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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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Which factor weakened communist governments near the end of the Cold War?
Social unrest spread through communist countries because of their poor economies and repressive policies.
Who were the 2 superpowers during the cold war?
There wasn't any real fighting between the two super powers during the cold war. The two powers were the United States and The Soviet Union (Russia). There was a lot of spying and testing each other but no real fighting.
When did the war world two start?
WW2 became a global war on December 7, 1941; when the US entered the war.
What role did Ho Chi Minh play in the Cold War?
Ho Chi Minh didn't play any role in the Cold War; he had no interest in it.
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The role that he played was the leader of one side in a civil war. Sadly, the greatest critic of this piece of international theatre was the United States. They had developed a theory to which they were wedded - the Domino Theory.
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The US re-wrote Ho's part to make him an enemy of democracy and of freedom. Ho didn't change anything , but the State Department put a different spin on it. Most of us believed it, not knowing any better.
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Then, after 50,000 dead Americans and more than 1,000,000 Vietnamese, the Vietnamese got what Ho had wanted all along : the free elections that Vietnam was promised at the Geneva peace talks after the colonial French had been defeated. Ho's party was elected, the world did not end, other countries in the region did not go communist, the USSR has collapsed and the cold war is something in the past.
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China is going strong, but the suggestion of an alliance between China and Vietnam is risible. The two have been enemies for more than a thousand years.
What is the name of The formal withdrawal of a state from the union is known as?
Secession is the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union. There were eleven Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860, which led to the Civil War.
What was the purpose of perestroika and glasnost was to?
collective farms were disbanded ans distributed to peasants
What factors led to the end of the Cold war?
The cold war ended because the countrys couldnt keep spending billions of dollars. Also agreed that they didnt want a nuclear war. Also the soviets goverement were falling apart at the same time. The countys that joined the soviets were now becoming independent once again
Where did they fight during the cold war?
the cold war was fought because the Soviet Union was trying to force North and South Korea into communism but they refused to go so the United States went to aide Korea and threatend the Soviet Union with Atomic bombs just like they did with Japan.
Communism is still a viable form of government amongst certain isolationist religious groups. In the world political realm it is debatable by what you exactly mean.
It may be as early as Stalin or as late as Gorbachev or even Kim il-sung.
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One important international organization that was formed after World War 2 was what?
United Nations (: A+
What was the significance of the Marshall plan?
In the post-World War II era, the 'Marshall Plan' was vitally important for a number of reasons. For one thing, it enabled numerous world-nations (particularly in Europe) to recover from the war more rapidly than they otherwise would have, which enabled political and economic stability in an otherwise turbulent age. For another thing, it deepened the positive relationship between the United States and many members of the world-community in such a way as to provide alliances and associations that proved important in the initial Cold War period.
When the last Qing emperor was forced to step-down, there were two competing governments, one run by the Nationalist forces who had overthrown the emperor and the other one run by the Chinese nobility and army, both these
In all of Europe is where the Cold War happened
And South America especially Chile, Argentina Nicaragua, El Salvador, Southern Europe Greece, Italy, Germany and Southeast Asia Cambodia but it is a truth that results of this war affected all world
Also, Korea and Vietnam were part of the Cold War really, so I think that counts too
Hope this helped :)
During the Cold War what was the main concern of the Soviet Union apex?
Defense of escalating nuclear attack threats, and stopping the growth of communist countries.
To go more in depth of concerns from both sides, there is a helpful link underneath
That the USSR would work to spread Communism.
How did president Ronald Reagan help end the cold war?
He increased pressure on the Soviet Union by expanding funding for the U.S. military.
Where did Kennedy want to renew diplomatic focus?
Kennedy wanted to renew his diplomatic focus on Latin America.
What does the NATO have to do with the cold war?
It was origionated to slow and then stop the flow of communism without waging war. Kind of like the function of the United Nations. It's opposing organization is SEATO. (South East Asia Treaty Organization)
What presidents were in office during the Vietnam War?
The Vietnam War was a civil war in that country, which had been divided into North and South regions following the defeat of the French in 1954.
US Presidents during the US involvement there were:
- Dwight Eisenhower (sent advisers 1955-61)
- John F. Kennedy (increased involvement of CIA and US ambassadors)
- Lyndon Johnson (after Tonkin Gulf incident, sent US combat troops 1964)
- Richard Nixon (negotiated treaty 1973, withdrew troops, allowing collapse of the South)
- Gerald Ford (with funds cut off, declared the US war ended April 23, 1975)
What where the phases of the Vietnam War?
