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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
The atoll selected for atomic bomb tests?
Bikini Atoll. The name was in the news so much that it was taken for a new type of two-piece ladies swimsuit from a daring French designer appearing at around the same time, equally hot.
How much does it cost to visit the Berlin Wall?
It doesn't cost anything.
There are only two short sections of The Berlin wall remaining. Both are alongside streets. The route of the wall is marked by brass plaques in the ground, you can follow the route on foot. But a large number of the plaques are in the middle of the street.
How did the creation of Israel affect the cold war?
Via proxy, the USSR & US got to test some weapons there. Not too many though, as Vietnam had already tested most of them: SAMs, T54/55 medium tanks, PT76 tanks, MiG17, MiG19, MiG21 jets, Sagger Wire Guided Missiles, etc.
Afghanistan invasion .
Was east or West Germany free?
during the cold war, EG (East Germany) was communist while WG (West Germany) was captialist
What was this big misunderstanding between the Soviet Union and the US?
it was who had to keep you in their country, you sorry excuse for a human being
What was the name of the pilot of the U-2 spy plane shot down over the US?
...do you mean shot down over the former Soviet Union? That pilot's name was FrancisGary Powers.
Why did communism never gain widespread support in Poland?
they never gain support in poland because a communist government backed
in poland in the 1940s and banned opposition parties .And a soviet union took over lands causing no comminism .
The Berlin airlift was conducted in 1948 and 1949 in response to?
Soviet action barring road and rail traffic between Berlin and the West
How were Gorbachev's reforms in the Soviet Union different from Deng Xiaoping's reforms in China?
The key difference was that Gorbachev tried to democratise socialism, and the Chinese maintained the repressive party / state system, whilst democratising the economy.
How did Gorbachev hope to restructure the Soviet economy through perestroika?
As a part of perestroika, he started introducing market economy principles to the Soviet Union. gorbachev mainly reduced the amount of centralized (government) control over workers and started giving workers freedom to make their own business decisions. He hoped that this would increase the willingness of the workers to work harder which would bring up the economy and restructure it into a market economy. Some private ownership and opportunity for individual profit would be allowed.
In the 1950's Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted and executed for?
passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets.
How did the international system change when the cold war ended?
price's in coal gas and electricity all went sky high....
Did nurses get anything out of the Korean war?
Yes, Nurses got something out of the Korean war. SEX WITH SOLDIERS.
Which eastern European nations overthrew communist government in 1989?
There can be no such thing as a Communist government, as Communism does away with governments, classes and money. The societies in eastern Europe were state capitalist.
What was The original plan developed by the US and the Soviet Union for the future of Korea?
In 1945 the Soviet Union and the United States agreed to divide Korea in two zones at the 38th parallel. The plan was to hold elections after World War II to reunify Korea.
What does Mutually Assured Destruction mean?
Mutually assured destruction (MAD) was a post-WW2 term used during the Cold War when USA and USSR were building up their arsenal of nuclear weapons (e.g., bombs, strategic bombers, and intercontinental ballistic missiles. MAD is a doctrine for defending your country, and its premise is that you have enough nuclear weapons that would allow you to completely destroy your enemy if it should start a nuclear war. This threat assures the enemy that no one will survive the nuclear war and therefore it is useless to start one. There is no such thing is a limited nuclear war. If one country started it, the other would retaliate in a full-scale attack.
iron curtain (A+)
9 What organization was originally formed to train young men to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan?
al-Qaeda
False .
The Soviet premier who wanted peaceful coexistence between democratic and communist powers was?
The Soviet premier who wanted "peaceful coexistence" between democratic and communist powers was _______.
