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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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How did the effects of the cold war have an impact on American society today?
Sub - Conciseness hatred of Communism
Shame though, because Communism actually good
The Berlin Airlift. Please note that Britain and France also had their sectors in Berlin and played an important part in the Airlift.
Why was the soviet union able to invade so many countries during the cold war?
Because they were one of two world superpowers at the time, and also during world war two when the ussr troops were driving German soldiers out of easteren Europe, they never left and stalin established soviet statellite states as a buffer zone to prevent furture attacks.
Why did us president Jimmy Carter withdraw the salt 2 treaty from senate approval in 1979?
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to fight anticommunists.
How successful ultimately was the US endeavor to control the spread of Communism in the Vietnam war?
It failed; the communists won the war.
US Army General Douglas MacArthur told President Truman that Red China would NOT enter the war. They did. MacArthur then told Truman that he was prepared to invade Red China and use atomic weapons to gain victory. He was relieved of command.
Why did the Soviet Union increase military spending?
To counter the US/Allied moves. That's what the cold war was all about. Instead of fighting each other in a hot war, we just bluffed each other into spending more money on more & bigger war machines (equipment). This forced the Soviets into bankruptcy.
The US government agreed to become involved in the Korean and Vietnam wars because?
to stop communism
What is Difference between union of soviet socialist republics and republic of US?
The only similarity is the idea of a republic in which citizens vote to elect representatives that represent the people in government. The USSR was a communist state in which the economics are handled by the govermment, and there is no personal land owner ship. The US is unlike this, and has a mixed economy; the government only becomes involved in the economy when it needs to prevent it from totally falling out, and land ownership is in the hands of the individual citizens.
In 1954 what country surrendered Vietnam to communist forces in Viet Minh?
France called Vietnam a colony of theirs. When French troops left in 1954, th UN divided Vietnam into North and South Vietnam.
What happened when you were a communist living in America during the cold war era?
Free country, just don't rub people's nose into it. If a person did, might cause a fist fight (or worse) back then.
The US and soviet union almost went to war over Russian mistle sites in where?
The Cuban Missile crisis of '62.
When was checkpoint charlie built?
Checkpoint Charlie was build into the Berlin wall, which began construction on August 15, 1961. The checkpoint's real name was Checkpoint C, but it was called Charlie by the Allied forces because of the NATO alphabet.
In the USSR who is the us enemy?
The common enemy of the Soviet Union was either the U.S.A. or the U.K.(mainly new england) They had many enemies but those 2 were there main threats
What does Mutual assured destruction depend on?
Mutual Assured Destruction was the military posture for most of the Cold War (1945-1991). It was the concept that neither of the superpowers, the US or the USSR could use nuclear weapons to wipe out the other, because the result would be that both sides were destroyed. To that end, both countries built increasingly large and diverse stockpiles of bombers, missiles, ships, and submarines to insure that a first strike would not prevent retaliation. Each side had to be aware of the other's potential and have the ability to counteract any destabilizing technology.
With orbital launchers and anti-ballistic missiles banned, eventually the number of nuclear warheads reached a plateau, and both sides agreed to limitation (SALT) and then to reduction (START), which was underway when the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 finally meant a general relaxation in the dangerous stalemate.
What are the arms talks and treaties that ended the cold war?
arms= guns and guns are muscles so muscles like biceps
Why did soviet union and the us fall apart?
- Communism and Democracy get along like bleach and ammonia.
- Stalin kept the nations where he defeated Hitler and the Nazis.
- The Western Nations of the Allied Forces wanted Stalin to give those countries back to the people to self rule in democratic manners and to have the freedom that was fought for them.
- The Cold War started at the point of Stalin's refusal and making those nations, including half of Germany communist nations under the rule of the USSR.
