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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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How did President Truman respond to China's fall to the Communists in late 1949?
President Truman decided that the United States would offer assistance to any nation threatened by communism. The Soviet Union would not be allowed to expand further. This policy came to be known as the Truman Doctrine
What were the nonaligned nations in the cold war?
Members have, at various times, included: Yugoslavia, India, Ghana, Pakistan, Algeria, Libya, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Indonesia, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, post-1994 South Africa, Iran, Malaysia, and, for a time, the People's Republic of China. Brazil has never been a formal member of the movement, but shares many of the aims of NAM and frequently sends observers to the Non-Aligned Movement's summits.
The discredited system of communism owned the means of production (factories and farms) and distribution (roads, rails, airlines). Since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1989, with China, Vietnam, Poland, and other eastern-bloc and Asian countries discovering their economies were more effective in a free-market system, only N. Korea and Cuba continue to follow communist economic doctrine - and both countries remain in economic chaos and disarray.
What type of weapons did superpowers compete for during the Cold War?
They competed with one another in terms of nuclear warheads, and getting the first man on the moon. Both were actively spying on one another to obtain technological information that would enable them to get ahead of the other.
What is a cultural effect of the cold war?
The Cold War had a massive effect on popular culture. Many different films and novels came out that were based on the fear of communists and communism. One of the most famous of these works was "Night of the Living Dead" by George Romero, which was released in the 1960s.
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What happened in the early twentieth century that caused the cold war?
The construction of the Berlin Wall.
NATO was created by the Western country to find security and then Russia had form the Warsaw Pact.
It was also created for trading without having to be taxed. The Warsaw pact allowed it's members to trade goods without paying a tax.
What is the name given to the period immediately following the Civil War?
The years immediately after the US Civil War were known as the Reconstruction
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What was the significance of the Korean War to the overall American policy of containment?
Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. The U.S. entered the Korean War to defend South Korea from a communist invasion and The U.S. adhered closely to containment during the Vietnam War also
Are the Cold War and World War 2 the same war?
No it's not the same, WW2 ended September 2, 1945.
Please read the following:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Please note that Wikipedia should not be used as a source for your essay or homework, use the references on the bottom of the page instead. The Cold War and World War 2 are not the same. World War 2 was a hot war, with huge armies and navies shooting at each other. Germany, Ital, Japan and a few lesser countries were on one side. They were opposed by the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, France, Canada, Australia, and numerous other nations with smaller military capabilities. World War 2 began in September 1939 and ended in 1945 with the surrender of Japan. The countries allied against Germany and Japan often called them selved "the united nations" and that term was carried over after the war when the international organization was created. The Cold War was a confrontation between the Soviet Union and the other Communist countries on one side and the US and other capitolist countries (mostly with democratic governments, on the other. Although there were some small proxy wars within the Cold War, there was not massive fighting between the main opponents. The Cold War was known to be in progress by about 1948 and it lasted until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the disintegration of the Soviet Union a few years after that.
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The United Nations (UN) was established as a way for nations to resolve differences and disputes through dialogue in a peaceful non-violent fashion.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was organized as a defense pact created during the Cold War to protect against military aggression form nations that are not members of NATO, especially the Soviet Union.
The Warsaw Pact consisting of the Soviet Union and its seven Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe was a defense pact to counter the creation of NATO.
Which of the following countries would have been most likely to join the Warsaw Pct?
An Eastern European communist country
Is there a map of the fences and watchtowers for the Iron Curtain?
The Iron Curtain separated Europe into the groups. A map or diagram showing the divide of Europe can be found in many history books.
Foreign Policy: Mainly focused on the policy of containment, the Idea of keeping Communism where it was. The United States was using its political and economic influence in Europe to try and lessen the power of Communist forces.
Domestic Policy: Supporting business as well as expanding the middle class became popular ideas. We also saw a rise in popularity of Suburbs and a growth in the white-collar work force.
There are books written on this topic. The Cold War was the defining feature of American foreign policy for decades. The Soviet Union was believed to be an imperialist threat to the entire world. The US and the Western world needed to prevent the USSR from rolling across countries the same way they rolled across Eastern Europe after World War II. *The Cold War reinforced the perdominant US policy of paranoia and the ideal of "if we don't do it first they will". The proliferation of nuclear arms during this period has since amplified the notion that America is better than all other countries in the world, and should have "first dibs", e.g. when saying that they should secure America's right to occupy space, beyond all of what is normal acceptable patriotism. *
What are facts about the cold war between US and Russia?
