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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 was the effect of the tet offensive on Americans?
Support for the war in the United States lessened because Americans realized that the Viet Cong were still strong.
How did America and Britain solve the problem of the Berlin blockade?
The broke this blockade with the famous Berlin Airlift. The US and Great Britain sent planes over West Berlin to drop supplies for the people to survive for a while going from May 12, 1949 started a year back in June 27, 1948 when Stalin released the blockade.
What were the causes of the Hungarian revolution?
It initially began as a student demonstration, with a student delegation entering a radio station in an attempt to broadcast their demands. However, they were detained afterwards, which led up to demonstrators on the street outside of the radio station demanding their release whereupon they were fired upon by the State Security Police (AVH) and Soviet troops. After this impromptu councils took managed to take over control of Budapest from the Hungarian Working People's Party, disbanding the AVH, demanding political change and threatened to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact. From there things would eventually fall apart when the Soviet Military violently put down the rebellion on November 10 that same year.
Why did the Soviets impose a blockade on Berlin?
the American, British, and French zones of Germany were unified.
Why were missiles sent to Cuba?
To avoid war between the Soviet Union & the United States. The Soviet Union also realized the mistake of putting its nuclear weapons in Cuba where Castro could gain control of them. Castro's communist Cuba would have had the potential to start a world-wide nuclear war, even if the Soviet Union didn't want it. Also the Soviet Union was building submarines that could launch nuclear weapons against the United States, so the weapons in Cuba would not be as important as before.
What do you know about south korea?
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What did the iron curtain refer to?
It came from a speech Winston Churchill made and refers to the Soviet Union having a "wall" of sorts closing off the Soviet empire from the rest of the world. In the case of East Berlin, a literal wall. But elsewhere just not letting their citizens or those in satellite nations leave.
Who was in power of the USSR during the Berlin blockade?
Stalin. He was in power from the 1930s to the early 1950s. The Berlin Blockade occured in 1948.
Why didn't the US support the Hungarians in their 1956 revolt?
the US was afraid to start a war with Soviet Union
Which countries helped South Korea during the Korean war?
because air planes werent a mode of civilian transeportaion the U.S. sent troops in boats. Because the Japanese lost to us it is acustom to help your victor so they also helped refule ,and suply boats.
Is south korea a communist market economy?
No, South Korea had never been a communist country before.
Why was cuba involved in the COld War?
the bad: people gain very little money
Which of these Eastern European countries split into two countries in 1993?
Czechoslovakia split into Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1st January 1993.
When did the colonist gain independence?
A very Touchy question because many believe what they were told in school about Boston and other popular places :
Despite the "Historical Version " it started in Rhode Island.
The FIRST colony to declare Independence from Britain was Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ( actually the State with the Longest Official name as well ) And it was the Last to Ratify the Declaration of Independence by the Remaining 13 Colonies.
Rhode Island renounced its allegiance to the British Crown, on May 4, 1776. It was the last colony of the thirteen colonies to ratify the United States Constitution on May 29, 1790 once assurances were made that a Bill of Rights would become part of the Constitution.
Therefore Until ALL 13 colonies had actually ratified the Declaration of Independence: which did not occur until Rhode Island was assured and Agreed in the act : the colonies did not Officially " Gain Independence" until May ,29,1790.
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What changed did not happen in most Eastern European countries with the end of the cold war?
Citizens showed a renewed interest in communism.
Why was the selling of weapons to Iran contra affair controversial?
The Reagan administration used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to illegally fund the contras.
What are some things that south korea invented?
They've had some nice things like kimchi, soju, the turtle ship, the hanbok and Hangeul. These things are influences in the world because now Americans eat kimchi and drink soju. People wear the hanbok on babies first birthdays and people also use Hangul (Korean). That is a few things that Korea has brought to the U.S.
How did the US and Soviet Union respond to Stalin's blockade of West Berlin?
How the Soviet's react to the blockade
In what year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
The Berlin wall was opened in 1961 and knocked down in 1989. It took about 3 decades until the wall was torn down!!!!!
so...the Berlin wall finally came down at 1991...as in finally...
In 1989 the Berlin wall was destroyed uniting east and west Germany as one.
Who built the Berlin Wall and why was it built?
The building of the Berlin Wall was ordered by Walter Ulbricht, leader of the East German communist SED party (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands - Socialist Unity Party of Germany).
The main reason for building the Berlin Wall was to prevent a "brain drain" from East Germany to West Germany. From 1945 until the building of the wall, approximately 3.5 million people escaped into West Germany (including many Poles and Czechs. As these were mainly young people, this placed extreme pressure on the economic systems of Eastern bloc countries.
Another factor was that many West Germans were buying East German currency on the black market and then buying basic foodstuffs and the few luxury goods that were available (because they were state-subsidised and generally much cheaper). This too had an adverse effect on the East German economy
The official reason given by the ruling SED party in East Germany for the building of the wall was to prevent revanchists and agitators entering East Berlin and East Germany and referred to the wall officially as "antifaschistischer Schutzwall"(anti-fascist barricade).
What did the German people do to escape to the other side of the Berlin Wall?
Through the river in Berlin - swimming. Tunneling under the wall.
Buildings formed part of the wall and some people tried to jump from windows to the western side.
Driving through barriers, risking being shot.
Forged papers. I'm sure there are many other methods, these were the ones that came to mind as I recalled those dreadful years.
