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Maic Kotor Mrs. Lyons Am.lit Bk.4 03/26/15 Cold War Research Outline The Cold War is the longest War in the world history for several reasons: Postwar, United States Involving, the Two Superpowers, Effect on the United States, and the End of War. I.

Postwar A. Before war 1. Revolutionary war 2. Conflict with Great Britain 3. World War II 4. Military confrontation 5. Soviet Union 6. On the ground of other nations B. Rice says, “It should be mentioned that the United States emerged from World War II with the richest economy” (28). The United States Profited from the World War II to become the world's most powerful country. C. Term “Cold War” 1. After World war II 2. Indelible Imprint on the world

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3. Alliance 4. Soviet Union against United states 5. Fought within the United States 6. without solving the central 7. Totalitarian powers D. Conflict 1. Ideological and geopolitical conflict 2. Principal adversaries 3. Dominate world affairs 4. Believed lead the World 5. U.S interests in Africa 6. Protect their colonies 7. ideological treat A. Stalin states, “Can’t we speed it all up to use in the war against the fascists [the Nazis and their allies]” (qtd. in Rice 29). The Soviet Unions and The United States supported each other in the World War II against the Nazis. II.

United States involving A. Did World War II cause the cold War? 1. 1945 2. U.S joint chiefs of staff 3. Develop a bomb 4. Replica of the bomb

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5. Exploded over Nagasaki 6. Greater risk in failing 7. seeking in agreement B. U.S. in World War II

1. Deal with the rise of Nazi 2. Common Policy 3. Pledge their neutrality in war 4. Anticommunism 5. U.S. foreign policies Incessant financial drain 6. collapse of communism C. According to the article “Historical Overview”, “Many prominent Americans and allied claimed victory the west in the cold war” (n.pag.). The United States seems likely the winner of the cold war. D. Discussion with Soviet Union 1. U.S. and Soviet confrontation 2. Under discussion 3. Did not kill each other 4. Hundred tons of Uranium 5. World’s first atomic bombs 6. Hiroshima, Nagasaki 7. UN peacekeepers 8. Sympathetic to American

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III.

The two superpowers A. Soviet bomb 1. Stalin, Beria 2. Develop Soviet bomb 3. Harmony 4. Espionage 5. Soviet profit 6. Explosion of soviet bomb 7. Monopoly on the threat nuclear B. Struggles 1. World affair 2. Included violent conflicts 3. Struggles between superpowers 4. Fell apart 5. Misunderstands C. Race 1. Non-aggression pact 2. High standard 3. Arms race 4. United States and the Soviet Unions 5. Leadership of competing 6. Indirect Clashes 7. Defense spending

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D. According to the article “Cold war”, “The United States on the other hand, was determined to block these perceived Soviets…) (n.pag.). Americans believed that The Russians were preparing some nuclear bomb, and the nuclear bomb can have negative impacts on the world. E. Bomb development 1. Race to build and deploy the first ICBM 2. Nuclear bomb 3. Developed first ICBM 4. Capitalist countries 5. Atomic power for military 6. Joseph Stalin F. U.S. Foreign affairs 1. Become more assertive 2. Enter a period of decline 3. Debacle 4. History 5. Rarely faced a foreign threat IV.

Effect on the United States A. Difficulties 1. Scientist failed 2. Plutonium bomb 3. 1948 deadline 4. Progressive disengagement

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5. Decline in development 6. The continent’s economic difficulties B. Madness 1. Disillusioning results in Afghanistan and Iraq 2. Disappointment 3. Powered by U.S. military 4. Escalated the Cold War 5. Paid a Heavy price 6. Ephemeral celebration C. Brownstein writes, “And bending Iran trajectory even slightly away from confrontation and toward integration would pay compounding…” (n.pag.). The United States always try to stay away from foreign countries wars. D. Duration 1. Remain in service 2. Long period 3. Stagnation 4. Disagree 5. Experienced different events 6. Lasted so long E. Deaths 1. World War II 2. Millions people died

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3. Vietnam conflict V.

End of War A. Changes 1. Dramatic changes 2. Coldest point ever 3. Still going strong B. Destruction era 1. Divide and destructive era 2. Collapse of the soviet empire 3. Fought the Cold war indirectly 4. Lack of Soviet interest 5. Reduced U.S. interest C. Struggle 1. Ongoing Struggle 2. Should evolve 3. Determination 4. Keep Russians out D. Snead states, “Both the United states and the Soviet Union had begun to realize the futility of the ongoing feud and the need to work toward a better relationship” (n.pag.). Both countries realize that fighting will never result their problems, so they needed to make peace to solve the ongoing challenge. E. Effect on the United States

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1. Overriding strategy 2. Islamic radicalism 3. Threat of Islamic 4. 9/11 attacks 5. Engaging with this conflict F. LaFeber says, “All these developing conflicts formed important chapters in U.S. diplomatic history during the Cold War…” (n.pag.). The United States had involved in many wars.