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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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What was one place on the globe where the Cold War was hot an US soldiers fought and died?
The cold war by definition was not a "war" but many spies die collecting information on the positions of nuclear long rangemissile.
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The cold war turned into a "Hot" war in Korea and Vietnam.
What was fidel catros role in the cold war?
Fidel was a lawyer. In 1952 Fidel Castro became a candidate for Congress for the Cuban People's Party and he was the favorite for the next election. But General Fulgencio Batista, with the support of the armed forces, took control of the country. Castro with 123 men and women attacked the Moncada Army Barracks. He was arrested was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He was released after two years. Castro left for Mexico where he began to plan another attempt to overthrow the Cuban government.
After building up a stock of guns and ammunition, Castro, Che Guevara, Juan Almeida, and eighty other rebels arrived in Cuba in 1956. This group became known as the July 26 Movement and they made their base in the Sierra Maestra Mountains. As the history shows he did not used the military but instead he used revolutionaries. He came in power on the 1th of January 1959.
The Cold War was a conflict mostly between which countries?
U.S.S.R. {| |- | The rival was the Soviet Union. It began as the US and Soviets divided up responsibility for policing the defeated Axis countries. It escalated when the Soviets developed nuclear weapons. |}
What is a world with many superpowers called?
Scary. It is bad enough to have one superpower but many can lead to a world war. I have no idea if there is a specific term for a world with many superpowers.
multipolar
What was the significance of the Berlin airlift?
The effort to supply Berlin through the Soviet Blockade. (apex)
What did Stalin think of the Marshall plan?
Stalin thought the Marshall plan was a plan to undermine Western Europe and prevented any of the Cominform to take place in the discussion in Europe.
What were the main differences between the two superpowers after World War 2?
One of the main differences between the two super powers after World War II was that the United States was a democracy and Russia was communist. America was also capitalist and Russia was socialist.
Which of these was not a principle of liberalism during the cold war?
Limiting freedom in the united states
Why did western nations want to contain the spread of communism?
We wanted to keep our freedom, communism is not the type of government we wanted. We believe in a different political system
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Or Becuz the RICH doesnt like it, becuz if communism is in its full swing, people cannot be ripped off by the ruling elites. (take this 2008 financial crisis as a reference). What will happen next? The ruling elites will divert their attention to take ownership of the real physical economy. Capitism dictates that the fittest win all, and one day every thing will be owned by a single entity, a new astriocacy class will rise and 99% of the population will be enslaved by the 1%. This plan is always in motion without you knowing it, throw a frog into boiling water and it will jump out but if u throw a frog into cool water and rise the temperature slowly and gradually, it will not jump out. That means u all are adapting to the surrounding and think everything is ok. Capitism only give the FITTEST to own thing, don't assume u r fit. When the day come. The first step is that MNC will takeover all the SME pre-2008 (if u are observant enough to realize, shops in the corner were whacked out of existence by 7-11 and walmart). Next those MNC will be taken over by the ELILTES (mark my word in 2009 to 2011). With their resources, they will destroy every startup companies and competitors, making sure of their dominance. By then, its clear you can never own a business so u can only be a working class, but the worst fact is all the business belong to a same boss, so if he offer u usd$1 / week , u either take it or leave it, u cannot quit and join another boss, there isn't any other boss around anymore. Then they will sell commodities at a high cost, u either buy it or leave it, there isn't another seller.
U will become a peon as u are born destinated to be. How great is it? I bet 99% are looking to this blessed simple life. It's a blessing for u, u will work 18 hrs a day and given 3 meals, u have no worries or troubles where to party, don't have to make option becuz someone is making for you. I think this is ideal for the 99% of the population. It will be a utopia + nirvana + paradise.
By then, if u are one that doesnt like a simple life, u may pray u can time travel and begged ur grandparent to support communism. But i for one will prefer the current state not becuz i like a simple life but becuz i happen to be one of that 1%. Juz focus on playing the role WE planned for you. LOL
In what ways are the cold war policies of Nixon and Reagan similar and different?
Nixon was occupied with the Vietnam War, the hot battle of the cold war. His policy there was to B-52 (bomb) Hanoi (North Vietnam's Capital) back to the negotiation tables.
Yes and no, we amricans were afraid of the giant Russian submarine K-141, which held many nuclear bombs, was said to be off the coasts of California, but we did not drop out because that would make us look weak.
The Russians were utterly afraid of our F-117 Nighthawk stealth strike aircraft, which could go through enemy radar, without being detected, and attack them, dropping nuclear bombs on major bases and plants. Making them drop out.
Yes and no. We Americans were afraid of the Russian submarines, the largest in the world, which held many small nuclear bombs, but, we did not drop out because we could not show we were afraid of any such thing. It was the Russians that dropped out because of our b-117 stealth bomber.
It is generally agreed that the US side of the Cold War won, as Communism crumbled. The USSR has ceased to exist as a global power. Russia and the independent countries are now fragmented.
Don't take my word on this but the cold war was not really a war it was just a battle of ideology (capitalism and communism) in which both were afraid of each others ideology and developed a paranoia of each other. Although in just after ww2 both US and USSR were both trying the get the ideology favoured with other countries and would help in anyway possible to stop the others ideology from taking over. I don't even think America and Russia ever actually fought each other
What happened in the cold war between the US and Russia?
The cold war divided Europe in Western and Eastern Europe.
After the second world war, Russia built a wall through the centre of Berlin (Germany). The communist party took control in many countries on the borders of Russia to build a buffer zone so that no one would be able to march in, start a war and kill tens of millions of russians.
What is NATO role now that the cold war has ended?
NATO conducted military action in the Balkans conflicts to prevent the massacre of civilians, it has contributed to and lead the ISAF forces in Afghanistan, it has taken action to prevent terrorist movements in the Mediterranean and to protect maritime traffic from Somali pirates. It is currently engaged in action in Libya to protect civilians from Colonel Gadaffi's military.
Why did Kennedy want to increase military spending?
To keep up the u.s arms to match Russias arms spending.
Approximately how many years did the Cold War last?
The cold war was a lengthy period of diplomatic and military tension between USA and its NATO allies and USSR and Warsaw Pact allies. There is no definite period but it is believed that it started in 1947 after WW2 and finished in 1991 with disintegration of USSR.
What year did the Cold War officially end?
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. The Soviets collapsed in 1990. Had the Soviets NOT collapsed, there would have been NO Operation Desert Storm in Jan-Feb 1991. The United States would not have conducted such an operation with an intact Soviet Union.
What advantages did the communist have over the nationalist in the Chinese civil war?
They had Russia backing them. The Communists back then were all followers of the "Great Communist Revolution" in Russia started by Trotsky and Lennon
They had a much larger army and got help from the USSR. -- Nova Net
What countries were formed after the Cold War?
Excluding the three Baltic states, they are: Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine (new European countries); Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.
Considering that the Cold War remained "cold" from 1945 to 1991, (with the exception of Korea and Vietnam and a few other places), almost everyone survived the Cold War. The number of deaths was in the hundreds of thousands, but, not as much as a nuclear World War III between the USA and Russia.
Why was Vietnam a significant turning point in the Cold War?
The Vietnam War enabled the USSR/Red China/US/UK/France/Israel/South Korea/Etc. see the effects of and combat test all of the world's "cold war" weapons...from the B52 to the M16 assault rifle, from the M48 Patton tank to the new aluminum airborne M551 Sheridan tank. From the Ryan UAV Firebee to the SR-71 Blackbird Reconnaissance airplane.
