How Revolution Shaped the Cold War World
Wednesday, May 31st, 2000This essay was written for the Cold War World (Dr. Michael Naragon) final exam while I was in 11th grade at Winchester Thurston School.
Carlos Macasaet
May 31, 2000
Final Exam Essay
How Revolution Shaped the Cold War World
Revolution was an important theme throughout the Cold War. Revolutions begat, molded and then finally brought an end to the Cold War. In 1917, the Bolshevik Revolution forced Vladimir Lenin, the new communist leader, to withdraw from the World War I on the side of the Western Allies and to sign a separate peace agreement with Germany. The suspicions that this aroused among the Allies were the seeds of the Cold War. In 1949, the New Democratic Revolution of China ended the Kuomintang (KMT) rule and established a communist government, thus guaranteeing the existence of the Cold War. Throughout its existence, the Cold War appeared to be something that was constantly present and unchanging. However, revolutions in Europe and Asia after 1953 continued to shape the Cold War until revolution inevitably destroyed in 1989.
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