Cold War

The major rivals in the cold war was America and Soviet Union (Russia).

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Discounting technology (jets verses propeller driven aircraft, etc.), WW2 was a declared total war; any and all weapons were used to obtain an un-conditional surrender from the axis powers (Germany/Japan). Korea & Vietnam were limited wars; limited to the use of only conventional NON-ATOMIC WEAPONS. Korea & Vietnam were not total declared wars. There was no "un-conditional surrender"; instead there was negotiations...a settlement...truce (Armistice) in regards to Korea...and a communist victory in the case of Vietnam. The reason for this difference was the atomic bomb introduced in WW2. After the "A-bomb's" introduction in 1945, powerful nations could no longer fight declared total wars...without risking mutual destruction. Consequently, "limited wars." If there had been NO "A-Bomb", Korea would have erupted into WW3, fought as WW2 had been fought. The Korean war would have been a declared total war fought by free world nations verses the USSR, Red China, and North Korea.

The US wanted to ensure that it could stop Soviet aggression, to protect itself and its NATO allies.

The main person that stopped segregation was Martin Luther king Jr. but there were many other supporting people such as Rosa Parks who didn't give up her seat in a bus for a white man and was taken to jail.

Those who refused to answer questions could have several things happen to them. For one, they could held in contempt, for which there were legal penalties. For another, they could be blacklisted by their profession.

There were ten Hollywood writers and directors who refused to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee's questions; the "Hollywood Ten" believed it was unconstitutional for the committee to ask them about their political beliefs. They were all blacklisted -- unable to find work, since no-one in Hollywood would hire them; and they were all found guilty of Contempt of Congress, and sentenced to serve between six and twelve months in prison.

1. Korea may have gone "hot", but President Truman cooled the heads of some of his commanders (MacArthur as one example). 2. With Korea as a fresh reminder; North Vietnam wasn't invaded and nukes were not supposed to be discussed; but contingency plans did exist (which is nearly SOP anyway, since during the cold war, it was US doctrine to "strike first" (with nukes); termed "first strike capability." 3. The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was the only time the cold war really was going to go hot. The only reason it didn't was because the Soviets backed down. Cuba is (was) to the US what Korea is (was) to Japan...a dagger pointed at their chests (historically stated words from the respective leadership at the time). Being geographically too close is what makes (made) them dangerous. A. Korea was responsible for the 1904-1905 war between Russia and Japan. B. Cuba was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

Societiesn those days, instead of fire drills for school children, we had "Duck and Cover Drills" in school for Atomic Bomb attacks. Up untcorners. And although you probably still don't know it...there are abandoned underground anti-aircraft missile silos near your schools and homes. You won't know it until they are pointed out to you; especially in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego Areas of California.

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The Soviet Union and the United States built tens of thousands of nuclear weapons.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a mutual defense pact between the US and countries of western Europe. It was developed in response to the military threat posed by the USSR and its satellite countries after World War II.

The US's goals were to stop Communism from spreading to other countries and to control or stop the military threat of Soviet Union and Communist China. This meant that the US had to have a military power and arsenal that was equal to or better than that of those countries.

There was no such this as the Truman plan but there is two plans he instituted to help out Europe during the post WWII era. He instituted The Marshall plan that was made to help stabilize Europe's economy, and he also established the Truman Doctrine that stated that the US would support Greece and Turkey when the Soviets were trying to expand their power.

They went back to normal and became horrible

If you mean after the Communists let go of their claim on East Germany, then that was the re-unification of East Germany and West Germany when the Berlin Wall collapsed, making Germany whole again.

Korean War and Vietnam War.

Hi the Cold war was the period from 1945 till 1990 it ends with the fall of the Berlin wall.

The World Wars were two wars one from 1914-1918 and the other from 1939-1945. But to answer your question the cold war was more a fear that the two world powers could start the third world war(Soviet Union and the United States of America). The Cold war was practically speaking not a real war.

The outbreak of this was closest on the Cuban missile crisis.

All in all Cold war was more a race between the two world powers of that time and the two world wars were simply "real" wars which were fought in Europe and in Asia.

I personally remember that period of history, and I don't think that America was all that shocked; Americans knew that there was a war taking place in Vietnam, and during times of war, it is understandable that there will sometimes be an offensive. However, to some extent, Americans had become used to winning wars, after essentially an unbroken string of victory, going back to the Revolutionary War. Nobody ever defeated America. That being the case, it was easy to believe that the North Vietnamese should simply admit that they can't win, and should give up. Instead, they fought with ceaseless determination. It seemed, if not shocking, at least odd that the Vietcong thought they could do what Kaiser Wilhelm, Adolf Hitler, and Kim Il Sung had all failed to do. What made them so special? Yet, they did succeed, eventually, and the US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975, an unprecedented event.

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They didn't. But Britain was America's major allies (or ally). Although, it was very little to do with Britain. The US owned Alaska, which according to Russia, was a threat, when Russia seems threatened, the Soviet Army will start to attack. So, despite the threat, Russia tried to end the 'Cold' War bravely by threatening to drop a 'Big Ivan' bomb on America. Now, onto the bomb. The 'Big Ivan' (As Known As: TZAR) was designed to be 100 Megatons of TNT, but despite having problems with the explosion, it was scaled down to 50 Megatons of TNT (50,000,000 Kilograms). It was dropped from a modified Tupolev Tu-95 Bear. Instead, the USAF decided to send a Squadron of F-15 Eagles out to meet the Tu-95, they also took pictures of the bomber. The bomb, dropped on it's test site, inspired a mushroom cloud that rose to an astonishing 210,000 feet. If it had 100 Megatons, it would've rose to at least 420,000 feet (50 Megatons = Half the amount of TNT, along with half the height of the 100 Megaton explosion, 420,000 feet, 210,000 feet is half the height of 420,000 feet.) But, to the Russians' surprise in 1980, the USAF had won, they used a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, which ended the Cold War. Then, UK, USA, and USSR, left the cold war.

No, there is no"list"of everyone that was decorated during this time period. It would be thousands and thousands of names if there were such a list.

Admiral John S. McCain was appointed CINCPAC (Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Command) in 1968 and excercised command over all ground and air forces during the Viet Nam war until 1972. In-theater commanders reported to him and he reported through the Navy chain of command to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who in turn, reported to the President.

The Romanov dynasty start in 1613 with Michael Romanov, it ended in the 1900's.

Because the US had MONEY!

Contracts build the war machines. Contracts are awarded by the Government to the contractor (the company). The contractor (company) builds the machine, then delivers it, and presto! They get MONEY!

No money, no war, simple!

cold calling approach is when someone calls on the phone trying to sell you thing but you tell them your not home

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Cold Calling is a term used to refer to sales people who make unrequested approaches to individual to sell their product(s). This is outside a retail environment and is normally in the street or by phone. In some countrys this practice has been stopped because of the pressures placed on unsuspecting people to purchase items they have no real intention of purchasing

The hydrogen bomb was tested by the United States at the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean during the Cold War. The Soviet Union later conducted its own hydrogen bomb tests in various locations, such as the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan.