A 24-part series which deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Seasons 1 See all Director Tessa Coombs Writers Ted Turner (concept) (series concept) |...
What was the Cold War? Learn about the causes of the Cold War, key events and people during the Cold War, how and why the Cold War ended, and its...
While most historians trace its origins to the period immediately following World War II, others argue that it began towards the end of World War I, although tensions between the Russian Empire, other European countries and the United States date back to the middle of the 19th century.[7] ...
Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. It was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons. T
Dean Acheson was the U.S. secretary of state (1949–53) and adviser to four presidents. He became the principal creator of U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War period following World War II; he helped to create the Western alliance in opposition to the So
The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades and resulted in anti-communist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear disaster.
2003. The End of the Cold War: A Battle or Bridging Ground between Rationalist and Ideational Approaches in International Relations? European Journal of International Relations 9 (1):115-163.Margarita H. Petrova, `The end of the cold war: a battle or bridging ground between rationalist and ...
GDP of $258 billion in 1948, and was on top of $12 billion in American aid to Europe between the end of the war and the start of the Plan that is counted separately from the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan was replaced by the Mutual Security Plan at the end of 1951. The ERP(...
Cold War – Fall of the Soviet Union: The Cold War EndsThe fall of the Soviet Unionwas a decades-in-the-making outcome of Cold War politics, but it happened quite suddenly in the late 80s and early 90s, primarily at the level of U.S.-USSR politics. Even then the end was not clear...
Cold War Ecuadorian Armor CCL X1 with 60 HVMS At some point in the 1980s, Ecuador sought to upgrade its fleet of M3A1 Stuarts by modernizing them with a new gun and engine. The country entered negotiations with the Brazilian company Bernardini, which in the mid-1970s had modernized the ...