The Cold War got its name because it wasn't a "hot war", it never really heated up and there wasn't much action throughout the years.
The Cold War started after World War II in about 1945. It involved mainly the United States and the Soviet Union. It was a result of what happened from the tension between communist and democratic countries. The Soviet Union was communist and the United States were democrats. The tension between the United States and Soviet Union increased at the Yalta Conference in February 1945. The Yalta Conference was a meeting in which the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union leaders met. They agreed on the decision to divide Germany up amongst the Allies. The two superpowers were trying to influence other countries through out the world of each other beliefs. All through 1945 to 1991 many big things happened and I will go into detail about some of them in my other posts. When the Iron Curtain came up in 1991 the Cold War finally ended.
Good summary of what caused the Cold War.The USA and USSR were definetly willling to fight for what they believe in, but I dont think either wants to control the world.Just a thought :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job and I liked how you gave examples when you explained the Cold War. Maybe next time you could go into more detail about the tensions between the democratic and communist parties, but overall it was a good summary!
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