Dulles can be quoted saying "Local Defence must be reinforced by the further deterrent of massive retaliatory power." By saying this Dulles creates an understanding in which the U.S. would back up a convential Soviet attack by using nuclear attacks immediately. The United States were ahead of the Soviet Union in terms of nuclear technology. The United States had developed this technology in 1945, four years before the Soviet Union. In the 1950's, both of these nations had developed nuclear weapons, which was a deterrent for both sides because massive destruction would be ensured if they began a nuclear war.
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How was President Truman Important in the Build up to the Cold War? Harry S. Truman was the president of the United States just before and during an early period of the Cold War (1945-1953). Truman's presidency was very eventful in foreign affairs. He was involved in the defeat of Nazi Germany, made the decision to drop the Atomic Bombs in Japan, the founding of the United Nations, the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, the Truman Doctrine to attempt to contain communism and help aid Greece, the beginning of the Cold War, the Berlin Airlift and the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Truman made some decisions that ultimately had a huge effect in the build up to the cold war.
Cuban Missile Crisis compared to the Cold War- History John F. Kennedy, president of the United States from January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963 is confronted to a major issue in 1962 involving Cuba, The USSR and the USA. This text will evaluate this issue which they call : The 'gravest issues’ and compare it to the Cold War. For some time, the Soviets had been sending weaponry and war aircrafts to Cuba that was at the time leaded by Fidel Castro in a communist government. Therefore, because the United States were very busy with their November Congregassion Elections, Kennedy did not take action on the situation but sent warning to the Soviets asking them to stop sending missilery. On October 16, 1962, the US received photos of Cuba taken from planes that showed soviets working with nuclear missiles in Cuba.
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Reagan and the end of the Cold War. Cooperative resolution, as seen in the Cold War, has shown itself to be a rare significance in shaping the ending of many portentous conflicts.The Cold War, which began in 1945 after the Yalta conference saw international tensions on a scale that the world had never seen before. With the American fear of communism and the rapid expansion of nuclear warfare technology, the world, until 1991 was at the brink of a devastating conflicts between Soviet Russia and the U.S. Many historians may argue the Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader from 1985-1991 had the biggest influence over the end of communism. However, Ronald Reagan, U.S president between 1981-1989, was the most significant political leader to influence the ending of the Cold War.
THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE IN THE CONTEXT OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE SOVIET UNION FROM 1917 TO 1980 I. The relation between the United States and the Soviet Union is what concluded the nuclear arms race. Development of technology, military capability, and weapons system are the physical manifestation of their highly intensified relationship. The spread of communism in Europe shaped the relationship of the United States and the Soviet Union. From 1917 to 1980, their relationship shifts from good relationship to bad relationship that almost led to nuclear war, which was fallowed again with a good relationship that led to arms control and détente, then to an intensified relationship until the end of the cold war.
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The cold war was an international power struggle for dominance of international affairs for decade and many major crises occurred as a result of this such as the Berlin wall. The Berlin wall was a divide between the east (USA) and the west (RUSSIA). NATO (North Atlantic Treaty organisation) was set up by the American’s which was an intergovernmental military alliance, all members of NATO agreed to military defence. The Western block were countries who were allied with USA and NATO against the Soviet Union and its allies. Similarly, Russia created the Warsaw Pact which was a treaty of friendship between 8 communist states in Eastern Europe, this was Russia’s military reaction to the Western Block and NATO.