COLD WAR

How did western leaders view the Cold War?

How did western leaders view the Cold War?

Thesis statement

Western leaders viewed the Cold War as a chance to gain global supremacy.

Analysis

For forty-three years but not the war between the superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union was never officially declared, the leaders of Western democracy and the communist East faced each other in what is known as the Cold War. Western leaders were particularly concerned about the Cold War. The war was not considered "hot" because neither superpower directly attacked by the other. However, despite attempts to negotiate during periods of ...