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The Cold War

In Diplomatic terms there exists 3 types of wars . First there is the Hot War ' that is characterized by actual physical fighting of the warring armies after all channels of reconciliation have been exhausted Warm War ' on the other hand is characterized by the actual physical mobilization of necessary war equipment in readiness for a fight even as the negotiations are taking place , therefore the chances of fighting are fifty-fifty (Martin W . 11 ) Finally there is the Cold War

br which this is going to research on . Cold War unlike the first two is characterized by either of the warring sides not engaging physically in war but fight ' for their beliefs through their clients ' states

Historically , Cold War is a term that is used to describe the historical relationship that existed between America on one hand and U .S .S .R on the other between the years 1945 and 1980 . The bad blood between these two superpowers had been simmering for some time but was more pronounced immediately after World War II . It worth noting that both countries were allies during this war only because they had a common enemy in the form of Hitler of Nazi Germany . Therefore , the `friendship ' at this time was more for convenience that any other thing Both sides outdid each other in displaying the other as the devil incarnate , extreme distrust continued to grow (Martin W . 14

After the defeat of Nazi Germany 3 nations , which included The U .S Britain and Russia met in Potsdam , Germany in what , was to be popularly known as the Potsdam Conference . The main purpose of the conference was make strategies for administering the now defeated Germany , this would include signing of Peace Treaties , establishment of post-war , and seek ways of ameliorating the effects of the war

President Harry S . Truman of the U .S took this opportunity to inform Stalin of Russia about the powerful weapon Americans were in possession of and were intending to attack Japan with . Stalin voiced his support for the attack but with a lot of suspicion and distrust . Barely a week after the conference the U .S made the renowned Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic boom attack . When Stalin learnt of the devastation , he protested vehemently . The distrust between the two countries was on the rise and Russia in particular felt threatened with the turn of events

After this time the Cold War was to become the major dominant issue in the world 's international affairs for several decades , bringing with it many world crises . Such crises include the Berlin Wall , increase in the number of weapons of mass destruction and perhaps the most critical one was the Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis is sometimes rated as the closest the world has ever come for World War III . The Crisis took place in the 1950s and was worsened by the events of the Cold War . The world was...

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