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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.
6,177 Questions
Senator joseph McCarthy gained national prominence with his accusation that?
-that the State Department, and other agencies of government, were overrun with communists…
Before reunification what divided into East Germany and West Berlin Germany?
The division of Germany and also Berlin was a result of the Occupation of German at the end of WW2. As part of the surrender, the 4 countries of the Allied powers took control of Germany. Russia wanted to divide the country into sectors so they were in control of one sector. The British, French and US controlled the remainder of German under one sectors. Berlin was also split this way. I hope that is the answer you are looking for.
What is the name of the famous wall in Berlin?
I think you mean the Berlin Wall, which was built in 1961 to stop people living in East Berlin fleeing to the West.As communism began to fall apart people wanted the wall taken down.This finally happened on 9 November 1989 .
What is a cold-knife procedure during a cone biopsy?
Cold-knife conization is the removal of a cone-shaped wedge of tissue with a scalpel (surgical knife).
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were two competing alliances during which time period?
NATO and the Warsaw Pact were two competing alliances during the Cold War. The members of NATO were: Belgium, Canada,Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The members of the Warsaw Pact were: People's Republic of Albania, People's Republic of Bulgaria, Czechoslovak Republic, German Democratic Republic, People's Republic of Hungary, People's Republic of Poland, People's Republic of Romania, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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Was George McCarthy good at identifying Communists?
Yes, that guy is known world wide for his valiant efforts to end communism in the United States and should have memorial in Washington D.c and have a George McCarthy day.
Eastern Europe
Did Japan stay neutral during the Cold War and if not what did they do?
Japan was not neutral during the Cold War. It served as a staging base for U.S. forces during the Korean War and still has several U.S. Naval and air bases. Further, Japan has a defense treaty with the United States.
Who was in power in Cuba during the crisis?
The Cuban missile crisis occurred almost four years after Fidel Castro's takeover of the country.
In what war was gunpowder first used?
Evidence has been found that gunpowder began to be used in weapontry as early as 960 AD in the Northern Song Dynasty of China. Gunpowder was used in early cannonballs and as wicks for flame throwers and bombs. Metal weapons, which were a predecessor to firearms were used in the Yuan Dynasty as early as 1271. These weapons were all used during the early wars between the different kingdoms of China. The unification of China is believed, by some, to be the result of gunpowder. Says the fag you listen too.
Military personnel come from the manpower pool of civilians. Every military man was a civilian FIRST. Civlians PRODUCE the war machine. Civilians are either supporting the war or in it.
communism
What was the purpose of the US policy of containment was to stop the spread of what?
. . . Communism .
Why did the soviet union want to place nuclear missiles in cube?
After the Bay of Pigs, Cuba needed protection and turned to the USSR. The USSR agreed to place nuclear missiles in Cuba and buy Cuba's sugar which America stopped buying due to the trade embargo. It wanted to place missiles in Cuba as it was only 90 miles away from American soil and the USA had missiles around 90 miles away in Turkey aimed at the USSR.
Why did soviet leader Gorbachev pursue glasnost and perestroika?
Gorbachev pursued perestroika because it was also known as the end of the Communist Era, when he abolished Communism in Russia. Glasnost was pursued to further open up the political system in Russia.
What was Ronald Ragans famous line from when he visited west Berlin in 1987?
On June 12, 1987, Reagan gave a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall calling upon Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev:Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
How did the US respond to the fear of soviet military action in the middle east?
they called in the atomic bomb.
What was East Germany like during the cold war?
Uuuummmmmmmmmmm.......It suffered it think........ and I think that west Germany was good and had better economy.
That would be the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO.
The strategic arms limitation talks salt and joint us-soviet space missions were examples of?
détente
How did the education system change after the collapse of the soviet union?
The answers are the following three:
-new ideas were introduced
-education encouraged independent thinking.
-more emphasis on the arts and literure.
Covert operations are not covert if everyone knows about them. If nations didn't convert to communism during the cold war, if was reasonably presumed that our operations in those regions were being successful. No news was good news.
What was the relationship between the Soviet Union And Eastern Europe countries after world war 2?
The Soviet Union created satellite countries in Eastern Europe with communist governments to repress their people, repress free speech & keep people hostage to the Soviet Union's goals.
