Assess the impact of the conflict on the US-Soviet relations Russian-American relations, that had been harmonious for most of the nineteenth century, were subject to increasing tension from the 1890's. The term 'cold war' refers to the state of political tension between the two nations, which stopped just short of full-scale war. In assessing the impact of the conflict on the soviet relations, and US there are many other contributing factors and events that require …showed first 75 words of 2116 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2116 total…the Cuban Missile Crisis, many believed the Cold War to be over. Thus the Cuban Missile Crisis was a significant period of change in the world, and had a major impact on both Soviet Relations and USA. As post-revisionist historian, Gar Alperowitz explains, "...the cold war cannot be understood simply as an American response to a soviet challenge, but rather as an insidious interation of mutual suspicions, blame for which must be shared by all.