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    The Cold War was an intense ideological battle between the United States and Soviet Union from the post-WWII era through the 1980s-90s. A speech by Stalin in 1946 validated Soviet communism and the view that capitalism led to crises and wars, while a US diplomat's Long Telegram the same year warned that the Soviet government was committed to disrupting the US way of life to secure its own power and influence. President Eisenhower took office amid high Cold War anxiety over the nuclear arms race between the two superpowers.

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    The Cold War was an intense ideological battle between the United States and Soviet Union from the post-WWII era through the 1980s-90s. A speech by Stalin in 1946 validated Soviet communism and the view that capitalism led to crises and wars, while a US diplomat's Long Telegram the same year warned that the Soviet government was committed to disrupting the US way of life to secure its own power and influence. President Eisenhower took office amid high Cold War anxiety over the nuclear arms race between the two superpowers.

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    The Cold War was an intense ideological battle between the United States and Soviet Union from the post-WWII era through the 1980s-90s. A speech by Stalin in 1946 validated Soviet communism and the view that capitalism led to crises and wars, while a US diplomat's Long Telegram the same year warned that the Soviet government was committed to disrupting the US way of life to secure its own power and influence. President Eisenhower took office amid high Cold War anxiety over the nuclear arms race between the two superpowers.

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    Cold war

    Erosion of USA-USSR relationship after WWII

    PostWWII-1980s-90s

    Intense ideological battle between Russia and America

    Soviet Nationalism

    Stalin speech Feb 9 1946- capitalism prompted “crises and catastrophic wars”

    “Our soviet social system was victorious”

    Validation of soviet communism

    The Long Telegram

    US diplomat George Kennan (feb 1946)


    Confirmation of society nationalism

    Stalin and soviet govt- US destruction necessary

    “The Soviet govt was committed fanatically to the idea that it is desirable and necessary that the
    internal harmony of our society be disrupted, our way of life is to be destroyed… if soviet power
    is to be secure.”
    - AKA their power, influence, and flourishing in the future was directly related to the
    weakening of the US

    Eisenhower's address (jan 1953)


    Inaugurated first pres term on Jan 20 1953

    WWII hero, five star general

    Timing of presidency- heart of cold war anxiety, nuclear paranoia, arms race between US and
    USSR

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