Cold War
1945-1990
Was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed primarily between the United States and the Soviet Union and those countries' respective allies from 1945 (end of World War II) to 1989 (fall of Berlin Wall). throughout this period, the conflict was expressed through military coalitions, espionage, weapons development, invasions, propaganda, and competitive technological development, which included the space race.
AKA=Bruns definition =
- A political, strategic, and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union
- Spread throughout the world- Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America
US vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Communism vs. Democracy
Socialism vs. Capitalism
Causes of the Cold War
- Different political systems
- US is based on democracy, capitalism and freedom
- USSR is based on communism
- Stalin breaking his promise to allow free elections at the Yalta conference
- American fear of a communist attack (Red Scare) and USSR's fear of a US attack
- USSR's fear of the atomic bomb
- USSR's actions in their German zone
- USSR's goal to spread communism around the world
- This feeling of suspicion lead to mutual distrust and this did a great deal to deepen the Cold War
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