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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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Who was the leader of the US troops during the Vietnam War?
General Westmoreland was the commander of all U.S. forces during Vietnam.
What was the impact on Soviet people from Joseph Stalin?
It is easy to conclude that Stalin and Lenin were different but similar at the same time. They were similar for many different reasons. Both Lenin and Stalin were communist rulers of Russia. They both had favored communism and had everything to be government related. They also both practiced undemocratic strategies in order govern the nation. They both wished to have a socialist state and they both aimed to rebuild Russia and were marked by civil war. They both aimed and concentrated greatly to improve the economic system of Russia and tried to make it progress everyday such as the NEP, the New Economic Policy which was by Lenin, and the command economy which was by Stalin. And lastly, they both had good intentions, which was to make Russia the best it could be. So yes they did have similarities but yet they were so different. What was most different between Lenin and Stalin was the way they dealt with situations and they're mentality. This includes war tactics and etc. Lenin first off, did not like Stalin at all and made that clear before he passed away. He said that he had doubts about Stalin's "ambitious nature". Lenin thinks that although Stalin was sharp, he only focused on maintaining a lot of power and was not sure that he was able to use it sufficiently. He also did not think that Stalin was tolerable, loyal, polite, or considerate. The mentality that Stalin uses when he rules was much more different than the mentality that Lenin uses. Stalin uses fear and propaganda to scare the people into following his rules and listening to what he says. He also did not give the people that much freedom such as forcing them to be atheist, and punishing them with cruel punishments. Lenin on the other hand was more considerate, and liked to hear what the people had to say. This is why he supported the Soviet Supreme in which anyone 18 and or older was able to vote and express their opinion to the public. Stalin's rue was marked by cruelty and way and Lenin's was marked with good intentions. Lenin instituted many reforms such as a socialist state and gave peasants land. Stalin did not care for the peasants, and when the peasant upset him he killed thousands and thousands of them. Stalin's motives were different than Lenin's. Stalin had a more socialist perspective on rebuilding the nation, and his tactics on rulings were different than Lenin's as well. Also, Stalin did not have a guilty conscience at all. Lenin had more democratic point of views. Stalin, however, was more of a totalitarian. People described Stalin as more of a dictator because of the way he handled situations. He was very violent and rude, and when he was worried of things not going his way, he handled them in a violent manner and many of the situations with Trotsky, the peasants, and the purge. Although Stalin and Lenin were similar as to their goals as leaders, they were very different when it came to their personalities and who hey dealt with situations.
What region of the world has shaped American foreign policy the most since the end of the cold war?
Latin America.
What two countries stockpiled masses of atomic bombs during the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union.
What was the purpose of building the Berlin Wall?
mostly to keep people inside, but it would have helped to keep opposing troops out.
Which is the best description of the Russian economy before 1985?
The Russian economy since the Bolshevik Revolution to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 was command market. This was done through comprehensive five-year plans and precise GOSPLANS. Another facet to the Soviet economy were their massive defense expenditures per capita.
Who was Ho Chi Minh and the Vietcong and why were they important?
Ho Chi Minh was prime minister of North Vietnam. He was important because he was the leader of the primary country we were fighting.
Understanding the VC is going to take some explaining. In Vietnam there were four main armies. First were the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and the People's Army of Vietnam. The US referred to the PAVN as the NVA - North Vietnamese Army. Next were the various foreign armies in the conflict on both sides. And finally was the National Liberation Front - which were South Vietnamese citizens attempting to overthrow the South Vietnamese government. "Cong" is Vietnamese for communist, so the US called the NLF the Viet Cong. The Hanoi government controlled the NLF through an agency the US called the Central Office for South Vietnam, or COSVN. (The official Vietnamese name is long and grandiose.) Now here's where it gets fun: COSVN, although it ran the war in South Vietnam, was not in Vietnam - it was in Mimot Province, Cambodia.
The importance of the VC was that it was providing the lion's share of Communist combat troops in South Vietnam.
Who first spoke of the iron curtain?
Josef Goebbels was the first person to speak of the Iron Curtain. He explained this in his article named The Year 2000 in 1945 saying: "If the German people surrender, the Soviets will occupy . . . the whole east and southeast of Europe in addition to the larger part of the Reich. In front of this enormous territory, including the Soviet Union, an iron curtain will go down . . . The rest of Europe will fall in political chaos which will be but a period of preparation for the coming of Bolshevism.
The launch of the space sattelite "Sputnik" in 1959.
What year did China enter the cold war?
