Russian Federation and the United States of America. Those two countries have been known to be the most powerful for decades, but also, the most conflicting. Russia and America have changed the course of history in many ways, as well as played a great role in the world’s economy, have discovered many resources, and played a key role in shaping politics worldwide. Although, the tension between those two countries was always present, is the situation now worse than ever before? How did we get here?
Examining the past conflicts between the Russian government and the American, we may come closer to the heart of the modern conflict between two powerful countries; how these countries usually present international affairs and/or other political positions, and what they demand from the other side. International trade, resources, economic and military power, all come into play when it derives to international relationships between leaders and the country itself. Though, for the past several years, the conflict …show more content…
For as long as history books existed, they suggest that the United States always wanted to “control” its powerful friend on the other side of the globe; for protection of self, and potentially, the globe, therefore turning Russia into its eternal enemy. Starting in World War II, America and Russia were close allies, battling back-to-back against the German Empire built by Hitler. Supplies, like health and life support, along with military goods and forces were exchanged during those terrible years of unstoppable war and death. After World War II, however, came a new era or confrontation: The Cold War. How close allies come to grow apart so quickly, to become enemies in a number of years? History will argue, that after Germany’s defeat in the World War, another nation sprung to near-global domination – The USSR, also known as The Union of Soviet Socialist