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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
What type of bomb replaced the atom bomb as the new weapon of mass destruction after World War 2?
Hydrogen bomb
Who was the president of US while the cold war?
The Cold War lasted for 45 years, from 1945 to 1990. During that time, the Presidents of the US were Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and finally Ronald Reagan, during whose administration the Cold War ended.
How many years has it been since the space race?
The US officially won the space race in 1969 with the successful moon landing; since it is 2013 as I type, it has been 44 years since 1969.
What are the functions of a space rocket?
Since their first use in the 13th century, space rockets have provided mostly recreational usage. However, rockets became prevalent in the 20th century for military use, particularly as part of the arms/space race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Who was Gary Powers and how did he escalate the Cold War?
Francis Gary Powers was a CIA U-2 pilot. A U-2 can fly at 80,000 feet; higher than the Soviet surface-to-air missiles we knew about could go, so the U-2 pilots thought they could operate in total safety. What they DIDN'T know, was the Soviets had been hard at work on a new surface-to-air missile system they called the S-75 Dvina (NATO calls it the SA-2 Guideline) that could shoot down a U-2.
On May 1, 1960, Francis Gary Powers overflew the Soviet Union. May 1 was a major holiday in the Soviet Union, and a lot of their air defenders were off duty then. One battery of SA-2s WAS on duty, and shot down the U-2. (They also shot down one of the fighters attempting to intercept the U-2.) The Soviets captured Powers, recovered the aircraft, developed the film it had shot and used it in a giant propaganda campaign.
One of the things that happened in the aftermath of this incident was the US promised to never fly U-2s over the Soviet Union again. We didn't overfly them because by that time we had invented a spy satellite series that photographed enemy targets on a special film; the satellite was designed to fly over a certain part of the earth at a specific time every day and eject the film it had shot, and a specially made airplane would catch the canister of film and take it back to the US to be developed. We also invented the SR-71, which was designed in part to be able to outrun an SA-2 missile. (Y'know, spying on the Soviets really was fun.)
What 2 divisions existed in Europe during the cold war?
i don't know but i think one is the mashall plan.
What part did the newly-created atomic bomb play in creating the cold war?
Alot but not everything. Stalin terminated the alliance that had formed in WW2. It was mostly a "Communist vs. Imperialist" thing from their side, "Communist vs. Democracy" thing from our side.
What role did they play in the emergence of the cold war?
Your question is incomplete -- who or what is "they"
What are four countries that are permanent members of the UN during the cold war?
All members of the UN are permanent members. Once a country has joined, it does not have to reapply.
I think you mean permanent members of the UN Security Council. There are five permanent members of the UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and the USA.
These have always been permanent members of the UN Security Council, the mebership hasn't changed since the UN was founded, except Russia took over the seat from the USSR when the USSR was dissolved in 1992.
Is it true that The eastern bloc consisted of the noncommunist countries?
NO, that is absolutely NOT true - the Eastern Block were all part of the Soviet Empire
What was America's policy regarding the Cold War?
There were 2 major policies that governed overall American Cold War policy:
1. Detente
2. Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), or Nuclear Deterrence
Detente
Detente, or "relaxing of tension", was a policy that grew out of the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Due to how close the U.S. and Soviet Union came to a nuclear exchange over Cuba, leaders of both countries agreed to install a hotline (red phone), for direct communication between each other to ensure that any future conflicts wouldn't escalate to an all out war. The policy of Detente was an extension of this action. While each country had its own overall global policy, detente was used in areas where their was more tension and competition on the global stage, both politically and militarily. Both countries (or NATO and Warsaw Pact nations) would confront each other in ways such that neither side had a clear advantage, maintaining parity.
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
MAD, if ever there was a more apt acronym, was the nuclear exchange policy of the United States and NATO. In essence, the policy stated that any launch by the Soviet Union or its satellite nations, against any NATO country or Western nation, would be considered an attack against the United States, requiring a full nuclear retaliatory response. The doctrine was backed up by the military's Nuclear Triad:
1. Ballistic Missile Submarines on constant patrol
2. Nuclear armed bombers on constant alert and patrol
3. Nuclear ICBM's, located in stationary missile silos and rail car launchers
While it may seem extreme to those who didn't live in those times, both sides adhered to it, and the policy essentially kept the status quo for many decades. The bottom line was that despite the saber rattling and political / military posturing and competition, neither side wanted to be the one to push the nuclear button.
