Mention three ways in which US dominance since the Cold War is different from its position as a superpower during the Cold War.
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Answer:
1. During Cold War, the US found it difficult to win over the Soviet Union as hard power due to retaliating capacity of the Soviet Union and to protest world from large scale destruction. But in the areas of structural and soft power, the US dominated.
2. During Cold War years, the Soviet Union provided an alternate model of socialist economy to maximise welfare of states. Still the world economy throughout the Cold War years adapted capitalist economy under the US.
3. In the area of soft power, the US became triumphant. As the example of blue jeans shows that the US could engineer a generational gap even in Soviet Society on culture basis.
Answer:
US dominance since the Cold War is different from its position as a superpower during the Cold War
Explanation:
Cold war was the time period from 1945-1991. This was the time when world was divided into two groups of countries, one was United States and the other was Soviet Union. These were like the two camps in the world. As Soviet Union collapsed, U.S. emerged as the single super-power. But the way it is different from the cold war time is that:-
a. During cold war, US found it difficult to defeat Soviet Union in terms of military power. But, in structural areas and soft power, US dominated.
b. During cold war period, there was an alternate model of socialist economy but around the world, capitalist economy was followed around the world.
c. US also dominated the world in terms of soft power.