Effects of Cold War on America Today

The Cold War had many effects on America. Today, April 8, 2010, President Obama signed an agreement with the Russians to cut on the threats of both nations great amounts of weapons. Their has been tension between the Russians and the US ever since the Cold War. Both of these nations have a power militarily. The Russians and the Americans, both, have many weapons that could do great damage. Another effect on America was technology. During the Cold War, the tension between the US and Russia was so great, that both countries were trying to one-up each other at everything. The Russians launched Sputnik, the first satelite, into space. America, not wanting to look scientifically inept, fought back by sending the first men to the moon. These constant fights sparked America to put more effort into education, and that is exactly what they did. This lead to Americans realizing that the more you put into education, the more you get out. That spark during the war lead the US into the era of technology and education, and the war is why we still have both of those things present in the US today.

USA: What were they thinking?!

During the Cold War, the goal of the US was to conntain Communism. They didn't want the Soviets fierce Communist ways to spread to other countries. The US interfered in Korea and China as well as many other places to try and stop other countries from becoming Communists nations as well. The US even sided with brutal leaders over Communist leaders, desperate to stop the flow of Communism that was engulfing

Cold War Summary

The Cold War started in 1947. There had been tension betweent the Untited States and the Soviet Union since World War 2 and so soon after the world war ended the Cold War began. After being allies in the world war, the Soviets and the US quickly became enemies when their common enemy was defeated. The Soviets were a big Communist country and the US did not want Commusnism to spread. The Soviets wanted to remain communist and to influence other countries into communism as well.
Our soldiers never fought the Soviets directly but the US did fight the Soviets communistic influence in other countries such as China and Korea. The US fought in Korea for the side that did not want communism to try and defeat the Communists. In China, there was a civil war. Nationalism vs. Communism. The US sided with the Nationalists even though their leader was a cruel man. The world was dived, those that were for communism and those that were against it.