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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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It is a military alliance formed in 1949. Its member states agree to mutual assistance in case of attack from a non-member country
NATO's Core purpose is to still guarantee freedom and security of it's members through political and military means, In today's security environment this means tackling a range of security threats including terrorism, failed states and WMD (weapons of Mass Destruction it also contributes to worldwide peace and security through partnerships with non-NATO Countries and crisis management operations.
Where did McCarthy first announce that the state department was infested with communists?
at a campaign rally
Joseph McCarthy claimed claimed that large numbers of communists had infiltrated the US government in the 1950's.
Why was 1949 a bad year for US and it's supporters?
As the election of 1948 approached, the New Deal coalition that FDR had held together for so long seemed to be coming apart. The Democrat party was divided with the emergence of the 'Dixiecrat' party, which was led by Henry Wallace.
What was built in 1961 to stop exodus from happening between the East and West Berlin?
The Berlin Wall
What events in the Soviet Union and china shocked the american people in 1949?
In 1949, Mao Zedong started the Cultural Revolution. It changed China from the peaceful quiet villages in ninja shows, to a bustling country that started the reason why you see "MADE IN CHINA" on everything.
In the Soviet Union, totally unrelated, Soviet scientists tested their first atomic bomb. The U.S. thought they had the only working atomic bomb. This led people to think there were russian spies at Los Alamos Laboratory, where the first bomb was tested. This started the Cold War and led to children regularly hiding under their desks and the digging of underground nuclear shelters.
At least today's nuclear bombs don't say "MADE IN CHINA" on them.
What are the HUAC most famous for investigating?
In the 1950's, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigated Communists who had supposedly infiltrated all aspects of American life, including the government, the military, and Hollywood. (The committee was formed in 1938 and dissolved in 1975, but it is most famous from the 1950's. Although Joseph McCarthy was in the U.S. Senate, not the House of Representatives, he worked in parallel with HUAC.)
What policy said the belief that us must stop any soviet pressure wherever it developed?
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What was the soviet atomic threat?
A large-scale nuclear exchange followed by a conventional war which itself would involve heavy use of tactical nuclear weapons.
What was the Cold War what caused the Cold War and why was it Cold?
Cold war was a war of threats, politics between democratic west and communist east. It was caused by the end of WWII with the emergence of two super powers America and the USSR, and their opposing ideologies. It was called a cold war because there were no occasions of direct armed conflict between the super powers.
Not really, the Soviets had lost more people (both soldiers and civilians) than any other country and suffered massively uder German invasion. The division of Germany was a compromise in itself and the only pre-war democracy that the USSR took over in 1945 was Czecoslovakia (Poland, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria and Romania were all dictatorships prior to 1939)
Where did war world one take place at?
The main fighting took place on the Western Front (France and Belgium), the Italian Front (Italy), the Eastern Front (Russia) and the Balkan Front (Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria). Fighting also took place in the Middle East (Iraq and Palestine), Turkey and in the North Sea.
What were some listed tactics from the cold war?
Other than spies, espionage, and sabotage; the arms race (one upmanship on the other) & and winning friends (a form of legal bribing-supplying arms & equipment to win them over) were the only tactics employed.
One must remember, the cold war was not a war. It was a term.
What makes you think it's over? Look at Sukhoi SU-47, F-22 Raptor, Zumwalt class destroyer, Virginia-class submarine, armed Predator drones, anti-satellite weapons tests, 30,000 pound bunker-buster bombs, all in the last 10 years.
What has changed is that now our biggest competitor is changing from Russia or the former Soviet Union to China, whose military expenditures are skyrocketing. They recently launched their first aircraft carrier, a 60,000 ton rebuild of an unfinished former Soviet aircraft carrier, and are building two more like it. They have a long range land attack cruise missile and a new ballistic anti-ship missile which worries US military planners. They have successfully tested anti-satellite weapons, and have nuclear powered ballistic missile and attack submarines. They have an estimated 400 nuclear warheads at present.
They are building their own 3rd generation of jet fighters, such as the Shenyang J-11 and Shenyang J-15, based on Russian designs like the SU-27 and SU-33, which have been displayed at airshows and have performance comparable to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, or Dassault Rafale. And let's not forget the size of their armed forces, by far the largest in the world at about 2.8 million active duty personnel.
How did the Cold War influence Ray Bradbury's writing?
The Cold War provided a backdrop of fear and tension that influenced Ray Bradbury's writing, particularly in works like "Fahrenheit 451" where he explored themes of censorship and government control in a dystopian society. Bradbury used the social and political climate of the Cold War to create cautionary tales about the dangers of conformity and the suppression of individuality.
What major event almost brought the USand the Soviet Union to the brink of war during the cold war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Who was the One member of the soviet bloc that resisted soviet domination?
It may be Yugoslavia.
From Wikipedia: The country (Yugoslavia) distanced itself from the Soviets in 1948 (cf. Cominform and Informbiro) and started to build its own way to socialism under the strong political leadership of Josip Broz Tito.
Why did eastern europeans feel it was safe to rebel in 1989?
becuse the government was changing and people hade more rights
