Cold War
After World War II, a struggle between the Communist nations and the democratic nations occurred which is known as the Cold War. ... During World War II, the Communist and democratic nations fought as allies against Japan, Germany, and Italy. ... As we entered the Cold War, the United States and Russia were on separate sides wishing to defeat the other. During World War II we both had a common goal, to counter the Nazi threat, and after Hitler was defeated, the United States and Russia remembered their longstanding disagreements, resulting in a grueling and bitter disputes between nations. Before the Cold War began, the United States reduced their arms, but Russia only kept expanding. ... The Soviets, lead by Stalin remained in Manchuria after the end of the war, causing much speculation, debate and tension. ... The Cold War timeline of Asia begins in September of 1945, as Truman tells an adviser that the future of U. ... One example is the Korean War. In this war, the United States pushed communist North Korea to China, which then backfired as China came back to humiliatingly defeat us. ... Unlike the Korean War, the United States sat back and waited for Russia to take the first move. ... The Cold War would have become a “hot war” real quick if they forced the issue of containment. The policy was set up to serve the purposes of stopping Communism, not starting a massive war. Which kind of war is better: a massive attack resulting in thousands of dead soldiers or a long, drawn out war? The most logical answer is the long, drawn out war; which is exactly what the Cold War was. It was not a war to “fight to the death.” It was a war of “Do as you please but keep it within your own Communist nation, or come through us and our Containment Policy.