The Cold War by Paolini, Benjamin M.

bmp72725 — 2025-04-01 17:08:30 UTC

The Cold War was a period of political tension and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, lasting from the late 1940s to the early 1990s.

bmp72725 — 2025-04-01 17:10:07 UTC

The Cold War was never a direct fight between the US and the USSR (Soviet Union), the Cold War is depicted by proxy wars, nuclear threats, and a battle for power.

Korean War

bmp72725 — 2025-04-01 17:14:41 UTC

Spanning from 1950-1953, the Korean war was a fight to establish a new government in Korea. The fight was between the citizens of the northern section of Korea, backed by the USSR, and the southern section of Korea, backed by the US. The war ended with a cease fire around the 38th parallel, now known as the Korean DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), dividing the once whole country, into two.

Soviet Ideology (Communism)

bmp72725 — 2025-04-01 17:24:35 UTC

The main reason The US was so opposed to the Soviet Union was because they were communist. Communism is a political and economic ideology, that creates a society without social classes, where property and resources are collectively owned and controlled by the state or the community. Basically meaning the government or community owns everything, and people share resources instead of having private property. The goal is to have a classless, equalsociety

United States Ideology (Capitalistic Democracy)

bmp72725 — 2025-04-01 17:31:57 UTC

The US have and always will be a strong advocator for a State of Capitalistic Democracy. A capitalist democracy is a system where people elect their leaders and have personal freedoms. Businesses and property are privately owned. The economy is driven by supply and demand, and people are free to make choices and compete in the market. (The life you all know currently)

Vietnam War

bmp72725 — 2025-04-03 16:40:37 UTC

The Vietnam War, spanning from 1955–1975, was also a fight for the imploration of a new government. The fight was between Northern Vietnamese, supported by the Soviet Union and China, and Southern Vietnamese, backed mainly by the United States. While the Korean war ended on a ceasefire, this conflict ended with North Vietnam’s victory. Ultimately putting Vietnam under communist rule.

The US Miracle on Ice

bmp72725 — 2025-04-03 16:47:05 UTC

The Miracle on Ice was the U.S. men's hockey team's unexpected victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics. It was a big deal because the Soviet team was the best hockey team in the world, having won gold in four straight Olympics. The win became a symbol of American pride. With Cold War tensions, boosting national pride at a time when the U.S. was facing economic struggles and political challenges was huge for morale

Space Race

bmp72725 — 2025-04-03 16:54:20 UTC

The Space Race was a Cold War competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to achieve major spaceflight milestones. It began with the Soviet launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite put into orbit, in 1957. It ended when the U.S. landed Apollo 11 on the Moon in 1969, marking a major victory for American space exploration.

What Actually was the Soviet Union?

bmp72725 — 2025-04-03 17:00:28 UTC

The Soviet Union is usually looked at as Russia, when actually, it was an empire of 15 countries. Those countries being Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The goal was to rival the US as a communist world superpower. Eventually, the soviet union fell in 1991 due to economic struggles, and independence movements.

Division of Germany / The Berlin Wall

bmp72725 — 2025-04-03 17:10:09 UTC

After World War II, Germany was divided into West Germany and East Germany. They also divided Berlin. Although inside East Germany, it was also split into democratic West Berlin and communist East Berlin. In 1961, the Berlin Wall was built by East Germany to stop people from fleeing to the West. It became a major symbol of the Cold War until it fell in 1989, leading to German reunification, and starting the Downfall of the Union.

Truman Doctrine

bmp72725 — 2025-04-03 17:14:09 UTC

2 years after World War II, US president Harry S. Truman signs the Truman Doctrine. The Truman Doctrine basically was the US stating that they would help countries who resisted communism, and wanted to build a democracy. Spiking tensions between the US and USSR.