Cold War Essay: Step 1: Evaluate The Essay Question

Cold War
Essay:
Part 1:
Step 1: Evaluate the essay question.
Why did the cold war never broke out?
Step 2: Consider what the question is asking you.
To give an answer to the asked question, we must evaluate it carefully. First, one of the
most important words in the sentence, is Cold. We must know why this war never actually
happened. Why the word cold? Well, actually, it is because there was a tension between
both main sides that participated in the war. It was just a tension; nothing never really blew
up. So, knowing this, we must give an answer to why that happened. Why wasn’t this a
normal war? Why did the conflict never break out? That would be the main topics that
should we deal with in the rehearsal, in order to be effective, and answer the main question
we’re being asked. The purpose of the following essay, is to explain, interpret, evaluate,
and argue the different reasons that kept the war “Cold”, so it never actually broke out.
Step 3: Try to summarize your key argument.
Summary Argument:
The Cold War was a tension between the capitalist United States, and the communist
Soviet Union, which never ended up exploding due to different reasons, but it did lead to
different conflicts throughout the world. It started with the end of the world war II in 1945,
and ended with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989.
Extended Argument:
The Cold War was a confrontation that began at the end of the Second World War (1945)
in which the opposing sides were the two world powers of the moment. United States, and
the Soviet Union (present Russia and other countries)
It was called cold war, because there was no direct action or confrontation between the two
blocks (United States – Capitalist Block) (Soviet Union – Communist Block)
It began in 1945 with the end of the second world war, and ended in 1989, with the fall of
the Soviet Union.
Although there was no direct confrontation, this war ended up giving rise to different
conflicts derived from it, such as wars between countries with communist and capitalist
policies, and blockades of nations like Cuba. Mainly, it was an ideological, economic and
political conflict between the two world powers that differed in many ways, but it never
ended up in an armed conflict, because of some weaknesses in the structure of the Soviet
Union (which ended up collapsing), and due to the fear that the conflict would climb to a
nuclear scale, which wouldn’t have been beneficial to neither side.
Step 4: Make an essay plan.
Part 2:
2. Find your sources:
Articles:
1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z82ftyc/revision/1
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/soviet_stand_01.shtml
3. https://www.britannica.com/event/Cold-War
3. Evaluate your secondary sources.

It was published in BBC UK. It is the most recognized newspaper, worldwide. Also, it
comes from the bitesize section, which is recognized for being a trusted source in the
United Kingdom, to support students, it also has a test section where you can see how much
you know about the cold war. The Article is called “Cold War”, and was written by BBC
UK Bitesize editors, in the year 2000.
This article was also published by the BBC UK newspaper, but in the History section. It
was written in 2011 by the professor Archie Brown, He is Professor of Politics at Oxford
University. Also, the article is filed as an academic resource.
This article was published by Britannica, a recognized history site from de UK, that
specializes in just the United Kingdom history, providing much specific information.
The article was written by Adam Augustyn, Managing Editor of Britannica.
4. Take thorough notes.
It explains the origins of the cold war, and why the USA is involved in it. Also, it talks
about the blockades that happened, and gives a summary about why the Cold war started.
“During World War Two, the USA and the Soviet Union fought side by side against Hitler
and the Nazis, but they were not allies for long” Once the WWII had finished, The Cold
War began. During it, different aids, such as the Marshall aid, were given to help the
European countries to recover from the WWII, and several organizations were created, such
as the United Nations and the NATO. Also, some plans and blockades were done, in order
to stop the spread of communism, all around the world.
It talks about the reasons of the tension between both sides. In that time, The US, was also a
capitalist country, and the Soviet Union was a Communist one. Also, the Soviet Union
wanted to spread communism all along the world, what was just against the capitalist ideals
of the American government, reason why a tension was created, and different organizations
to protect the countries of each side, were created. Also, damaged sites from the WWII
were divided. The most special one, Germany, was divided into four pieces. One for each
government (France, Soviet Union, US and UK). They were also divided into blocks.
France, US and UK was a block, and the Soviet Union side, was another block. This,
created another conflict. People from the communist block, were moving to the capitalist
one. This is why the Berlin Wall was built. This gave space to mythical phrases and
conflicts, such as President Reagan's of: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
The last article talks about the origins and what it would have meant to the world, the fact
that communism spread around the world. That´s why organizations such as the UN, were
important. They regulated the tension between the countries, and were an authority all over
the world. Also, the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) was created, in order to create
agreements and peace talks between the superpowers (Both Countries). Anyway, the
different reforms made by Gorbachev, and the different processes of conversation, came to
an end, together with the Cold War, with the fall of the Soviet Union, officially declared in
1991. Even though, the war was finished a little bit before the fall of the Soviet Union. In
1989.

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