Causes of the cold war
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The document discusses key events and developments that characterized the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union, including the Truman Doctrine that aimed to limit the spread of communism through economic aid, the Marshall Plan that rebuilt Western Europe, the formation of opposing military alliances like NATO and the Warsaw Pact, tensions over the occupations of Eastern Europe and Berlin at the end of WWII, the impact of communist takeovers in China and Korea, and how both superpowers sought to spread their political and economic influence globally during this era of hostility without direct military conflict.
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Gorbachev's reforms of perestroika and glasnost weakened the Soviet Union in the 1980s. This led to the fall of communist governments across Eastern Europe in 1989, culminating in the destruction of the Berlin Wall. In 1991, conservative Soviet leaders launched a coup against Gorbachev but failed due to opposition led by Yeltsin. This led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
Cold war causes
The outcome of World War II and the desire for balance of power between the US and Soviet Union contributed to the start of the Cold War. Specifically, at the Yalta Conference the allied powers agreed to split Germany and hold free elections in Eastern Europe, but the Soviets instead spread communism in Eastern Europe behind an "Iron Curtain." This caused the US to pursue a policy of containment against the spread of communism through initiatives like the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan and led to the formation of military alliances like NATO and the Warsaw Pact, dividing Europe between the Western and Soviet blocs.
The cold war
The Cold War began in 1945 after World War 2 between the United States and its allies, and the Soviet Union and its allies. This led to the formation of opposing military alliances like NATO and the Warsaw Pact and tensions including arms races and proxy wars. It also resulted in Soviet espionage efforts in the West through spies like the Cambridge Five who betrayed secrets to Moscow. The Cold War lasted over 45 years until the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.
Origins of the Cold War
The Cold War began due to mutual distrust between the US and USSR following World War II. Though they allied against Hitler, ideological differences grew after the war as the Soviet Union installed communist governments across Eastern Europe and ignored promises of self-determination. Both sides wanted to spread their political and economic systems, seeing the other as inherently evil, leading to a policy of containment by the US and an arms race involving nuclear weapons that raised the stakes of a potential conflict.
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The Cold War was an ideological struggle between Soviet and Eastern Bloc nations led by the USSR on one side, and the US and Western democracies on the other. Both sides aimed to spread their influence globally, with the USSR seeking to spread communism and the US pursuing a policy of containment to limit communism's expansion. This conflict manifested through espionage activities between the CIA and KGB, an arms race including nuclear weapons development, and competition for influence in the developing world between democratic capitalism and communist command economies. The division of Europe along ideological lines through the Iron Curtain and establishment of opposing military alliances like NATO and the Warsaw Pact characterized the bi-polar nature of global power dynamics during this period.
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- 1. The Cold War A whole lot of nothing. -or- The closest humans have ever come to extinction.
- 2. “ Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush our enemies.” Mao Tse-tung
- 3. A shadow has fallen upon the scene so lately lighted by the Allied victory… An iron curtain has descended across the continent. Winston Churchill
- 7. What was the Truman Doctrine? $$$$
- 9. What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
- 11. If the US stayed out of alliances for 150 years, why did it join NATO?
- 14. What impact did the Communist takeover of China have on the US?
- 16. What events in Korea set it up for future problems?