What was the justification for the cold war?
At the time of the Cold War, it was generally believed that there was a huge ideological conflict in the world between communism and capitalism, and that one system or the other would have to eventually defeat the other, to become a globally accepted system. This has pretty much happened; there are very few truly communist governments left - perhaps only Vietnam, Cuba, and North Korea qualify. China claims to be "communist with Chinese characteristics" but this does not fool many people. They too have a capitalist economy, although they are still ruled by the same oligarchy inherited from their communist past.
What changed because of the cold war?
The Cold War significantly altered global political dynamics, leading to the division of the world into two opposing blocs: the Western capitalist sphere led by the United States and the Eastern communist sphere led by the Soviet Union. This rivalry fueled an arms race, technological advancements, and proxy wars in various regions, affecting countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It also prompted the establishment of military alliances like NATO and the Warsaw Pact, reshaping international relations. Ultimately, the Cold War's conclusion in the early 1990s resulted in the collapse of the Soviet Union and a shift towards a more unipolar world order dominated by the U.S.
A term used during the cold war to classify those nations that were neither of the US or Soviet group. The were nonaligned (third world)
SALT was a period of two talks between the United States and the Soviet Union on armaments control.
Why was Reagan considered a Cold War hawk?
The simple answer is that President Reagan knew how to deal with the Soviets, just as Nixon and Eisenhower did. He didn't give an inch during any treaty negotiations, kept pressure up during key moments in history during his time in office (e.g., Sandanista/Contras, stopping the Cuban buildup on Grenada, helping the Mujahadeen during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, sticking it to Iran whenever possible, Beirut, etc.).
Was there any wars during the 80's besides the cold war?
- South African Border War - August 1966 to March 1990
- Lebanese Civil War - April 1975 to October 1990
- Salvadoran Civil War - May 1979 to January 1992
- Soviet war in Afghanistan - December 1979 to February 1989
- Iran-Iraq War - September 1980 to August 1988
- Falklands War - April 1982 to June 1982
- Lebanon War - June 1982 to May 1983
- Second Sudanese Civil War - April 1983 to January 2005
- US invasion of Grenada - October 1983 to December 1983
- First Intifida - December 1987 to December 1993
What happened to the us armed forces after World War 2 ended?
They were reduced in size and limited budget
Who were the enemies in Korea and Cold war?
TLDR; Cold War Era 1945 - 1991
- US/NATO vs. USSR/China/Warsaw Pact Alliance
- Democracy vs. Communism
Korean War 1950 - 1953; technically 1950 - Current
- ROK/US/UK/UN vs. DPRK/China/USSR
- Democracy vs. Communism
An Armistice isn't a treaty, North Korea still strives for reunification under communist rule.
Wow, I could give you an in-depth reply on this stuff but its probably better and less time consuming if you just read the Cold War, Red Scare (/Communism), and Korean War wikis.
But none the less, the "enemies" that you're referring to during the Cold War Era leading up-to the Korean War happens to only be the fear of Communism.
So, the Cold war started right after WW2 when the wartime treaty between the Allied forces came to an end. At this time; the US, UK, and USSR were arguing on how the borders of Europe's countries should be drawn.
(Skipped a lot of stuff like why USSR wasn't regarded as a superpower til 1949, go read up on it)
This promptly lead to a power-struggle between 2 forces, 3 if you count the NAM even if they did nothing, the US/NATO forces and the USSR/Warsaw Pact. NATO forces wanted to rebuild and establish a democratic governments while the WSP alliance wanted to invade and dominate the surrounding areas due to past conflicts. This later resulted in the threat of mutual assured destruction between the US and Soviet Russia and also the start of the Red Scare or the threat of communism spreading west.
Stuff like the Korean War, Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis and Proxy wars, are just tug-of-wars with the US backing one side to help rid the area of communism and the USSR/China backing another to spread it.
