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Start of Communist fears was when USA effectively ended WW2 by dropping worlds most powerful bomb on Japan. This was the atomic bomb, which the USSR was yet to fully utilise.
examples - Berlin blockade, U2 incident, Cuban missile crisis
USSR bluff on weapons
Americans had more + superior missiles
Reasons it didnt esculate - was more a game of 'brinksmanship', meaning the two main superpowers (USA and USSR) were simply trying to scare the other country into laying down its weapons, which would bring about greater peace and eliminate the threat of nuclear war. However, the reason it at first esculated into a 'COld War' is that neither side was willing to back down, and so the atmosphere and actions became more extreme.
It took the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1963 to make both countries realise their could be no winner.
A telephone hotlink was established between Washington and Moscow, and agreements such as SALT followed.
NOOBU CONTRIBUTION However, the most impotant factor is the new leadership of Russia. Gorbachev was more willing to have diplomatic ventures with USA rather than the previous leaders. Gorbachev also introduced 2 reforms which may seem contentious to the communist hardliners. Perestroika and Glasnost deteriorated the economy of russia, this resulted in less spending in military armaments.
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∙ 14y agoIt did not escalate into a full blown war because both sides knew that if it did it would result in nuclear warfare, and if that happened it would be the end of humanity as we know it.
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Other names for the cold war?
The Space Race And The Arms Race
If Roosevelt's internationalist policy had been fully persued do you think it could have prevented world war 2?
Roosevelt's internationalist policy may not have prevented the war. Earlier U.S. involvement may, however, have made the war shorter and less destructive.
Some European leaders believed that war could be prevented by?
the alliances of European countries creating a balance of powe
Could us involvement in world war 1 be prevented?
Not now, seeing as how it was over over 90 years ago.
How could ww1 have been prevented?
Had the Archduke Franz Ferdinand not been assassinated, then maybe the war wouldn't have been declared.
How could Buchanan have prevented war?
Buchanan could have prevented war by not allowing the Confederate to separate from the Union. Buchanan could have also acted differently on issues of slavery, especially in Kansas.
Do you think it could have prevented World War 2?
No
Could WW1 and World War 2 be prevented?
No
do you think France and Britain could have prevented wold war 2 if they had acted differentlywhy?
They could have prevented WW2 by giving in to the Nazis. -That was not acceptable to the British people.
Was the bomb dropped to scare USSR?
Yes; the bomb was a double edged sword...it would end one war and prevent another one...the cold war (the cold war prevented a "hot" war). The US was already preparing for the "cold war" before WW2 even ended!
Why should heat loss be prevented?
because otherwise it ll be cold and ur house could go cold, damp, and horrible
Could World War 1 been prevented?
It couldn't have, according to Dukish.
How can the cold be prevented?
It cannot be prevented because they have not made a cure for it.
How could did the conflict n have been prevented?
If communist North Vietnam did not try to conquer South Vietnam, the war would have been prevented.
Could the War of 1812 be prevented and how?
can anybody just put the right answer. chronologically and understandable!
How can World War I be prevented?
Ww1 could have been prevented if it wasnt for an assasin who killed the Hungarian archduke and the huns to invade Serbia. Hope this helps some facts could be wrong
Is this war the US could have avoided?
Not during the cold war.
