HIS 113C Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Nato, Berlin Blockade, Dean Acheson
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According to critics it was assumed that once the bombs were made they were to be used on germany and japan if the war was still going on. Germany calmed down it was assumed that the bombs were just going to be just used on japan. Tru(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s i(cid:374)itial (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)er(cid:374) (cid:449)as to shorte(cid:374) the (cid:449)ar a(cid:374)d to sa(cid:448)e the a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374) li(cid:448)es. The great redeeming irony of the cold war era was that the most destructive weapons ever developed by the technological genius of humankind prevented world war iii between the united states and. What deterred the leaders of both sides was the certain knowledge that igniting world. The cold war occurred because of the failure of the two most powerful nations from world war ii to resolve their conflicts of interest through diplomacy. Instead, the two leaders were quick to make assumptions for the worst and go into war.
