Was the Cold War Inevitable? Why or Why Not? If

question 76

Essay

Was the Cold War inevitable? Why or why not? If so, at what point in the early post-World War II years did the Cold War become inevitable? What steps, if any, the United States and/or the Soviet Union could have taken to avoid the outbreak of the Cold War?

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Vestibule

An entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public, especially a hotel or theater.

Acoustic

Pertaining to sound or the sense of hearing.

Decibel

A unit of measurement used to express the intensity of sound or the power level of an electrical signal by comparing it with a given level on a logarithmic scale.

Myringotomy

A surgical procedure to create an opening in the eardrum to drain fluid or relieve pressure.