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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
President Kennedy approved a plan to overthrow who using Cuban exiles?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful attempt by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba with support from US government armed forces, to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
Why was the tension between the US and the Soviet Union known as the Cold War?
because there was never any actual fighting. Since there was no fighting, it was cold It was just both sides nervousness of the other.
How did Americans express their fears of communism in the Cold War Era?
I served in the military during the cold war, I saw many red alerts. There are still enough nuclear weapons left to destroy our planet six times over. It was the military that was the Vanguard that protected the people of this nation why they slept and got fat sitting around playing video games. If you feel fear you look to the military to protect you. Don't let them down now.
Who were the two biggest powers of the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union (which no longer exists).
How many successful people escaped the Berlin wall?
The Berlin Wall Online Website (see link below) lists 192 people as having been killed on the Berlin Wall.
How did East Germany feel about the Berlin wall?
Because they could no longer see their friends in the same city
When did USSR become communist?
It was always communist. That was the basic foundation for the whole system of government. it was Imperial Russia until the two revolutions in 1917. firstly in February when the middle classes in the Duma (the puppet parliament) overthrew the Tsar, Nicholas II. they set up a government known as the Provisional government but was unpopular as they wanted to continue in WW1 so the Bolsheviks (communists) overthrew the government and took control themselves. That is the beginnings of the Soviet Union.
the western powers decided to form a group called NATO (North Atlantic treaty organisation). They would help each other if the soviets attack one of them.
How did the collapse of the soviet union affect the united states?
In many ways, the Soviet Union collapsed of it's own weight, having spent so much of it's budget on military buildup, for decades. Of course, getting mired in their war against Afghanistan, which received massive covert funding from the United States did not help the Soviets much either. It even resulted in a sort of generational distrust of the old Soviet guard by the younger military members. Just like Vietnam did to the United States, with our protests and our generation gap.
Afghanistan was a major drain on Soviet money, military personnel and equipment. It was their version of what happened to the United States in Vietnam. In this modern age of instant satellite media, it was also becoming harder to control everyone's news intake. American president Ronald Reagan dared the Soviet Union to tear down the Iron Curtain (by association, the Berlin Wall). By the end of the 1980's, the Soviet Union was going sour. Reformation efforts by acting leader Mikhail Gorbachev further pushed things over the edge for the old Soviet ways, which were being replaced by his "'Glasnost" movement.
The world was electrified when the Soviet Union flew the old Russian flag over the Kremlin, and the Berlin Wall came down.
How did the Cold War effect Turkey?
Turkey (Asia Minor) being a border nation to the USSR had to be contested with various forms of persuasion (supplying them with US jets as one example); ultimately allowing US forces to deploy missiles in their country.
Differences between East Germany and West Germany?
The main differences between West and East Germany was that West Germany was a Democratic Capitalist state while East Germany was a self declared 'socialist state' (though more commonly it is labeled Communist).
Who was to blame for the cold war?
Russian historians blamed Churchill (the British Prime Minister) and Truman (the American president, 1945-1953). They said Truman and Churchill wanted to destroy the USSR, which was just defending itself.
The Traditional View
At first, western writers blamed Russia. They said Stalin was trying to build up a Soviet empire.
The Revisionist View
Later, however, some western historians blamed America. They said Truman had not understood how much Russia had suffered in the Second World War.
The Post-Revisionists
Later still, historians think BOTH sides were to blame - that there were hatreds on both sides.
Most recently, historians agree that the Cold War was primarily a clash of beliefs - Communism versus Capitalism.
What were the names of the alliances formed in the beginning of the cold war?
