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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
How does it take so long to land on the moon?
It takes roughly three days to go to the moon as it is far.
What was the Middle eastern waterway that the soviet union wanted to control during the cold war?
Suez Canal
The Middle East
How did the Teheran Yalta and Potsdam Conferences lead to the eruption of the Cold War?
Stalin (USSR), Roosevelt (USA) and Churchill (UK) met for the first time at Teheran (present-day Iran) at the end of 1943. They met again at Yalta in the Crimea in February 1945. At Yalta they agreed to divide Germany into four occupation zones (USSR, USA, UK and France) after the Nazis had surrendered, to punish war criminals, to agree reparations for war damage, to destroy German military power, and to hold a conference in San Francisco to set up a United Nations Organisation. In July 1945, the leaders of the Allies met at Potsdam in Berlin (Stalin (USSR), Truman (USA) and Attlee (UK) were the leaders at this meeting). At Potsdam the leaders confirmed much of what had been agreed at Yalta, but as at the earlier meeting there were disagreements over the detail of what they had discussed. You should be able to see that the meetings did not cause the Cold War, so much as provide opportunities for the Allies to disagree over how they wanted the post-war world to be organised. These disagreements contributed to the growing hostility between the major powers. As you know the major powers were only united in their determination to defeat the Nazis. Since that hostility did not lead to war between the major powers for various reasons, there was what was called a Cold War or state of undeclared war between the USSR and the USA, and each of their allies for the next 50 years.
What was significant about the Vietnam war?
First victory for the communists.
That the US lost it and the commies won. It was an embarrassing defeat for a superpower. People don't talk about the Korean War even though it was pretty much exactly the same, except the US won.
The term bomber gap was used during the cold war for the primary purpose of?
Greatly increase military spending
Israel received support from France and the United Kingdom before receiving support from the United States. The Arab Nations were primarily supported by the Soviet Union. The Western Powers and the Soviets used the Israeli-Arab Conflict as a place where they could test their weaponry and have proxy wars.
What year did was the Berlin wall built between east and west Berlin?
the Berlin wall was built on Sunday August 13, 1961 by the German Democratic Republic (GDR.) They built it so East Germans could not escape from the Soviet Union.
Who was the prime minister of canada during the cold war?
The Cold War began in 1945 and continued until 1991. Canadian Prime Ministers during that period included William Lyon Mackenzie King, Louis St Laurent, John Diefenbaker, Lester Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, John Turner and Brian Mulroney.
Within the Cold War context Star Wars refers to what?
{| |- | The Cold War describes the relationship between the Soviet Union and allies and the Unites States and Its allies. One of the key markers was the arms race, particularly related to the use of nuclear weapons. Star Wars was an initiative to create defense systems that could shoot down nuclear warhead carrying missiles in space before they could fall on American targets. |}
What groups of canadians came under suspicion of being communists?
In Canada, union leaders came under suspicion of being communists. This occurred during the height of the Cold War, and there was a similar situation in the US.
The conflict in Mexico died down when a greater conflict was imminent what was the conflict?
world war one
Why did president Kennedy need to appear tough on communism?
President Kennedy, they charge, unnecessarily brought the crisis to the brink of nuclear war in order to appear tough on communism during mid-term elections. They are also quick to point out that the memoirs of those involved in the crisis are all biased accounts that tend to view the President more positively than objectively.
Who won the cowboy and Indian war?
There was actually never a war between cowboys and Natives Americans. Most Native Americans were killed by the US military. Eventually, the military won and Native Americans were forced onto reservations.
What led to the Soviets blockade West Berlin?
a reunification of the three western zones of occupation
What was the Berlin airlift and why was it needed?
The Berlin Airlift was a military operation designed to provide food and supplies to the city of Berlin from 1948-1949. After World War II, German and the city of Berlin were divided into four sections, each controlled by a separate power: the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. Berlin was in the Soviet section of German and the Soviet Union wanted to take complete control of Berlin, so they blocked all of the roads and railways into Western Berlin in order to force the other nations to abandon the city. In response, the Western governments began flying supplies into the city in order to circumvent the Soviet blockade.
What five regions that were part of the Russian Empire were not part of the Soviet Union?
Poland, Lithuania,
Latvia, Estonia and Finland
Which foreign policy strategy was thought to lessen tensions with the Soviet Union?
Detente is the foreign policy strategy was thought to lessen tension with the Soviet Union. The foreign policy problem that eventually forced Lyndon Johnson out of politics was the Vietnam War.
