Question

Write information about the Cold War.

Journey of the Cold War

Answer 1

Journey of the Cold War explained as follows:

1. After the Second World War was over, America had a ‘Marshall Plan’ for post-war reconstruction of Europe. Under this plan, America started providing financial help to these nations.
2. Soviet Russia started encouraging the freedom movements in Asia and Africa. Because of the division of Europe into Eastern Europe and Western Europe a political tension was created between America and Soviet Russia.
3. Although a direct war between them never took place, the sense of the looming Third World War prevailed at a global level. However, both parties have been mutually avoiding any possibilities of such a world war.
4. Now the situation was such that both, America and Russia, perennially appeared to be ready for a war, tension prevailed on both sides but the actual war did not happen. This situation, by and large, is referred to as ‘Cold War’.
5. Europe was divided after the Second World War on the basis of political, economic and military concerns. However, the division of Europe leading to the Cold War was mainly based on ideological differences.
6. The Cold War did not remain restricted only to Europe, but it spread to the Asian continent as well. Two major events took place in the first half of the twentieth century. They were, the ‘Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship’ and the ‘Korean Conflict’.
7. The Cold War began during the times of Russian Premier Stalin. He was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev, who understood the destructive nature of nuclear war, brought changes in the past Soviet policies and adopted policies based on a more realistic outlook.
8. Later, the American President visited China and officially recognised the communist government of China.
9. Both of them used ‘Veto’ in ‘Security Council’ of the United Nations, on various instances like supporting friend nations, signing of various military treaties, economic exchanges, trading concessions, granting the status of ‘friend nation’.
10. This indirectly promoted division of the member nations in distinct groups. This resulted in highlighting the ideological differences between Capitalism and Communism, thus creating mutual fear and disbelief.