There were a total of 10 different presidents during the period of the cold war.
The Cold War cost the USA about $8 trillion.
It officially ended in 1992.
This war is the reason we are (unofficially) unfriendly with Russia.
Only 382 American soldiers died because of the cold war.
The Cold War is the reason the line "under God" is in our Pledge.
What country was not one of the iron curtain of the cold war era?
Poland wasn't an iron curtain during the Cold War era
How did Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of glasnost contribute to the end of the Cold War?
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It led to protests within Soviet republics and political instability that triggered the Soviet Union's eventual breakup.
What is a relaxation of tensions?
Détente is the word meaning a relaxing of strained tensions between countries, or political situations.
How many people served in the cold war?
382 American military personnel were killed in direct combat with Soviet, North Korean, Yugoslavian, Chinese, Cuban, and other Communist guerrilla forces outside the Vietnam & Korean wars between 1945 - 1991. Additionally, thousands more were killed while stationed overseas and training for potential conflict with Communist bloc forces. In the Federal Republic of Germany, over 2300 American servicemen died between 1965 - 1975 alone.
It is impossible to know how many personnel from the opposing forces were killed. But in addition to enemy action, friendly fire, and accidents, those attempting to defect were routinely killed, along with civilians doing the same.
What beliefs did Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill share?
Churchill and Roosevelt both had staunch ideas about people living free and having self-rule (as long as it was democratic). They both believed Hitler and Stalin were not right in the head and were power mongers. They both believed their military forces were the best. They both shared a strong belief in God. The both hated communism. They both hated the genocide and atrocious tactics the Germans and Japanese used.
Why was the Vietnam conflict not considered a war?
Answer 1
It is considered a war and a lot of men and some women lost their lives in that war. It was the U.S. government, not helped by some of society that turned their backs on the Vietnam Vets and tried to hide the fact that the U.S. had no business getting into the war in the first place and it was a blight in U.S. history. JFK and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated for wanting to "bring the boys home" among other reasons.
Answer 2
It is sometimes called a conflict because the US Congress didn't ever actually declare war. Instead the US President used his "constitutional discretion" calling it a "police action".
Answer 3
technically the United States has not officially declared war since 1941. This includes not only the conflict in Vietnam but also the one in Korea and subsequent conflicts fought in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Answer 4
Technically the government said we were there for containing communist spread into south Vietnam so they were trying to keep people from thinking we were being unnecessarily aggressive and also it appealed to the isolationists still in America.
Answer 5
The Vietnam War is like the M-551 Sheridan tank; the Sheridan is called a "light tank" by everyone...military and civilian alike. And it is a light tank. However, when it was designed in 1962, built in 1966, and fielded in Vietnam in 1969 (nearly 200 of them were destroyed there)...the US Army specifically instructed it's Armor Crewmen Trainees (AIT) at Fort Knox Kentucky; "Men...that is an Airborne Armored Reconnaissance Assault Vehicle, you will NOT call it a tank! Is that clear!?" Then pointing to the parked M-48A2C Patton tanks, "Those ARE TANKS!" "Questions?...didn't think so." Officially, the Sheridan is (was-it's long since retired now) an Armored Airborne Reconnaissance Assault Vehicle..but we all call it a tank (a light tank to exact).
WW2 was the LAST declared war fought by the US. So some people prefer to call any war that's not declared to be a "conflict." Which might have been true prior to the atomic age (1945 when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were A-Bombed). Since the Atomic Age (commencing in 1945) TOTAL wars which have been traditionally DECLARED Wars, can no longer be fought...without risking "Mutually Assured Destruction"...consequently, we had a COLD WAR (a military stand-off) from 1945 until 1990 when the USSR collapsed. In the age of Nuclear Weapons (Atomic Weapons) only LIMITED WARS can be fought...LIMITED to non-atomic weapons.
The Korean War and Vietnam War were LIMITED WARS...limited to only conventional non-NUCLEAR weapons only. The older historians will simply have to change with the times and accept the fact that declared total wars can no longer be fought; only LIMITED WARS-limited to non-nukes.
Finally, the term "conflict" HAS been used interchangeably with the word "war" when literature is written about WW1, WW2, the US Civil War, etc. So seemingly, that word too, is acceptable when used in the correct context.
