Essays on Berlin Blockade

The term Cold War has always been used by many to describe the relationship between the Soviet Union and America from 1945 to 1980. The Cold War started as soon as the Second World War ended. It would have been termed World War three by the free society. However, that whimsical name (Cold War) was preferred because there was no military confrontation between the two nations. Many factors led to the emergence of the Cold War, and it had many impacts. The first reason that resulted in the start of the Cold War was the idea of the Soviet ...

The cold war was a state of military and political antagonism between the USSR and the United States. Initially, the US and the Soviet Union were allies in the fight against the Nazi of Germany. The alliance between the two countries started to crumble in 1945 after the war in Europe ended. The tensions were evident during the Potsdam conference since the two parties could not agree on a joint occupation of Germany. Although the US and the USSR were not directly involved in direct military campaigns; the war caused the loss billions of dollars and lives in several ...

1. How did the Cold War emerge after W.W.II? How did the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. view actions such as the Berlin Blockade and a policy stance such as the Truman Doctrine differently? First off, after WW2, the U.S emerged as the sole superpower, mostly because of its nuclear bomb capacity. In addition, the Soviet Union had millions of citizens and was in no position to engage in any new militaristic operations. At that time, the US and the Soviet Union were uneasy allies, because of their mutual fear of the Nazi influence. Their partnership was “born of a ...