Question

Could the Cold War could have been avoided? In the space below, construct an argument backed up by researched facts from a primary source. Your argument should employ a formal and objective tone. Consider how major events, such as the space race contributed to the Cold War. Your response should be about 250 words, and have a well-developed paragraph structure, and include a works cited.

Answer 1

The historian Baylis says “that the cold was the constant confrontation between the U.S. and the USSR after World War II”. Both nations were competing each other for dominance and control. It is very difficult to imagine a no cold war scenario because the power exerted by both nations in that time.

The USSR always thought of the risks of being attacked. The same idea was considered by the U.S. The world was witnessing how the two nations wanted to be over the top of the other. The risk of war was always present. Cold War was a necessity for the USSR and the United States domination.

Answer 2

No, it happened because the US fear the communism and that was the mainstay of the Soviet Union. Both of them had determined ideas: the US would not accept and the USSR would not give it up. America was comited to stop the communism advanced. There was a huge tension that couldn´t been avoided to know which country was more technologycally advanced.