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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 were the two new faces at potsdam?

Clement Attlee and Harry S. Truman. They replaced Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

What happens when you get a cold?

You get sick and you need to be checked by a doctor and you will need medication (drugs) to help and kill all the viruses that have attacked your body and also the white blood cells will help because they are functioned in your body to kill the viruses and not let them in the body function

What was détente?

Détente (French for 'relaxation') was the cooling of tension during the Cold War.

How many nukes did America have during cold war?

At the peak, about 10000 strategic and 30000 to 40000 tactical. So possibly as many as 50000 total.

The USSR had similar numbers.

What caused the Berlin crisis?

Cold War politics between, in the media oversimplification, Khrushchev on the Soviet Side and Kennedy on the US and Western side ( Ich Bin ein Berliner- I am a Berliner!) went the slogan. the crisis ultimately culminated in the erection and fortification of the now-defunct Berlin wall. While Berlin was a divided city since the end of War II (and there were separate US, British, French, and Soviet sectors, the infamous wall was not actually erected until after l96l. Thus the Berlin WALL proper did not figure in the Berlin airlift in the late forties.

What was planned for this Leap to help China?

The Great Leap Forward in China was a plan by Mao Zedong to turn the country from an agrarian economy to communist society. Mao was a communist revolutionary.

Why was the cold war a dangerous time?

a global competition, known as the cold war existed between the democratic united states and its allies and the communist soviet union and its supporters. By 1948, both sides POSSESSED nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons cause mass desctruction by using atomic reactions to release gigantic amounts of power. The cold war was dangerous even though armies from rival never assembled fought each other.

Why did communist leaders feel they had scored a victory in kora?

In military and political terms the Korean War ended with a stalemate and the preservation of the North and South Korean status quo. Regardless of being overrun by American and United Nations forces, North Korea was able to survive due to the Chinese intervention ordered by Mao Zedong. Due to political considerations and to avoid escalation of broader land war into the Chinese mainland the United States decided to an armistice. Due to these circumstances some Chinese and North Koreans drew the conclusion the Korean War was in fact a victory as opposed to a military stalemate.

The soviet premier who wanted peaceful coexistence between democratic and communist powers?

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev wanted the Cold War to end. He wanted it replaced with peaceful coexistence between democratic and communist powers.

What were the results in England of the arms race?

The arms race created two rival power blocks after the England developed the Dreadnoughts. This is what lead up to the outbreak of World War I and Britain joining forces with France and Russia.

How did the cold war impact world events?

Vast quantities of materials and effort were put into weapons development. If these had been focused on other activities, many things in the world might be different. The world was divided into two armed camps, each very suspicious of the other.

Attempts to establish strong governments in post Revolutionary America were seriously hindered by?

The attempts to develop a powerful government during the post-Revolutionary America was prevented by a revolutionary ideology. This ideology teaches suspicions and natural rights to all the authorities of the government.

What 2 nations opposed each other in the cold war?

The United States of America and the USSR or Soviet Union (Russia).

What Year did Fances Gary Powers get shot down?

Francis Powers was shot down on May 1, 1960. He was convicted of espionage by the Soviets and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was exchanged for some Soviet spies after serving less then two years of the sentence.