The thirteen-day standoff in October 1962 between the U.S and the USSR saw the tensions of the Cold war rise to an all-time high since its start 1947. This naval confrontation between what was at the time, the world’s largest superpowers took place over the Caribbean Sea and was caused by a series of events, … Read more
A momentous staple in the history of international relations is the Cold War. The animosity within this international dissonance elucidates bipolarity at the highest global level between the two contending poles: The United States and the Soviet Union. Upon the culmination of world war 2, the international community witnessed these two global hegemons possess contrasting … Read more
Traditionally, there is a view that lays the blame of the Cold War on the shoulders of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the unforgiving demands of communism, such as the occupation of Eastern Europe by the Soviet Union after the Second World War, which Roosevelt was hesitant in permitting. However, this view … Read more
Shortly after the end of World War 2, the Cold War started against the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States mainly focused on capitalism and to rebuild the world after World War 2. The Soviet Union was a communist county, that only wanted to spread communism and to develop their military. The … Read more
“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” A quote from Ronald Reagan that has been proven throughout every decade of history and can be proved in every situation to this day. Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States was known as a kind and courageous leader. Ronald Reagan proved he was … Read more
Following the conclusion of World War II, a new era of proxy conflicts known as the Cold War emerged as a result of the deterioration of relations between the two competing hegemonies: the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the two had previously fought alongside one another to defeat fascism, American concern about the … Read more
The Vietnam War During the Vietnam War, the U.S deeply involved itself in the 1960s because it desired to ensure that the developing countries were modernized as democratic and capitalist. This involvement started with social and economic support for South Vietnam. However, throughout the leadership of Presidents Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy, the idea … Read more
The Cold War Who wON The Cold War? Introduction/Thesis “The Cold War began with the fall of Europe. It can only end when Europe is whole.” (Bush, 2009). The year was 1947. World War II had brought upon the fall of Europe through its economic loss and massive casualties. However, another war had just begun. … Read more
The Cold War was a decades-long conflict between the East Bloc, led by the Soviet Union, and the West Bloc, led by the USA. While the exact date the conflicts began is unclear, most historians agree that mid to late 1945 marked the start of the deterioration between the USA and the Soviet Union. In … Read more
On September 2, 1945, following the official surrender of the Japanese government, the Second World War ended. In the aftermath of the brutal conflict, with much of Europe and Asia in ruins, America and the Soviet Union emerged as the world’s two superpowers. With opposing economic philosophies, yet similar ambitions for global influence, these two … Read more
After World War II, the United States and Soviet Union had a very tense relationship. They both had land claimed in Europe, and the conflicting ideology between capitalism and communism strained tensions between the two superpowers. The US wanted territory and influence over the land in Europe to expand their trade routes, and since they … Read more
While the region of the Middle East had for decades been controlled by imperial powers of Britain and France, the United States came onto the scene during the Cold War and quickly became an important factor in shaping the regions history. When looking at the history of the Middle East, the importance of foreign intervention … Read more
In the past years, an international discussion about the future of global politics and speculation that we live in a new Cold War, specially, after the Ukrainian crisis, has arisen. In the following paper it will be argued otherwise, it will be argued that we actually do not live in a new Cold War between … Read more
The five-year time period of 1962-1967, pursuant to Israel’s foreign policy, was primarily characterized by a buildup in tensions between the global superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, with respect to the Cold War. With this in mind, the focus of the investigation, “To what extent was Israel’s foreign policy impacted by the … Read more
Let’s parse this and break down some of the reasons that the Cold War “broke out.” First of all, at the end of the Second World War the Soviets were the dominant land force in Europe. But, this force had some severe limitations. First of all their logistical machinery was largely supplied by the Americans: … Read more
