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Cold War
The nuclear arms race divided the world in a struggle as costly as any another war. East vs. West, Communism vs. Democracy, the Bear vs. the Eagle; all these were major factors in the lives of millions for 4 decades.
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Who was the president of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
The president of the Soviet Union as Russia was then known in the year 1969 was Mr Breshnev.
What was Joseph Stalin's impact on today?
I only remember Joseph Stalin by what was written about him in history books. Otherwise, I would not remember him at all. When someone says his name I immediately think of a ranting dictator who wanted his own way and would kill
even those closest to him if they did not give him what he demanded. I also
remember him with this big smile on his face when his picture was taken and often
thought, "How in the world can he smile with so many dead people buried beneath
the ground he is walking on. Dead and buried because of him and for what?"
Khrushchev is the one who declared that communism for the Soviet Union would improve his nation's standard of living. He did this while calling for the peaceful co-existence of the western powers.
What was the impact of the Tet Offensive on the American public?
The public had been told that the US was winning the war in Vietnam. Upon seeing the TET fighting on the TV news, it was apparent, that that was not the case. The government could say anything, but a picture was worth a thousand words. The public had been told that the US was winning the war in Vietnam. Upon seeing the TET fighting on the TV news, it was apparent, that that was not the case. The government could say anything, but a picture was worth a thousand words.
The role of the Cold War in Vietnam?
Vietnam was just one of the physical "blows" of the cold war. Other than those "physical contacts", the cold war was simply a military stand-off (not doing anything, just seeing who could "better the other" on weapon construction(s)
By 1945, Nazi Germany lay defeated and the Allies stood victorious. The Soviet Union had suffered greatly to win the war. The paranoia of another invasion pushed Stalin to seize Eastern Europe as a cushion between the USSR and capitalism and prevent Russian soil from becoming a war zone again. So by 1947, the Iron Curtain had fallen across the continent and the world was slipping towards a deep freeze. The West by now had seen the might of Soviet arms and feared Communism sweeping over Europe. The North Atlantic Charter was signed in 1949 and the West created a security pact against the Soviet Union. Stalin responded by creating the Warsaw Pact a few years later. The tensions between the Soviet Union and the West eventually led to the Cold War.
How did the Soviet Union acquire the atomic bomb?
They built their own based on information acquired through espionage from people on the manhattan project or connected to them such as Klaus Fuchs, Ted Hall, and the Rosenbergs among others.
There has been no evidence presented at all to prove that Oppenheimer supplied the Soviet Union with information about the atomic bomb.
Was the Soviet Missiles based in Cuba?
Yes, missiles from the Soviet Union were transported to and assembled in Cuba before the 1963 Cuban missile crisis.
In the documentary movie "The Fog of War", Robert McNamara (then the Secretary of Defense for the Kennedy administration) tells of a discussion of his in the 1990's with Cuba's leader Fidel Castro. McNamara recalls that Castro said he not only had nuclear warheads available on the island, but that he would have used them on the US if the US had invaded. Stunned by this McNamara asked if Castro would do this knowing full-well that the US would respond with overwhelming nuclear force, and Castro answered "Yes."
I recommend you read about the Cuban Missile Crisis on Wikipedia and there's an excellent little book on the Cold War titled "The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction" by Oxford university press.
What was the first confrontation between the us and the soviet union in the cold war?
The two most famous confrontations were the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949 and the Cuban Missile Crisis of October, 1963. In the latter, the two sides were on the brink of nuclear war.
Peripherally, the Soviets supported North Korea during the Korean War (1950-1953) but the intervention by China was the major Communist influence in the war.
Why is the middle east so important?
The instability facing these Middle Eastern countries outweighs anything occuring in other distraught regions (such as Africa) because the economic contribution of the Middle East, these areas are famous for their Oil and Transportation of goods. If any of these countries were to place sanctions on the US (which ironically is happening in a vice-versa way) then oil prices would skyrocket and could harm our economy. Of course, the governments we are attempting to change in the Middle East could be loyal to us and not do that, but if the Taliban were to indict a regime change in one of these nations (UAE, Qatar, or Kuwait, etc.) then the oil sanctions would be harmful. Of course, the Middle East also encompasses a large region of the world and believe it or not, the Middle East has some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Then comes the whole "for democracy" preachings that would help "human rights" and what not, regardless of the number of wars we fight in the Middle East, we can never change the region, unless of course we use an ICBM.
Why did the soviets invade Afghanistan?
In keeping with its previous suppression of rival political factions, the Soviets were likely intending a show of force to prop up the Afghan Communist regime. However, the Afghans decided to fight back and it quickly escalated into a major conflict that continued for 10 years.
How was the Soviet involvement in Afghanistan similar to U.S. Involvement in Vietnam?
The United State's involvement in Vietnam and the Soviet Union is similar to Afghanistan because troops remained for years. Additionally, the United States was involved to ensure the protection of the citizens.
What is the definition of Cold War?
Cold War - the term
In common usage, the term "cold war" refers to a war that consists of indirect conflict rather than direct conflict: a war with casualties but no battles or armed fighting. Capitalized, it refers to the state of affairs between the US and USSR from 1945 until the late 1980s, marked by espionage, proxy wars, an Arms Race, a Space Race, and continual propaganda.
However, the term in its original usage in the fourteenth century by Don Juan Manuel, a "cold war" (guerra fria) meant a war without victor or honor. He was specifically considering the Christian/Islamic conflict of that time.
War that is very fierce and very hot ends either with death or peace, whereas a cold war neither brings peace nor confers honour on those who wage it.
