Summarize After September 2, 1949, both the United States and the Soviet Union had atomic weapons that they could use in a war a
gainst each other. In an essay, describe how this fact shaped the progress of the Cold War and the relationship between the two countries. You may want to discuss term such as arms race, mutually assured destruction, massive retaliation, and brinkmanship.
They were both very wary of one another. The two countries ended up rising up to be some of the most powerful military powers in the world, and both followed completely different ideologies, however, as well as this, they had both a very large stockpile of nuclear weapons. A war could almost assuredly lead to the use of these weapons, which would cause MAD, or Mutually Assured Destruction, which is a catastrophic end-of-the-world scenario in which two or more great powers launch multiple nuclear weapons to destroy each other, taking down the entire world with them. This fear of MAD caused both sides to simply go to threats and undercover operations, instead of outright wars.
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson is considered one of the most influential Confederate leaders of the Civil War.
Coming from lowly beginnings and a broken family, he rose to prominence in every aspect of his life, including his education,
a military career, and his stronghold on Christian faith. He proved himself in the Civil War and gained respect from the Confederacy and the Union.
Stonewall Jackson showed that with resolve and strong religious conviction, he could live a purposeful life and defend the land that he loved.
His mother remarried and fell into debt with her more current husband.
Because of the immense financial struggles distressing the family,
Thomas was forced to go live with his uncle. His uncle paid little or not attention to him.
Even when young, Thomas showed an interest in learning (16). As stated in Stonewall Jackson:
The Man, The Soldier, The Legend, a childhood friend said that Jackson was “by no means brilliant, but was one of those untiring, plain, matter-of-fact-persons who would never give up"
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