"Incoming!" (recieving enemy rockets, mortars, and artillery), "Trip Flare!" (enemy has tripped a flare while probing the Firebase perimeter), "Sappers in the Wire!" (enemy has entered the Firebase), "Thunder Run" (drive tank down the road with all gun's blazing...coax (machingun coaxially mounted to the main gun), main gun (cannon), .50 cal), Dee Dee (split, get out of here), number 1 (good), number 10 (bad), sin loy (sorry about that!), The OD (the US Army), The World (the United States), college student (draft dodger), Big Boy (M-48 Patton tank), Pony (ACAV/APC-Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle/Armored Personnel Carrier), Freedom Bird (Airliner back to the USA).
Describe how the Cold War ideology that crystallized after WWII changed wartime alliances that had existed during the war.
WWII Allies: Britain, America, Russia
WWII Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan
Cold War Alliances: Britain + America vs. Russia
Cold War Battlefront: Germany
The Cold War ideology was one of global political dominance. For decades Britain had led Europe into a time of political, social, economic, and military dominace over the rest of the world during the colonial era. After WWII, Europe had been devastated by war and two new great powers emerged; the United States and Russia (USSR).
The Cold War itself was a political battle to determine whether Democracy or Communism would serve as the stronger government. A government itself is responsible for every facet of life its citizens lead.
Many USSR satallites emerged such as in Kazakstans, N. Korea, E. Germany and other surrounding nations. Similarily, Western Europe sided with the Democratic US and even went so far as to create NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization??).
When the US took the lead in high standards of living, Russia responded by mobilizing economic industrial output. As the US returned favor by increasing its own economic output, the industrial powers race overflowed into military prowess. A nuclear weapons arms race ensued.
As new technology emerged over these ballistic missiles, new projects like the space program also emerged. The space program went so far as to receive billions of dollars from the US government to develop an instellar GDI (Global Defense Initiative) system which could fire "lasers" from space at ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, otherwise termed Nuclear warheads).
This laser defense system was never realized because nobody knew how to focus a laser so concentrated that it could blow up a missile. Fortunately for the US, Russia bought the bluff and realizing that they didn't have enough funds to start their own GDI research, began the SALT treaty (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) to diffuse nuclear weapons which then brought about the end to the Cold War.
Hmmm...I guess I started to ramble. Anyways, Cold War ideology is the issue of Capitalism vs. Communism political dominance battle.
The "Cold War," refers to the "war" between the United States and Russia. China could also be included in the definition. The Cold War was a non-combat "war." The Cold War, as noted, existed because of differing political ideologies between the two powers. Basically, it was the Western Ideals of democracy against the Eastern communists. Political, social, economic and military spending and development "battles" were fought between the parties. There was little political discourse, economic sanctions existed to try and isolate the Soviets, social implications, especially in the early 1950s, caused the great "commie hunt" in the United States, mainly led by Senator Joesph McCarthy. The "war" was a chess match between the two powers especially in the development of perspective military and nuclear capability. Ronald Regan broke the Soviets and the Eastern Bloc by basically bankrupting their capability to maintain military and nuclear parity.
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), or star Wars, was the planned weapons system the Soviets feared the most. Although SDI was a paper tiger and not a viable system, the Soviets never knew it. Communism just could not keep up with any free market capitalist system in the world at that time. The Afghan War also took its toll on Soviet coffers and its military. In 1989, a series of radical political changes occurred in the Eastern Bloc, associated with the liberalization of the Eastern Bloc's authoritarian systems and the erosion of political power in the pro-Soviet governments in nearby Poland and Hungary. After several weeks of civil unrest, the East German government announced on 9 November 1989 that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West BerlinThe end of institutional communism in Europe ended in 1989 as the Berlin Wall fell and the communist system disintegrated.
What division in Europe did the Iron Curtain refer to?
The iron curtain meant separation, division and instability.
The term "Iron Curtain" referred to a theoretical boundary which divided Europe into two separate zones, symbolically, politically and physically. Use of the term started at the end of World War II and continued until the end of the Cold War, which was from about 1945 to 1990. With the Iron Curtain in place, some of the Eastern and Central European countries were under the political influence of the Soviet Union. Exceptions were West Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Austria.
The term "Iron Curtain" was originally used during World War II by German Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels and later Count Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk towards the end of the war. It was popularised by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who first used it in his "Sinews of Peace" address at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on 5 March 1946, during which he stated:
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an "iron curtain" has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia; all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow."
When did the US enter the cold war?
Even before the end of World War II, in 1945, there were concerns as the Soviet armies captured large sections of Eastern Europe from the Germans. These countries would become a de facto empire as satellite countries with the USSR bloc.
With the end of the war, the lines were drawn between communist states and capitalist states. In the "Cold War" (~1945 to 1989), each side sought to gain some advantage. The weapons included small wars, coalitions, economic and military aid, propaganda, espionage, and technology.
