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=Cold War Research=

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The Cold War was a time of tension between the U.S. and the USSR and their allies, on the verge of war although no direct combat occurred between the rivaling nations. A string of incidents, serious events, and crises rendered the situation austere. The Cold war originated directly after the Second World War, the 19th century and would not end until 1991. Tensions grew high between the two superpowers during the Yalta conference. That meeting, between the three leaders of Britain, America, and Russia to discuss the future plans for after WWII. There rivalry was fueled by their competition for economic development in Eastern Asia. As communism spread america attempted by any means to stop it from spreading. They created the Truman Doctrine, lending money to countries who's economies were ruined (Greece and Turkey) in order for them to rebuild themselves instead of succumbing to communism. The Marshall plan was also established thought of by George C. Marshall a notable military officer who served as chief of staff during WWII. Its function was to rebuild and restore Europe in order to not allow the Soviet Union influence in all of Europe. America embraced the foreign policy of containment which was implemented to prevent—through political, economic, and diplomatic methods—the growth of a hostile country's territory and to limit the country's ideological influence. America also became with the Nato alliance which was a group of a few different countries whom opposed communism and gave their words to protect and defend each other if attacked. The USSR responded by crating the Warsaw pact consisting of a group of countries promised to aided each others militaries. Soon the Soviet Union had successfully tested their first nuclear weapon device, it was then that America realized that they had a large threat than first perceived on the other end of the line. This also ended America's reign of military superiority. Another contributing factor to the uneasiness in America at the time was the fact that by the end of 1949 the civil war in China had ended and a new form of government, Communism had taken ahold. Yet another country that had caught the communist epidemic. A well known and some what figurative event was establishment of the Berlin wall, which separated West //**Berlin**// from the present-day state of Brandenburg. Throughout the Cold War both sides had mass breakouts of mass hysteria. In America Red scares swept the nation fueled by propaganda, Mccarthyism, and potential nuclear warfare. Propaganda and media played a large role in the Cold War, each side weaved a web of lies about one another and used it to gain support and motivate followers, and cause hysteria.  At last in 1991 the split-up of the soviet union marked the end of those years or unrest and suspense between the two nation. I believe that the Cold War was one of the most important events in history. =====

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=Cold War Videos=

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Cold War Links
"Cold War." //Global Security.org//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 May 2010. < []>

The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers."Cold War." //Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt//, ed. by Allida Black, June Hopkins, et. al. (Hyde Park, New York: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, 2003). http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/cold-war.htm [Accessed June 2, 2010]. <[]>

"Allies to Enemies: Origins of the Cold War (Overview)." //American History//. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 27 May 2010.
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