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The Cold War was the strategic and ideological competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for world supremacy. Through thoughtful narrative supported by fully documented quotes, this title begins with A Brief History of the Cold War and then examines these questions: How Did Stalin¿s Postwar Strategy Lead to the Start of the Cold War? What Effect Did the McCarthy Hearings Have on Cold War Policies? How Did the Cuban Missile Crisis Affect US and Soviet Cold War Strategies? Did the American Military Buildup in the 1980s Help End the Cold War?
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In today's worlds of drones, military strikes, and weapons of mass destruction, it's difficult to imagine a nonviolent war of constant hostility between world super powers. Readers will be intrigued by this conflict known as the Cold War. They will learn that it was a geopolitical, ideological, and economic struggle between two world superpowers, the USA and the USSR, starting in 1947 and ending in 1991.
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The Cause & Effect: Modern Wars series examines causes and effects of events that occur within the context of war. For instance, in Cause & Effect: The Cold War, a chapter explores how Josef Stalin's actions after World War II led to the start of the Cold War. And in Cause & Effect: The Vietnam War, one chapter delves into this question: How Did the Tet Offensive Increase Opposition to the War? Every book in the series includes thoughtful discussion of questions like these-supported by facts, examples, and a mix of fully documented primary and secondary source quotes. Each title also includes an overview of the war so that readers have a broad context for understanding the more detailed discussions of specific causes and their effects. Book jacket.
