Cold War
The Cold War was an era of conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The constant world tensions due to the threat of nuclear war had everyone under a chokehold. Their disagreements caused both countries to fear each other. It was about 45 years of confrontation and competition, it was a battle of diplomacy.
In 1917 the Soviet Union was turned into a communist party and the tension began. This is when the United States adopted the “containment policy” which was made to keep communism from spreading. The goal of this policy was to contain the Soviet Union from influencing others through the military, economy, and diplomatic actions. Part of this policy was the United States taking action and helping other countries being
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This policy helped establish a good relationship between the democratic countries. I believe it did help in limiting the Soviet Union from expanding its ideology. Truman expanded the Monroe Doctrine in hopes of providing economic, political, and military support. The United States kept communism from spreading with the Marshall Plan. This was an effort to aid Western Europe after World War II and it was a massive economic aid. They were trying to rebuild their economies and prevent the spread of communism. In my opinion the Marshall Plan was a great success, it did not only rebuild Europe but it promoted stability and democracy in the region. Thanks to this Europe became an ally of the United States. The Berlin Airlift was the United States response to the Soviet Union's blockade in 1948. The Soviet Union was blocking Berlin's water source and the land which is why the United States launched an airlift. The purpose of this was to supply the residents of West Berlin with food, fuel, and …show more content…
They were competing in accumulating nuclear weapons and other military technology which is known as the Arms Race. This race began shortly after WWII when both countries began developing nuclear weapons. Not only did the United States try to keep themselves strong by the improvements on weapons but also by making allies. With this they wanted to make sure they showed dominance in military power. The Space Race began in 1957 and it was a race to who went farther with a space breakthrough. For example, launching satellites, sending humans into space, and landing on the moon. Both wanted to show dominance and superiority. The Soviet Union led the race on October 4th, 1957 when they launched the first satellite. It weighed 184 pounds, it would orbit earth every 96 minutes and it transmitted radio signals for 21 days. They went on and launched a dog into space. Shortly after the Americans developed a space administration. The race ended when the United States landed on the moon in 1969. Neil Armstrong was the first person to be on the moon and he returned back safely, accomplishing their goal of demonstrating superiority in their
Soviet Union and United States wanted to put the halves back together, but had different ideas of how the government should be run, which caused tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States to escalate. The United States thought that the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism to surrounding nations. The United States focused on communism, to start, President Harry S Truman created a foreign policy called the Truman Doctrine to defend the Soviet's political pushes. With the policy established, the United States would contribute any forces or supplies needed to those nations under fire from outside and in-house forces. The plan was set to defend areas anywhere from Asia to Europe.
During the period of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union entered into a conflicting era of confrontation. It created an environment of hostility, competition and security on both ends. It was a war on propaganda, economic, diplomatic haggling and intermittent military clashes. There was no actual warfare among the nations it was at a competition to see who's government ideology was the "strongest". The United States had many goals but one successful one was to prevent communism from spreading, so they took preventive measures to help prevent communism from spreading a lot more than it had been.
After World War two had ended both the United States and the Soviet Union, also known as the USSR, had become reigning countries in the world. While both held great power it also caused chaos leading to extreme rivalry and the Cold War. Since this rivalry between these two nations was foreign is caused a great deal of effect on the United States foreign policy however it also deeply damaged the United States domestic policy through the fear of potential attacks of atomic bombs, the changes in the U.S defense budget, and the constant fear of the spread of communism within the nation. For example in Document number 5, an image shows a man building a bomb shelter near his home during 1951.
alliance with Western Europe. Now West Germany could not get things like food and were under the threat of communism. The U.S. and Allies step in to airlift food, supplies, and sweets by cargo planes (Document 3). This follows the policies of containment because the United States is giving aid in the form of supplies and food to West Berlin who is under the threat of communism. This also demonstrates rivalry because instead of leaving to avoid conflict, the U.S. finds another way to enter West Berlin and aid those in need.
