The Cold War was “the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II”. The Cold War began by controversial wants and needs from two different countries and several different “weapons” were used to fight this controversial war. The feuds eventually kept building up, greater and greater, resulting in one Great War. Two countries, the United States and the Soviet Union both took part in fighting.
The Cold war began for a number of different reasons. One of the main reasons this war began was that there were huge differences in the way that the Soviet and the US led one another and the disagreements eventually reached a final rising point, causing several feuds as well, riots. The US was a democratic state where many parties could stand and elections were held. It was a fair and politically correct policy for everyone. “I believe it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted domination by armed minorities or outside pressure.” (Document 2) The Soviet was a communist state, where the political party controlled the state. The people basically had no free will. More reasons as to how the Cold War started up would be affected by the mistrust between the two countries. It started as far back as the October Revolution of 1917. When the communists came to power, they created harsher ways of ruling their country, which angered the US greatly. One last reason on how the Cold War came about was the US fear of Russian expansion. In 1922, Russia combined with five other states creating the Soviet Union.
During the cold war many weapons were used too. In document 7 it shows examples of what the people used. They used submarine-launched ICBMs, Long-range bombers and Land-launched ICBMs. These weapons really took effect on the amount of deaths that occurred. Furthermore Advances in nuclear weapons miniaturization technology meant that the W-47 warhead carried by the Polaris weighed just 720lbs and was durable enough to be carried atop a missile. The W-47 had an explosive yield of 600 kilotons. By comparison, the “Little Boy” bomb dropped on Hiroshima just fifteen years prior weighed 9,700lbs and could only be dropped by a strategic bomber. Moreover, despite its physical size, Little Boy had an explosive yield of just 15 kilotons.
In conclusion the cold war started for many reason and had many weapons included. Like all wars it was a very dangerous time period full of tension. Hopefully we don’t experience another war like it and stay at peace.
