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Soviet Union and the Cold War” Aim: Colby Drawbaugh The aim of the term “Soviet Union and the Cold War” is to set a feeling of suspense and danger. According to Harry Truman, “We have to get tough with the russians. They don’t know how to behave. They are like bulls in a china shop. They are only 25 years old. We are over 100 and the British are centuries older. We have got to teach them how to behave” (“Famous Quotes-Cold War”). During the Cold War we had no clue what the Russians would do or what they were planning to do. They threatened us with nuclear warfare so in result we started the nuclear arms race. The nuclear arms race was a race between the Soviet Union and The United States of America to get bigger and better weapons such as nukes. This rumor of nuclear warfare created widespread fear throughout the United States of America and for the citizens living in the Soviet Union. This fear of nuclear warfare led to things such as nuclear fallout shelters and nuclear drills in schools. Back then when Americans heard the term Soviet Union the first thing they would think about were the ideas of nuclear warfare.

Audience: Jalen Smith The audience of “Soviet Union and the Cold War” is the NATO pact and the WARSAW pact because it wants to show what went on during the Cold War and how it could have been prevented. According to John F. Kennedy, “A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas have endurance without death” (Famous Quotes-Cold War). This quote from JFK is saying how people will die and how some countries will rise up and some will fall due to others rising, but no matter what their legacy will live on and so will their ideas, the good and bad. Also he is saying that some ideas and goals can be accomplished without war and conflict, just communication, no arguing because arguing leads to war.

Historical:Zachary



The historical terms “ Soviet Union and Cold war” evoke fear and distrust in the United States.This historical conflict by many have said to start on February of 1945 or the dropping of the bomb on hiroshima[august 1945].”I grew up during the cold war,when everything seemed very tenuous.For many years,right up until the fall of the berlin wall,I had vivid nightmares of nuclear apocalypse” [ Justin Cronin quotes] __.__ .The few major events of the cold war are the vietnam and korean wars as well as JFK’s death right up to the destruction of the berlin wall.The United States were involved in all of these events which put the U.S in forefront of the cold war. These was a time when weapons of mass destruction were first produced and one of those devices could’ve been used at any time,and the american public was chaotic and were unsure if they were going to be attacked. The reason I used that quote is that during the 1960’s the cold war entered its first height [cold war].The world was in chaos over the fact that Russia and the U.S had nuclear weapons. Then two decades later on november 9th 1989 the berlin fell and ended the cold war.

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Cultural: Musashi Cox



The cultural impacts of the “Soviet Union and Cold war” are undeniable.The cold war was a dark time for both superpowers. Both powers ideologically, were forever shifted onward. So deep was the impact it still is felt to this modern day and age. The Soviet Union was one part of the war of ideologies. The” ...Soviet Union, representing communism and authoritarianism...” (“Cold war influences on …”) and on one side of the cultural spectrum and the “... United States ,representing capitalism and democracy…”( “Cold war influences on …”). Each superpower clashed for ideological superiority over other. Each culture shared their own unique traits as both nations sought to increase their spheres of influence. The Soviets spread their form of propaganda to induce pride in their culture. This form of propaganda convinced many nations to become communist. To this day communist countries still exist due to the impact the Soviets made to their economy and their way of life. To us the Soviet Union represents the threat long past and has prepared us for any new incoming threats.