After World War Two the U.S. and Soviet Union had a long-lasting rivalry since the Soviets were communists and the U.S. was not. This period is known as the Cold War because it was a major conflict where the U.S. and Soviet Union fought indirectly. The Cold War impacted the U.S. domestic policy and American society because it created American fear of communism. This fear later led to losing rights and the government switching where their money was being spent in certain areas such as general education.
The Soviet Union was aiming to spread communism across Europe, which the United States was against. This led to containment and was laid out in the Truman Doctrine promising US support to countries threatened by the USSR. The Truman Doctrine aimed to stop the spread of communism, which pushed the United States into the Cold War
Introduction The Cold War was a conflict that began shortly after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union over their differences in ideologies (Koenig, The 1950's and the Cold War 1). The United States being a free market capitalist democracy, while the Soviet Union was a totalitarian communist regime. These two countries came out of World War II as the most powerful and given their difference in ideologies there was a rush to exert their influence onto third world countries to become the undisputed superpower of the world. Cold War gets Hot
The Cold War had a huge impact on America’s foreign policy, this in turn changed how America was able to shape their relationship with other nations, as well as influencing military and economic strategies. The effects that The Cold War had on American foreign policy can be seen in The Truman Doctrine. In The Truman Doctrine, President Truman states, "I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures”. Truman is expressing his belief that it is the responsibility of the United States to provide assistance and support to any country or group that is facing threats to its freedom and independence, whether from internal or external forces. The Cold War also had an effect on domestic politics in American society.
According to the Congressional Digest on “NASA History,” “During this period, space exploration emerged as a major area of contest and became known as the Space Race.” The Space Race was a nearly twenty year process between 1957 and 1975. During this time there was a constant battle between the two countries over who would be the first to send satellites into space. The first manmade object sent to space was Sputnik I, by the Soviet Union.
Stopping the spread of Communism through military and nonmilitary ways. The Soviets had expansive tendencies. The Soviets wanted to isolate West Berlin from the West and take them over. From Document A, In these circumstances it is clear that the main element of any United States policy
Intro The Space Race was a competition between the 2 powerhouse nations the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold war. The Space race was not a friendly race towards getting to space first, but rather a battleground of scientific achievements, national pride, and ideological supremacy as both nations wanted to show their scientific prowess, technological advancements, and overall superiority/political dominance. The race gathered the entire world’s attention and inspired future generations to expand on what these 2 nations started, to push the boundaries of mankind as a whole to further our understanding of the world. Cold War Shift
The Soviet Union began demanding adjustments to its relations and control over Turkey, as well as Iran. Though Stalin backed down at the threat of U.S. Naval forces, his actions led to the containment policy. This policy is used to prevent the spread of communism. Later, in 1947, the United States took over the responsibility of providing economic aid to Turkey and Greece and announced that they would be helping the nations affected by Communism. The Marshall Plan was put into effect later that year and it offered reconstruction aid to much of Europe.
The race continued until 1969 when Niel Armstrong set foot on the moon (Seedhouse 128). The first satellite the Soviet Union launched into orbit was called Sputnik and it came as an unpleasant surprise to many Americans (“The Space Race”). Historians argue that the Soviet Union won the space race on October 4 1957 with the launch of Sputnik, but most agree it was just the start to the race (Seedhouse 128). After the launch of Sputnik the United States launched their own satellite in 1958 called explorer 1 which was designed by the United States army. The race began to heat up and the Soviet Union launched Luna 2 which became the first space probe to hit the moon (“The Space Race”).
The history of space and the space race is essential to the exploration of space in this world. The Cold War gave incentive to the space race. The space race began with the United Socialist Soviet Republic (U.S.S.R.), which launched the Sputnik on October 4, 1957. The Sputnik was the first ever satellite to be set in orbit successfully. This satellite orbited the Earth every 96 minutes and was in orbit for 92 days.
President Truman established the Truman Doctrine in March, which helped Greece and Turkey fight communist threats by helping their economy and military. The plan succeeded, which encouraged other countries to fight communism. The Marshall Plan was Secretary of State George Marshall’s plan to help European countries by providing aid from America. President Truman