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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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What prevented the US and the Soviet Union from using nuclear weapons?
a fear that they both would be destroyed in nuclear war. That is called Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
What weapon did the US build in 1952?
During the Cold War (when US want the world to be capitalist while Russia wanted it to be communist) in 1950, US President Harry S. Truman authorized the invention of a bomb stronger than the atomic bomb (A-bomb), which both US and Russia already had in their arsenals, just in case if there would be a World War III when World War II just ended.
The US tested its first H-bomb (hydrogen bomb) in 1952, which was thousands of times stronger than the A-bomb, then the Soviet Union (Russia) tested their own H-bomb in 1953.
How did the Berlin blockade change relation between superpowers?
Relations were made a lot worse as Berlin was more obviously divided. There were increased tensions between Russia and America because Stalin didn't want to allow the East and the West to join together and was trying to stop that. When the Berlin Airlift happened. it made Communism look bad which Stalin didn't like.
Did the Cuban Missile Ccrisis end well?
{| |- | In the minds of most it ended well. It did not escalate into actual warfare. No nuclear weapons were deployed and for the most part things returned to the status quo. The Soviet Union was embarrassed, but it didn't slow them down much. |}
What major event started the fear of communism here in the US?
America was actively fighting Communism as early as 1919 in the Russian Civil War. The fear of communism does not stem from the Soviet Union, it stems from what communism represents. There was no great event that started the fear of communism, made clear by the fact that in 1919 the Bolsheviks were yet to actually do that many great evils.
It was a U-2C flown by Francis Gary Powers on 1 May 1960.
How did the aids epidemic affect the cold war?
The aids epidemic had a huge impact on the cold war, the impact was caused by aids
What agency trained the Cuban exiles for the invasion?
CIA (US' Central Intelligence Agency) under the direction of John F. Kennedy. And well, it didn't turn out too hot.
The current emblem of Berlin is an upright bear with red claws and tongue. See link.
Is there volcanoes in South Korea?
No, because Korea is a peninsula, which is rather stable land mass in spite of it. Korea has no strong earthquakes or any volcanoes... however, there are some in St Lucia.
In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed MAINLY because why?
Years of economic stagnation left it far behind western and Asian countries
Which countries accepted economic aid from the marshall plan but refused member of NATO by 1955?
Spain,sweden,and austria
What does the term Iron Curtain refer to?
The term "Iron Curtain" referred to a theoretical boundary which divided Europe into two separate zones, symbolically, politically and physically. Use of the term started at the end of World War II and continued until the end of the Cold War, which was from about 1945 to 1990. With the Iron Curtain in place, some of the Eastern and Central European countries were under the political influence of the Soviet Union. Exceptions were West Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Austria.
The term "Iron Curtain" was originally used during World War II by German Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels and later Count Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk towards the end of the war. It was popularised by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who first used it in his "Sinews of Peace" address at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on 5 March 1946, during which he stated:
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an "iron curtain" has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia; all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow."
Is Russia getting bigger or smaller?
Neither. The size hasn't changed since the 1800's for the main part of the country. Since 1989 they have lost the satellite countries, but they were the buffer zones between the west and themselves.
What did the citizens of the US think about the space race?
Here's a quote from astronaut Frank Borman: "I was teaching at West Point when Sputnik was announced. ... The Cold War was a very real thing and there was a very great concern of a nuclear exchange and all of a sudden this country that was our real enemy had jumped the gun and launched a satellite, and it was an enormous impact. The [American] public began to question our educational system, they questioned the Eisenhower administration. It was a time of very, very serious self-doubt across the whole society"
What was the purpose of Project Apollo?
The purpose of Project Apollo was to land astronauts on the moon and bring them back safely to Earth. It aimed to demonstrate American technological superiority in space exploration and achieve the goal set by President John F. Kennedy to land a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s.
The marriage in the romantic period?
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Vatnik is a type of a jacket. It is very warm. It is usually grey in color and is made out of the thick cotton like fabric with a flannel lining. It is stuffed with vata (cotton stuffing), hence the name vatnik. Z
At the beginning of World War 1 which outsider helped speed up the decline of czars government?
Rasputin
How is the Cold War different from other wars Ex World War 2 and the Revolutionary War?
The cold war included no actual combat. It was fought with threats of nuclear warfare. Also fought with "proxy" wars. (Vietnam and Korea) The soviets supported North Korea, and the US supported South Korea. These were wars fought between the two countries through other countries.
