The Arms Race

The Arms Race between America and the U.S.S.R. increased tensions on the inventors of both nations. During 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. This sparked the victory gardens and drafting, America was trying to find anther strategy for the defeating of the U.S.S.R. that was when the containment plan kicked in and we started the move towards containing communism.