how the Cold War affected the world today

The Cold War was one of the most advanced wars and one of the wars that played a major part on how the average persons lives and views things today, but in the poltical world today the Cold War caused the tensions between certain nations today. the modern world has been able to make more advancements that would most likely not have happened until later in the future. Examples of this are satillites in space cell phone towers and connection e-mails, texting, maybe even computers. The cold war has also made it possible to take photographs from space. All of these advancements were possible because of the space race between the U.S.S.R. and America.

U.S.A.'s role in the Cold War

America's role in the Cold War was massive. the U.S.A played a major role in supporting other nations and sending troops over to fight for the allied nation. the U.S.A. was supporting other nations if they agreed to stay nationalist and that was the beginning of the Truman doctrine that was the act of supporting these struggling nations. most of these nations would not exist today if America had not stepped in to help and send troops over to help them fight the war. America was in two races with the Soviets the "Arms race" and the "Space race" even though America got the H-bomb first the Soviets had the first rocket in space. The major role that America played in the Cold War was supporting other nations and the main goal was to contain Communism and that goal was accomplished. thats America's role in the Cold War.

From My Prespective....

The Cold War.... I believe that this war was the war that had the most advancedments between two nations. the Soviet Unoin and the U.S.A. were in two races the "Arms race" and the "Space race". the Arms race was the race to the most advanced weponry, by the time this war would end both nations would have the power to blow up the world.. In the space race the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A. were in a race to successful launch a rocket in to space...the soviets were the first to succeed with the sputnick launched successfully on October 4, 1957. Shortly after America successfully launched their rocket. In my opinion these two races contributed to the advanced nations today. the Cold War was the War that even is still seen today within controversy. also in my presective this brutally showed America the reality that we could have been bombed at anytime, which also in my opinion brought terriorism to the present day world. the Cold war was one of the biggest effects on the world and its future...

The Tension Increases

The tension between America and the Soviet Union increased. The tensions were increasing because in World War II America dropped the atomic bomb on Japan and by the time we were in the cold war the U.S.S.R had created their own verison of the the deadly weapan. This upgrade for the U.S.S.R no longer let America have the upper hand and America had to find another way to defeat the Soviet Union. That was when the containment plan orginated. The tension rose even higher when the Soviets expanded their military and both sides started using the Airlifts to help out their allies. This put pressure on the U.S.A. to some how gain more military and more help from the citizens. The U.S.A. had to start drafting men into the war. The berlin wall was the cause for the airlifts. This wall was put up by the Soviets to act like a prison for the innocent people trapped inside, the Soviets gaurded this wall constantly, and all that America could do is fly over and drop supplies with in the walls. Truman had to find another way to stop the U.S.S.R from spreading communism, and the containment plan was the plan that was the least voilent way to go about doing this. Also the "Space race" and the "Arms race" had raised the tensions to the brink.

America's Vantage Point

The Cold War started right after World War II and was between two nations; the United States of America and the United Soviet Socialist Republic other wise know as the U.S.S.R. Throughout World War II these nations were allies and help each other but when the War was over the Korea was fighting with in their nation over the national belief. South Korea wanted nationalism and North Korea wanted communism. the United States decied to help south Korea because we were nationalist and the U.S.S.R. was communist and decied to side with North Korea. This was when the problem started. Truman came up with the containment plan and and china invaded North Korea and pushed South Korea way back in to South Korea and that is when we sent troops over and started trying to contain communism. MacArthur was fired by Truman because he was going against the military and Truman so he was fired. Truman stayed with the Containment plan and pushed North Korea into their own side and that was when the 38th parallel was created seperating North and South Korea. MacArthur did not return until later after the war and was looked apon as a hero but soon after his return the president explained to the nation why he fired him and MacArthur was exposed and was looked apon as a control freak and this was from America's Vantage Point.