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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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When and how tensions between the superpowers decreased and when and how the increased again?
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What Churchill used the term Iron Curtain to describe?
The military enforced separation of the states occupied by Russia after WW2 from the democratic world as exemplified by the Berlin wall. The wall, fences and military guards holding the occupied people in was described by him as an "iron curtain".
How was cold war different from other wars?
The two main opponents did not fight each other directly.
What were the goals of the U.S. foreign policy during the cold war?
As I'm not privy to White House documents, I'll have to go with what the government STATED was the primary goal...Containment of communism. The idea was that A) The U.S. would not invade communists countries, but they would do whatever it took to prevent communism to spread into other countries and B) Would use counter-intelligence to undermine the government of countries under the Soviet.
What effect did communist China have on military struggle during the Cold War?
China was a wild card during the Cold War. They fought the United States in the Korean War when they thought MacArthur might invade China; it had nothing to do with them being 'communist'. While many in the US Congress thought China automatically supported the USSR, that was incorrect. The Chinese wanted to be recognized by the US, and only supported the Soviets as a way of forcing the US to recognize them. After Nixon went to China, the Chinese took a pro-capitalist stance that made them the economic powerhouse they are today.
What role did the Cold War play in the rise of Islamic extremists groups in Afghanistan?
It led the United States to offer weapons to extremist leaders who fought against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
What was the major motivator of the arms race during the Cold War?
Both the Soviet Union and the United States worried that the other would build up a larger nuclear arsenal.
What was the motivation behind behind the Truman Doctrine during the early years of the Cold War?
Answer this question… To limit the spread of communism by supporting any country fighting for independence
How did Mikhail Gorbachev policy of glasnost contribute to the end of the cold war?
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It led to protests within Soviet republics and political instability that triggered the Soviet Union's eventual breakup.
The space race is often considered symbolic of the Cold War in general because it represented?
fierce competition between the united states and the soviet union - APEX
How did the idea of mutually destruction affect the cold war?
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It promoted peace by preventing either country from attacking first because of the certainty of an immediate counterattack.
Why did Gorbachev pursue glasnost and perestroika reforms?
The war in Afghanistan had drained the nation's resources
What did landing on the moon have to do with the cold war?
In 1960 the "space race" began between the US and Soviets. Both worked to get to the moon first and in 1969 the US landed on the moon. The Soviets never have landed. The space race was just another outcome of the Cold War. The ability to launch a rocket has military advantages whether it has a payload for space or for military uses.
There were battles by proxy - the Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam, the space race etc. In the end the philosophy of communism proved to be incompatible with human aspirations and the soviet economy collapsed. From a militaristic viewpoint communism was winning!
The Space Race was similar to the Cold War arms race because both involved?
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the Soviet Union and the United States struggling to outperform one another.
What aspect of the Korean War indicates that it was a part of the Cold War as well as a ciivil war?
Many of the troops who supported North Korea were Chinese, while many of the troops who fought for South Korea were American.
Japan signed a peace treaty with the United States to regulate their devastating economy after the war, they were then trading partners and eventually compete with each other in the global economy.
What were the conflicting ideologies behind the cold war?
It was more to do with rivalries at the economic level between competing capitalist sates.
What situation developed as a result of the arms race during the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union developed the ability to completely destroy each other.
The United. States wanted to ensure that it could stop Soviet aggression