Soviet Union: China East And West Germany United States: North and South America Australia Japan (Northern)
Italy
Vietnam affected FIVE U.S. presidents. President Eisenhower, who was familiar with Vietnam when the French were fighting there until 1954, warned President Kennedy to not let it fall to the communists (the domino theory). In 1961 (or 1962) Kennedy sent the Special Forces (Green Beret) to Vietnam. When President Kennedy was shot, Vice President Johnson took over. In 1965 Johnson sent REGULAR combat troops to Vietnam (US Marines and the US Army). Vietnam destroyed President Johnson; on nation wide TV he announced that he would NOT run for president of the United States AND that he would NOT accept nomination to run. His health was ruined, his outlook on life was no longer positive. In 1968, President Nixon promised he would end the war in Vietnam and he was elected on that ticket. By 1972 most of the US ground troops had been pulled out. Air power remained until (officially) 1973. The North made one final and massive assault in 1975, which collapsed the South, the North had one the war; but by then the "Watergate" scandle had taken President Nixon, and President Ford had to finish the war. Vietnam affected FIVE U.S. presidents. President Eisenhower, who was familiar with Vietnam when the French were fighting there until 1954, warned President Kennedy to not let it fall to the communists (the domino theory). In 1961 (or 1962) Kennedy sent the Special Forces (Green Beret) to Vietnam. When President Kennedy was shot, Vice President Johnson took over. In 1965 Johnson sent REGULAR combat troops to Vietnam (US Marines and the US Army). Vietnam destroyed President Johnson; on nation wide TV he announced that he would NOT run for president of the United States AND that he would NOT accept nomination to run. His health was ruined, his outlook on life was no longer positive. In 1968, President Nixon promised he would end the war in Vietnam and he was elected on that ticket. By 1972 most of the US ground troops had been pulled out. Air power remained until (officially) 1973. The North made one final and massive assault in 1975, which collapsed the South, the North had one the war; but by then the "Watergate" scandle had taken President Nixon, and President Ford had to finish the war. Vietnam affected FIVE U.S. presidents. President Eisenhower, who was familiar with Vietnam when the French were fighting there until 1954, warned President Kennedy to not let it fall to the communists (the domino theory). In 1961 (or 1962) Kennedy sent the Special Forces (Green Beret) to Vietnam. When President Kennedy was shot, Vice President Johnson took over. In 1965 Johnson sent REGULAR combat troops to Vietnam (US Marines and the US Army). Vietnam destroyed President Johnson; on nation wide TV he announced that he would NOT run for president of the United States AND that he would NOT accept nomination to run. His health was ruined, his outlook on life was no longer positive. In 1968, President Nixon promised he would end the war in Vietnam and he was elected on that ticket. By 1972 most of the US ground troops had been pulled out. Air power remained until (officially) 1973. The North made one final and massive assault in 1975, which collapsed the South, the North had one the war; but by then the "Watergate" scandle had taken President Nixon, and President Ford had to finish the war.
What institution remained strong in Poland even after the Communist takeover of the country?
Because of the faith of the people, and because Christianity always flourishes best when it is oppressed. Another excellent example is Ireland, the faith there was stronger than anywhere else in the world, UNTIL it was legalized, then the populace rapidly lost their faith and became pagan.
The purpose of perestroika was to?
Make the soviet economy more open to foreign competition and
individual citizens
What was Italy's role during the cold war?
Italy was not a main player within the Cold War. The main events were the Italian branch of Operation Gladio (an anti-communist network established in all NATO member countries) and the Years of Lead (a period of socio-political turmoil from the 1960s to the 1980s).
Where was the Warsaw Pact formed?
The Warsaw Pact was established in 1955 to counter the threat from the NATO countries. It was made up of Central and Eastern European Countries. It dissolved at the end of the Cold War in 1991.
What did the US do when fighting the Cold War?
With one-upmanship; when the communists made a new jet fighter; the US countered with a better one. When the communists made a new submarine; the US countered with a better one. When the communists tried to expand in Central America, the US countered the move with containment. When the communists tried to expand in South America; the US countered the move with containment.
When the communists tried to expand in Korea, the US countered the move with containment.
When the communists tried to expand in South Vietnam, the US countered the move with containment.
Why east Germany allowed its citizen to travel freely to West Germany again?
You want to know why the DDR (East Germany) allowed its citizen to cross the border and travel the old-BRD (West Germany)? Well ... actually migration was illegal and the borders were under strict control. That was until the time of the "Mauerfall", the fall of the Berlin wall which was caused by various political and social movements. Actually Günther Schabowsk (SED) is the one who published (9.11.1989) the opening of the wall in the radio, starting a movement of DDR-citizen going for the wall. Due to the kindness of military (who actually had the old order to shoot anyone crossing the border) to not act the way military acts today a stream of border-crossing people started which wasnt stopped in the end.
The government itself did not directly "allow" everyone to travel, but as they heared that the border was open they interpreted the words and made them their right to travel to the west.
Why Schabowsky did call out that message, how it came to it? Well, I guess it was just the right time, which only few would dispute.
Who were the main 2 contenders of the cold war?
United States & Soviet Union (White Star & Red Star).
How did the Suez crisis Cold War tensions?
the united states and the Soviet Union held the balance of power