Start of the Cold WarThe Cold War began as World War II was ending. American leaders saw the power and ambitions of the Soviet Union as a threat to our national security. The Cold War was a war of words and ideologies rather than a shooting war, although at times the Cold War turned "hot" as in Korea and Vietnam.
Basically, the Cold War was a rivalry between the United States as leader of the western democracies, and the Soviet Union and the nations that were controlled by the communists. Some causes of the Cold War included:
- Containment--the policy of the United States to stop communism from spreading to other areas of the world.
- The Truman Doctrine--a policy of supporting anti-communist regimes with military and economic aid. The Doctrine was first used in support of democratic governments in Greece and Turkey.
- The Marshall Plan--a massive plan to aid in rebuilding Europe after World War II. Western allied nations, as well as neutral nations, and even the Soviet Union were offered economic assistance. The Soviet Union saw this as a threat to their attempt to gain influence in Europe and Asia.
- The division of Germany after the war---The Soviets blockaded West Berlin, which was deep within Communist East Germany. The Soviets thought the blockade would allow them to take over all of Berlin. The US replied with the Berlin Airlift, to supply West Berlin.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 by the US, Canada, and nine European nations, the first peacetime military alliance in US History. The NATO nations agreed that an attack on one would be an attack on all. The Soviets replied with the Warsaw Pact, a military alliance of communist nations in Eastern Europe. September, 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first Atomic Bomb. The Cold War continued through the decades of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, until the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
By the term Cold War, one might mean an argument between governments that stops just short of actual war. Included in the argument would be propaganda, threats, and hostility.
Why did Stalin and the Soviet Union play an important role?
He was the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics....(The Soviet Union). He ordered every citizen of the Soviet Union to not surrender and use every drop of blood. By saying this he ordered a massacre killing 27 million Soviets during WW2. He is so significant because the Soviets were the ones who invaded Berlin and ended the war in Europe.
What did Richard Nixon do in World War 2?
Richard Nixon promised the nation 'peace with honor' in Vietnam. He increased the size of the war considerably by (completely illegal) bombing in Cambodia without the approval of Congress. He approved large-scale bombing raids against the major cities of North Vietnam. His Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, reached a peace deal with the leaders of North Vietnam and America troops were pulled out of Southeast Asia.
About 25,000 American servicemen and women were killed in Vietnam and Cambodia during the Nixon years.
What did Gorbachev do to end the cold war?
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How many people died in the Cold War?
Nobody really fought in the cold war, it was mostly just threats between the Capitalist Goverments and the Communist ones. Some spies were executed though, although that number is estimated to be about 120.
What was the name of Nicholas II house?
The home where they actually lived and stayed all there lives is... "Tsarskoe Selo" and thats there home palace where all of there things are. The rest of the palaces are just for like holiday or for the summer. So thats there actual "home!"
I am a huge fan of anything history..Especially the Romanovs.
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What form of government existed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Communism: It is to keep every man equal and average. No one can own private property and it was their form of government/economics.
What event caused Truman to send American troops to Korea in 1950?
President Truman had developed the "Containment doctrine" that held that Communism must be contained within the areas it then controlled and that every effort to expand its territory further must be 'actively' resisted by the USA. The doctrine was developed after the USSR's Josef Stalin had installed puppet Communist governments in practically all of the countries in Eastern Europe where it had chased out the armies of Nazi Germany. This Truman Doctrine not only led to its involvement in the Korean War, but later also to US policy towards Cuba and finally, to US involvement in the Vietnam war.
Since it was Communist North Korea that started the war by invading South Korea, this was a clear case of Communism trying to expand its territory. Since it furthermore clearly was an unprovoked invasion without any preceding declaration of war, the US had no trouble convincing the UN and its members to also come to the aid of South Korea and troops of several Western countries fought North Korea - and later the Chinese forces sent in to support the Korean army.
How did the USSR break up at the end of the Cold war?
Many things caused the Soviet Union to end. A massive agriculture attempt failed resulting in famine. People overall were poor and had barely any necessities, they started to rebel. The USSR had only military strength not economic strength.
Who were ethel and Julius rosenberg and what was the fate?
The Rosenbergs, Ethel and Julius, were an American couple with strong Communist leanings who were charged with espionage for passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. At the height of the so-called Red Scare, the trial of the Rosenbergs polarized political and judicial opinion in the US. They were tried and convicted in 1951. The Rosenbergs were either unable or unwilling to reveal details of the spying operations by the USSR. The sentence, death by electrocution, was carried out on June 19, 1953. Their case continued to raise legal and moral questions more than 50 years later.
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Spying for the Soviets
The Rosenbergs were convicted for supplying the USSR with details of the Manhattan Project, on which Ethel's brother (David Greenglass) had worked. Julius had been recruited by the KGB during World War 2, giving this and other classified information to his Russian case officer, Alexander Feklisov. When the spy ring was exposed in 1950, the Rosenbergs and others were arrested and charged with espionage. Ethel Rosenberg was implicated mainly on the basis of her husband's activities, and Julius by his connections to Soviet agents. The couple's connection to Communism was one of the driving forces in their prosecution.
What did Truman have to do with the Vietnam war?
In 1950, long before the Vietnam war began, Truman gave aid to the French in their fight against the Vietminh. President Eisenhower upped the ante after the French defeat at Dien Binh Phu by providing military advisors to help train the South Vietnamese Army.
No. Cold War meant No War. The term was used to tell the difference between a war and a military stand-off. EXAMPLE: During the cold war era, when on duty somewhere, if a servicemen heard, during conversations, "...things might get hot pretty soon..." he might be asked to clarify himself. To servicemen during those times, "Hot" meant war/ shooting (killing and dying, etc.).
