Deindustrialization In The 1980's

The Cold War was a significant period that describes the relationship between the United States and Soviet Union during the period of WW2. Several decades the Cold War strongly influenced the world and in particular Australia and the United States. The period between 1945 and 1980 was a period of unrest when many significant world crisis; The Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam and the Berlin Wall occurred. After World War 2 the United States and the Soviet Union were seen as the world’s strongest nations and the Soviet had gained control over Eastern Europe and Eastern Germany. The United States, Britain and France controlled Western Europe and West Germany. However the SU was a communist country and the US was a capitalist country

During the World War II, the Soviet Union and Western Blocs were allies fighting against their enemies. As time went on, at the end of the World War II, they started to have disagreements and had many differences. The conflict between these two became huge and was known as the Cold War. The Soviet was the most responsible for the Cold War because they tried to expand the Sphere of Influence, won’t compromise with the Westerns, and they had new weapons that they kept as a secret.

Clara Adil Homer History April 26, 2024 Soviets in Eastern Europe The Cold War was a disagreement between the United States and its allies, and the Soviet Union and its allies. It started in 1946 and lasted until 1991. The Cold War was a time of tension caused by each side wanting to spread their political ideology and power. The United States wanted to spread the democratic ideology whereas the Soviet Union wanted to spread a communist ideology throughout Eastern Europe.

The 46 year struggle known as the Cold War all started over a disagreement at Potsdam. Stalin refused to allow what the Allies wanted. They wanted to give free election to countries in easter Europe like Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. All these countries became satellite rates controlled by the Soviet Union. This made Truman believe that Stalin was planning to conquer the world and that the former alliance was falling apart. This turned into a battle between Communism and Democracy. Throughout almost all of the Cold War the United States adopted a foreign policy called “containment”.The United States contained Communism in Berlin, Korea, and Cuba by not allowing the Soviet Union to gain anymore land or power.

Right after the Second World War ended, the prolonged Cold War between communism and capitalism began. This war lasted about 45 years between the United States and the Soviet Union. After the fall of the common enemy, Nazism, these two nations became instant global rivals. They fought over human rights, democratic elections, individual liberties, and religious freedom. America wanted every nation to be free like itself. This push for the Soviet Union to be the same started the Cold War. Just like any other war, after it was over it brought many different new challenges to America, like great lost from war, the Red Scare, and new threats.

The Cold War was a “war” between the United States and the Soviet Union. Nothing was ever fired, but tensions were very high in both countries. It started in 1947 and lasted all the way until 1991 when Gorbachev officially ended the Soviet Union. The Berlin Wall also fell in 1989. These things can all be attributed to President Ronald Reagan. At the Geneva Summit in 1985, he talked to Gorbachev and was able to come to a peaceful conclusion to the Cold War in only four meetings. He was able to diminish the Soviet Union and “win” the Cold War all because of his strategy that had three main parts.

The Cold War began with Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain, giving a speech of imposing an, “iron curtain,” separating East and West Germany. The Soviet Union having control over East Germany, and the United States controlling West Germany. Berlin, the capital of Germany, was also separated, the Soviet Union took over East Berlin and Germany took over West Berlin. The countries had different government systems, the U.S. was Democratic and the Soviet Union was Communist. Tension started to build around the two world powers. Soon enough, a cold war broke out, the countries fought economically, politically and competed in an arms race against one another.

The Cold War was a major event that occurred after WW2, mainly because of communism, and the USSR conflicts. The US and USSR conflicts were major impacts of the Cold War. “Image of the US and prevent the further spread of communism” (Page 5). “Soviets feared the Marshall Plan would spread to the US” (Page 5). The US was trying to prevent further spread of communism from the Soviet Union.

After World War II, Soviet Union expansionism in Eastern Europe fueled America’s fears of Russia controlling the world. The United States had been aware of Soviet communism and became concerned about the safety of the country. From then on, the USSR and the United States competed in an arms race, starting with military buildups. This became known as the Cold War and was an international power struggle for both nations. For about forty-five years, the Cold War between the United States of America and the Soviet Union took place. During this conflict, the two nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield, but deadly threats were traded for years. The president at the time, Ronald Reagan, used U.S. policy and diplomacy to attempt

The cold war was considered to be a geopolitical tension after World War II which involved the Soviet Union fighting against America and the NATO forces. One argument Historians have found to be a potential reason the cold war ended how it did, is that the cold war was won by economic power not military power. The United States of America won the cold war through President Ronald Reagan who introduced policies that overextended the financial resources of the Soviet Union. At the time of the cold war the United States had a much stronger economy than the Soviet Union which led to an increase in the funding of the military ultimately ending up spending an estimated $8 Trillion over the 44-year period in which the cold war took place. President Ronald Reagan could be considered one of the reasons the US won the cold war on economic power.

The Cold War was a war of ideas, about the government and the economy, between powers from the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War was a period between 1947/1991 (History). President Ronald Reagan met with the Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail and requested a meeting to occur in Russia with the heads of the government. President Reagan had ditched the original plan, made by Presidents Ford, Carter, and Nixon that would eliminate political conflict. Reagan created a giant army and pointed many weapons at the Soviet Union. Their army had no comparison to the United States Army, and Mikhail’s policy was to increase the freedom for his Soviet citizens, which helped get rid of the communism throughout Russia. Ronald Reagan stood

    The 1980’s was a time of prosperity throughout America. From the Calendar that went from January 1st to December 31st to the increase of jobs. This decade was full of good changes socially, economically, and politically.

The Cold War was all about capitalism vs. communism, where the soviets were communist and the west was capitalist. From The Geography of the Cold War: What was Containment, “communism is a belief that private property should be replaced by community ownership.” Also from The Geography of the Cold War: What was Containment, “…private ownership economies of the United States and its allies.” One thing that started the Cold War was Winston Churchill’s speech, “Iron curtain.”

Later, events like Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech, and the Berlin Blockade, many attribute to the start of the Cold War. These were simply the two strongest European nations coming out of WWII trying to gain leverage in the newly structured continent. While it was a strong move by the Soviet Union, Berlin was inside their occupation zone laid out at Potsdam. More than anything, the issue of Berlin, was much like that of the Truman Doctrine and Marshal Plan that are often included in causes of the Cold War. These were all issues of the United States trying to move their democratic ideals into other parts of the world, while the Soviets were trying to spread communism. This battle is not new, given that the Red Scare occurred in 1920, so it clearly is the continuance of two countries ideals, not the start of the Cold War. While this struggle has been going on for years and did not cause the Cold War, it definitely played a key role how it did culminate.

America is not the same place it was fifty years ago. It no longer protects the rights of the majority of its people. While our spoiled employers may lounge about and chat about “how incredible this age of industrialization is,” we, the workers, the ones that keep these giant corporations in business, are overworked and underpaid. Our wives are forced into the factories and our children are compelled to replace their essential studies with labor in order to keep us out of debt. Due to the divide in wealth, our economy is so unstable that we consistently fall into severe depressions. There is no longer a passion to learn, to thrive or to invent. We are but pets controlled by machines and mighty men with full pockets. And although America has