I did some research on this question, one source says late 1940s and early 1950s and the other source says 1945 to 1948.
When you think about it they are kind of like the same thing but i guess to be on the safe side I'll go with the first one if I were you.
What Finally united Communist and Non-communist forces?
A communist (North Vietnamese Army) victory united them.
The "Non-communist forces" had been conquered (defeated).
How did they know when the cold war was over with?
The Cold War effectively ended when the Soviet government was overthrown in 1990. The Soviet Union became the Russian Federation and the "Iron Curtain" fell.
How did the end of the cold war affect African govs?
It may have affected Africa's white rulers (European colonizers), but otherwise Africa was always consumed by racial issues (apartheid).
Why did gorbachev take Soviet troops out of Afghanistan?
The Soviets left because they were losing too many men & they fighting an enemy that was back by the USA. (Said the Russian)
They were fighting a war that they could not win. (Said the Afghan)
What causes a nosebleed during a cold?
A nosebleed occurs when the nasal canal is sore or irritated.It is usually associated with allergy season.Can be caused by:pollen,allergies,and if the nose is blown to hard on tissue.Fall and Spring usually bring many nosebleeds.
Who were Important figures in the cold war and why?
Stalin, Khrushchev, Mao, Ho Chi Minh, Castro, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford.
What did people do after the Korean War?
What were the goals of nuclear arms race?
During World War 2, we had invented Nuclear arms. The main point was to threaten people who were trying to kill us. We only had two atomic bombs when we threatened Japan, but they did not know that so, after we bombed Hiroshima, they did not know if we had one more left or a thousand. Now that Iran is in the process of making a nuclear bomb, we are all scared that they could use it in a horrifying way. In the Cold War, we did not fight any battles, but we used our nuclear weapons to threaten Russia. As of today, we have nuclear arms, for defense, and we are the only ones who have used a nuclear weapon on Another Country.
A1 (Skyraider) was a US Navy & US Air Force propeller driven attack plane used in the Vietnam War; it's call sign was sometimes "Sandy". The A1 was originally designed as a dive bomber at the end of WWII (it never saw action in WWII, arriving at the end of the war).
How many medics were killed in the Vietnam war?
Recommend: The American War Library. And, STATISTICS ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR, which has been recommended by the History Channel.
What Impact did Communism have on American society?
Americans spent a huge amount of money on a war that did not exist and wasn't going to. And Americans got a taste of communism themselves with McCarthyism.
The McCarthy hearings and the resultant blackballing of certain citizens who had committed no crimes also gave Americans an inside look at fascism.
What is the difference between the Korean War and The Vietnam War?
The Vietnam and Korean wars differ in many aspects.
The fundamental difference between the two wars was in the outcome. The United States and other democratic nations protected South Korea from the communists, while it lost to them in South Vietnam. Much of this had to do with the way in which each of these wars were fought. In Korea, the U.S. was pushed back mainly by Chinese forces when the U.S. neared the Chinese border. General Douglas MacArthur wanted to expand the war into China. Each side fought most of their battles on open ground. This gave America the strategic advantage because of its superior air power and more technologically advanced weapons. Battles tended to be quick and fierce, resulting in pushing back to the original line of division and thus the Koreas ended back at the 38th parallel. Vietnam on the other hand, resorted to guerrilla warfare given its smaller fighting force and environment. The Vietnamese had previously built some underground tunnels in their resistance movements against the Japanese and then the French. They expanded on this network of tunnels and made a huge network stretching more than 250 kilometers. Most of these tunnels were invincible from American air attacks and were sometimes built right under US military stations. For months, Americans could not figure out how enemy fire came right into their camp. Finally, when the military realized the problem, they went into the network of tunnels, but often got lost, ambushed or ran into booby traps. Another reason why America lost Vietnam and not Korea, was that the Vietnamese turned the war into a "people's war". In Vietnam, everyone joined the war effort. One motto of the communist Vietnamese was, "If the truck is struck, tear down the walls of your house." Americans had no way of telling between neutral civilians and Viet Cong supporters. This is one of the main reasons why America could not defeat the Viet Cong.
The difference in the fighting methods of each war gave rise to sharp differences in casualties. 54,000 American soldiers died in Korea and the war ended within three years. In Vietnam, however, 58,000 soldiers perished over a course of ten years. The Korean War was characterized by short bursts of fighting whereas Vietnam tended to be long and drawn out. Because of the psychological impact of this, their was an enormous difference between how the veterans of both wars were received back in the USA. The timing and ideological justifications for the wars also contributed to the differing moral support the US troops received.
