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The contest for world leadership that began after world war 2 between the communist nation and the nations of the west?
The Cold War
How did the cold war influence foreign aid and the space program?
In some ways Kennedy's commitment to the space program was an extension of the Cold War. Kennedy wanted to surpass the Russians in space exploration. It was a contest of technology.
Where did the Cold War take place in Berlin?
A large part of the Cold War staring contest took place in Berlin, which was then divided, although the city was located entirely within Communist East Germany. Suggest you search "Berlin Airlift" and "Berlin Wall" for further info on Berlin's role in the Cold War.
What are so important fact about the dismantling the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Iron Curtain. When it came down, the free world won the cold war; the communists lost the cold war. They lost the "staring contest...they blinked first."
How do Japanese think about the pacific war?
The pacific war was a contest to see who could control it. In WWII, they lost that contest.
The contest for world leadership that befan after World War 2?
You must be referring to the Cold War. The two super powers, the USA and Soviet Union were involved in war that did not lead to a hot war, but an arms race and the space race, as well as the domino theory.
What was the contest for world leadership that began after world war 2 between the communist nation's and the nation's of the west?
That would be the "Cold War," one of saber-rattling threats, rhetoric, and tense diplomacy through distrust.
How did the cold war affect the cold war front?
There was no "front" in the Cold War.
Are Polands in the Cold war?
polands are not in the cold war
The contest for world leadership that began after world war 2?
The Cold War. The two superpowers that were in the world as of 1945, Soviet and the United States, were governed by two different styles of government, Communism and Democracy. The Soviets, wanting more countries to trade with (its normal trade being to democratic countries, who boycotted all trade with the U.S.S.R), wanted the government type of Communism to spread into other countries that were either democratic or republics. Countries that were democratic, particularly the United States, wanted to stop this. The Soviets began funding and arming Communist, forces in different countries. these led to the reign of Fidel Castro in Cuba, the Vietnam War, Korean War, and a Communist government in China, among others.
Why was it unlikely that the US and the Soviet Union would use nuclear weapons against each other in the cold war?
Because the neucalear weapons that they made werer for a contest not to use in the coldwar
Why was the cold war quiet?
Because it was a cold war (no war).
