The Cold War
The Cold War was undoubtably the scariest war the united states has ever been in. The threat was close to home and could literally explode around American citizens at any moment. The two super powers were clashing in the political ring trying to win a war. Nuclear threats were being thrown back and forth and each country was trying to take territory either for communism or capitalism while massing massive amounts of nuclear weapons.
The Cold War is the name given to the relationship that developed primarily between the USA and the USSR after World War Two. The Cold War was to dominate international affairs for decades and many major crises occurred - the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, Hungary and the Berlin Wall being just some. For many the growth in weapons of mass destruction was the most worrying issue.
Causes of the Cold War in 1945
* American fear of communist attack
* Truman’s dislike of Stalin
* USSR’s fear of the American's atomic bomb
* USSR’s dislike of capitalism
* USSR’s actions in the Soviet zone of Germany
* America’s refusal to share nuclear secrets
* USSR’s expansion west into Eastern Europe + broken election promises
* USSR’s fear of American attack
* USSR’s need for a secure western border
* USSR’s aim of spreading world communism
This feeling of suspicion lead to mutual distrust and this did a great deal to deepen the Cold Warhttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/causes%20of%20the%20cold%20war.htm
The Cold War is the name given to the relationship that developed primarily between the USA and the USSR after World War Two. The Cold War was to dominate international affairs for decades and many major crises occurred - the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, Hungary and the Berlin Wall being just some. For many the growth in weapons of mass destruction was the most worrying issue.
Causes of the Cold War in 1945
* American fear of communist attack
* Truman’s dislike of Stalin
* USSR’s fear of the American's atomic bomb
* USSR’s dislike of capitalism
* USSR’s actions in the Soviet zone of Germany
* America’s refusal to share nuclear secrets
* USSR’s expansion west into Eastern Europe + broken election promises
* USSR’s fear of American attack
* USSR’s need for a secure western border
* USSR’s aim of spreading world communism
This feeling of suspicion lead to mutual distrust and this did a great deal to deepen the Cold Warhttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/causes%20of%20the%20cold%20war.htm