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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 is the connection between the domino theory and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Long story short, It all happened with the Bay of Pigs fiasco to remove Castro from power by using anti-Castro refugees to stage a revolt but it failed. Later a U-2 captured photos of Soviet missiles bases in Cuba but in a larger sense. Kennedy declared a naval blockade on Cuba and pressed Khruschev to take the nukes from Cuba but He refused. Kennedy mobilized the military for a possible invasion of Cuba. He probably knew the Soviets would fire its warheads from Cuba to hit Washington, New York, And Miami, etc. Also start a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. On October 27th, Khruschev agreed to take the missiles from Cuba in secret they did it if Kennedy took the missiles from Turkey pointed at the USSR.
What was the major political consequence of the Cold War?
Basically its just a "contest" between America and Soviet Union.... they started a race to see who made the most weapons... but its crazy because a war never actually broke out!! Funny, huh?
^^That didn't really answer the question... war DID break out, in Vietnam, Korea, and Afghanistan, all "proxy wars" of the cold war between the USSR and the USA. But the political impact was that it lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union, which was communist, and became democratic post-cold war.
What was quarantine during the cold war?
Berlin blockade. The Soviets blockaded West Berlin to force it to become communist (it was democratic). The Berlin Airlift is when the US airlifted supplies to West Berlin. You know so they don't give in to communism.
What were the outcomes of the Space race and Arms race between the two Cold War superpowers?
The outcome of the Arms race was the result of the treaties of SALT I and SALT II which in simple terms are the reduction of the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) the space race on the other hand it finish with the treaty of the construction International Space Station (ISS)
The Berlin Wall came down
When was the Berlin Wall put up and when was it knocked down?
The Berlin Wall was put up in 1961 and torn down in 1989.
Who controlled East Germany during the cold war?
West Berlin, like West Germany, was divided into three zones, one each for the British, French and Americans. East Berlin and East Germany were controlled by the Soviets. Problems arose because Berlin was ninety miles deep into the Soviet Sector, which became East Germany.
What was the 45 year conflict between the soviet union and the US called?
The Cold War (a stalemate/non-shooting war).
What countries did Germany not take over?
Switzerland. Germany needed the financial structure in that country.....and probably the only reason it was saved from takeover
Who helped the US in the gulf war?
The US, Israel, and North Korea supported Iran during the Iran-Iraq War in 1980-1988, in the Persian Gulf.
How were the Cold War geographic boundaries drawn?
When Soviet & US/Allied forces drove their invasions toward the enemies positions, such as the center of Berlin or near the 38th parallel in Korea or the 17th parallel in Vietnam, that's where the leadership of those particular combatants would draw the line.
Why was Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev interested in ending the arms race with the US?
The economy of the Soviet Union was falling behind that of other major industrialized nations.
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What caused the War on Terrorism?
september 11, 2001 terrorist hijack four U.S planes, two of the planes were crashed into the twin towers, one plan was crashed into the pentagon and the other was crashed in a death valley.
Who was heir to the thrown after czar Nicholas II?
Had he not been forced to abdicate, his only son Alexei would have become czar eventually. However, Alexei was a hemophilliac, meaning his blood had a hard time clotting. A single pinprick could cause him to bleed out. Had he died before his father and Nicholas had not had another son, the czar eldest daughter Olga would become the Czarina.
How did conflict in Europe help American shipping prosper?
Europe was in war, and the United States was neutral. The US helped both sides by supplying goods, and the US got rich from it, thus, enhancing shipping prosperity.
Who faught in the Vietnam war?
Nations: North Vietnam & VC (South Viet communists) vs US, Australia, NZ, PI, ROK, Thailand, and RVN.
Branches: USA & USMC fought the NVA/VC
USAF & USN (air units) fought the NVAF & NV Navy (P4 torpedo boats in the Tonkin Gulf in 1964).
USMC jets didn't fight the NVAF over North Vietnam; they provided air strikes for their men on the ground in RVN.
How were Richard Nixon's policies of engagement the same as the strategies used during the Cold War?
The comparison between the two different foreign policies is night and day. The foreign from the start of the cold war was hostile. This hostility showed itself in the form of the Super Race. The super race was basically an unspoken competition between the US and USSR superpowers to show without conflict who was superior. They determined this by military and industrial build up.
The policies of Nixon explained above were clearly diplomatic and were, I believe, the first real step toward the end of the cold war.
What impact on Cold War politics and Cubas relations with the US did Castro have?
The only thing that Cuba offered that Americans really wanted was their cigars. Those became illegal to have in the US.
How far was the cold war caused by Truman hostility towards the soviet union?
Not at all, it was not the result of a trivial personalty clash. Stalin was an evil, brutal and dangerous dictator bent on violent aggression towards the free world (a brutal sppression of his own people). Stalin will forever be remembered as one of the world's most evil leaders (right up there with Hitler). Also the Cold War continued after Stalin died in 1953, and Truman left office in 1953. This is because the Soviets continued most of Stalin's international & military policies after his death. US President Reagan was correct when he called the Soviet Union an "evil empire".
What country was divided between east during the cold war era?
East and West Germany; North and South Korea; North and South Vietnam.
It was in the middle of the Cold War. This is describing the "race" between Russia (USSR) and the United States and both of their atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs. Arms Race = A race between to nations to produce the most weapons and the most powerful weapons. Ex) The cold war.. the USSR and the USA. And im guessing the US goal was to get more weapons than the USSR?
Critics of the Bay of Pigs invasion claimed it was a violation of what policy?
Critics of the Bay of Pigs invasion claimed it was a violation of the?
Why did the Soviets limit access by Western peoples to their satellites and the Soviet Union?
It would have indicated or promoted a collapse of the Soviet Union.
