FratFiles

• Save Paper

A period of severe tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Cold War proved to be a pivotal period in world history. Lasting from the mid 1940s to the early 1990s, the Cold War shaped the world in many ways. Through numerous conflicts arising from the spread of communist ideals, both the US and Soviet Union engaged in several tactics and activities to negatively affect the other nation's ability to engage in war, or what is more important in this case, the other nation's spread of influence. I believe the Cold War was indeed a form of Total War as there are several examples that serve as evidence. These include the proxy wars that took place around the world, the arms race and nuclear standoff, and the extensive foreign aid distributed by the rivaling countries to impede the spread of communist and democratic ideals.
Though the Soviet Union and United States never directly engaged in military combat, both felt the repercussions for their support of other......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 899
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Cold War: Total War?
   

   Cold War: Total War? ... Many social problems continue to this day. There are
   many ways in which the Cold War can be labeled a Total War. ...

2. Cold War - The Changing Relationship Of The Superpowers
   

   ... The highest point of tension during the entire Cold War was the Cuban Missile Crisis. ...
   point at which most people believed we were closest to a total Nuclear War ...

3. Cold War - The Changing Relationship Of The Superpowers
   

   ... The highest point of tension during the entire Cold War was the Cuban Missile Crisis. ...
   point at which most people believed we were closest to a total Nuclear War ...

4. Cold War
   

   ... wars. (1) The cold war was also the first total war between economic and
   social systems, an industrial test to destruction. Even ...

5. The War In Vietnam
   

   ... Vietnamese communists, the struggle was a total war for their ... For the United States,
   it was a limited war. ... Vietnam was a peripheral theater of the cold war. ...