1. Contrast the Cold War and Post Cold War Worlds
... the situation as an "Iron Curtain", which separates the Soviet bloc of Eastern Europe from the West. The West and United States had always been a great distrust and fear of communism since the establishment of the Soviet Union (Kiellogg 265). Therefore, now their fear was greater and nearer than ever. The Cold War was based on the nuclear military competition between ... Vietnam's invasion of South Vietnam was a relatively small conflict in South Asia. However, the reason that the United States became involved was because of its dedication to the containment of Communism. "It was the lo...
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