because they followed democracy. America had begun using their atomic weapons and the Soviets feared it…
The Cold War is a major part of not only US and Russian history, but it had an effect on many parts of Europe and North America. The Cold War was a long period of tension between the democracies of the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe. The west was led by the United States and Eastern Europe was led by the Soviet Union. These two countries became known as superpowers. Although the two superpowers never officially declared war on each other, they fought indirectly in proxy…
confirmed the wisdom of containment; when challenged, the Russians backed down NATO established North Atlantic Treaty Organization; the U.S. joined in 1949; designed to counter a Soviet threat to Western Europe; first time the U.S. pledged to go to war if one of its allies was attacked Communist takeover of China under Mao Zedong October 1st, 1949, Mao established the People’s Republic of China; for Republican: Truman and “pro-Communists in the State Department” had “lost” China; for Democrats:…
democratic states Soviets balance of power? Yalta/Potsdam multiple reasons Cold War "bravado" - arms race spheres of influence "covert spying" anxiety propaganda spread of communism advent of modernism --> globalization alliance system 1945 New World Order 2 Superpowers: USSR & US essentially teenagers in power - inexperienced, prideful, fierce communism vs capitalism democracy industrialized roots of Cold War go back to 1917 and the 30's no more fascism Stalin promised free elections…
In World War II, there were horrific times. One of the most horrific times was when it was an atomic warfare. The atomic bomb was a different and new way of destruction that was powerful in world history. Once America committed their strength to fight Japan industrially and technologically, everything changed (Spodek, 704). The Americans began bombing Japanese cities with the atomic bomb. It was unnecessary to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagaski. However, there are three issues to what…
domestic power through a brutal state security system involving lethal purges, gulags, broad censorship, and the use of informants. The net effect of these repressive measures was a general loss of faith in the system. Economical strength to maintain Cold War was gone. Through the late 70's and in the 80's, the Soviet block went from stagnation to deep economic decline where problems with a centrally planned economy became evident. Shortages were widespread, investment into industries lagged, technology…
Educational Philosophy Geraldine Kelly Kaplan University Professor Rebecca Burton Educational Philosophy I believe the purpose of education and schooling are to better our children and future adults. This will help the children to become sophisticated adults. Those adults can then have good jobs and better our nation. I encourage children to learn and grow by providing them the developmentally appropriate experiences where all children can succeed in a safe and nurturing environment. I…
sides fill strongly about it this leads to conflict or in this cause war. This belief or, ideologies, was a driving force between the capitalism of The United States and the communism of the USSR (Soviet Union) as they were the only super powers in the world after WWII. This resulted in one of the greatest conflicts of the twentieth century that almost brought the world to a nuclear war: The Cold War. The Cold war was a proxy war, which means that the United States and Soviet Union did not fight…
