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CAUSES OF THE COLD WAR: MILITARY, Created by Norman Chua - Coggle Diagram
CAUSES OF THE COLD WAR: MILITARY
US military power; global
Most powerful navy and air force; could project power globally
Powerful military industrial complex; technological advantage
Nuclear power; had predominance until the late 1960s
Soviet military power; continential
Conventional military superiority in Europe; manpower, tanks; could easily overwhelm Europe
Weak navy and lacked long range air force
Nuclear power; developed in 1949
More reliant on manpower than technology due to weak economy
Soviet military concerns
Repeated invasions from the West; needed to create a buffer system in Eastern Europe
US military concerns
Pearl Harbor destroyed illusion that distance ensured security; recognised Europe's security ensured its own security
Created by Norman Chua