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The question makes it appear as if the Cold War was already in progress when the US became involved (as it had done in the two world wars), but it did not happen exactly like that. The US and USSR emerged from World War 2 as the two most powerful nations on the winning side, but with diametrically opposed governments and ideologies. In World War 2, Democracy and Communism had combined to defeat Fascism. The Cold War was a predictable struggle for supremacy between the victors, with the US leading Democracy, and the USSR as the leader for Communism. They were unable to fight each other directly without having another world war, so they found other ways (espionage, surveillance, Propaganda, arms escalation, local wars), and that is what made it the Cold War, in contrast to a hot war (aka real war or shooting war).
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Why did the US lose the cold war?
It is generally accepted that the USSR lost the Cold War, not the US.
Who was the Strategic backyard of the US during the cold war?
Latin America was the strategic backyard of the US during the Cold War. The Cold War started after World War II and lasted until 1991.
What was the name of the war between the US and the USSR?
the cold war
What realations were like between the US during the cold war years?
The cold war was a MILITARY stand-off between the US and USSR.
What was the US concerned about in the cold war?
nuclear attacks
How was the south pacific in the cold war?
It was involve by contributing to the cold war
Was the cold war the long period of tense between the US and the Soviet Union?
Yes. A 'Cold War' refers to a state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action but is pursued primarily through economic and political actions, propaganda, acts of espionage or proxy wars waged by surrogates. The Cold War between the US & the Soviets lasted until 1989.
Tension between nations that does not involve actual fighting?
Cold War
What war did not involve the US in the 1800s?
ANSWER The Crimean War of 1853-1856.
Why did the US lose the cold war?
It is generally accepted that the USSR lost the Cold War, not the US.
Did churuchill cause the cold war?
Atomic weapons caused the cold war. Only LIMITED wars; limited to non-nuclear weapons could be fought during the cold war. TOTAL war would involve nukes.
How and why did the cold war start?
would involve the use of newly developed nuclear weapons
How did the US and US create the foundation for the Cold War?
what do you mean the u.s never had a cold war with itself
What was the conflict between the US and the Soviet Union?
Cold War
Why did the Vietnam war involve America?
Because Eissenhower didn't want communism to spread from Asia
What was the term for the conflict between the US and Soviet Union after World War II?
The Cold War.
Did the cold war involve the exchange of atomic weapons?
No, just the exchange of lots of fallout from tests.
