COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Traditionalist/Orthodox
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Hiroshima Bombing Didn’t Just End WWII-It Kick-Started the Cold War. The colossal power of the atomic bomb drove the world’s two leading superpowers into a new confrontation. Soon after arriving at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945, U.S. President Harry S.
Detailed explanation-2: -Origins of the Cold War In August 1949, the Soviet Union had tested its first nuclear weapon and was suspected of developing a hydrogen bomb. The Soviets’ detonation of “Little Joe” sparked a renewed sense of national urgency that was reinforced in 1950 by the outbreak of the Korean War.
Detailed explanation-3: -In spite of the many threats made over the course of the Cold War, atomic weapons were not used in any conflict after the Second World War. Although the existence of nuclear weapons could continue to act as a deterrent, their diplomatic utility had its limits.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Nuclear Bomb The only time nuclear weapons have been used in war was at the end of World War II against Japan. The Cold War was predicated on the fact that neither side wanted to engage in a nuclear war that could destroy much of the civilized world.