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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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the person who started the war additionilly isdead but it was robert mills
What country did a soviet union invade in 1968?
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) invaded Finland during World War II in November of 1939, resulting in the Winter War. The Soviets later invaded Iran in 1941 with the British to secure more oil fields. Finally, they invaded Germany in 1944 and captured Berlin in 1945.
this was called the Cuban missile crisis held in the Bay of Pigs during the Kennedy administration. The Cuban Missile Crisis (The Bay of Pigs was a CIA-backed invasion of Cuba by Cubans from the US. Totally different time and event.)
Who was the one that made the first attack during the cold war?
During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against Japan in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
How did the collapse of the Soviet Union lead to the end of the Cold War and German renunification?
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 signaled the end of the Cold War to many, because it left the United States in monoply. Also, with the fall of the Soviet economy, there was not enough financial stability to control anything outside of its own countries. This allowed Germany to reunite once again, and also let West Germany restructure East Germany's failed planned economy. The United State's interverence in West Germany's economy may have had something to do with the fact that it was so successful. Overall, the fall of the Soviet Union led to many events, two of them being Germany's reunification and the end of the Cold War.
What was the Cuban Missel Crisis?
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October 1962, during the Cold War. In September 1962, the Cuban and Soviet governments began to surreptitiously build bases in Cuba for a number of medium- and intermediate-range ballistic nuclear missiles with the ability to strike most of the continental United States. On October 14, a United States U-2 photo-reconnaissance plane captured photographic proof of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba. The Americans feared the Soviet expansion of Stalinism, but for a Latin American country to ally openly with the USSR was regarded as unacceptable, given the Soviet-American enmity since the end of the WWII in 1945. Such an involvement would also directly defy the Monroe Doctrine, a United States policy which held that European powers should not interfere with states in the Western Hemisphere.
What role did the Soviet Union play in the rise and fall of communism in Eastern Europe?
the Soviet Union explored close relationships with Eastern European nations, Just as the United States created the Marshall Plan to provide economic support to Western European nations, the USSR established COMINFORM and COMICOM. Furthermore in response to the establishment of NATO, the USSR and Eastern European nations formed the Warsaw pact.
How many military deaths occurred in the Korean War?
It is estimated that South Korea sustained 1,312,836 casualties, including 415,004 dead. The figures include both civilian and military as there are no accurate estimates of the number of soldiers that were killed.
Did we go to war in Vietnam over oil?
No. Historians show that it was an attempt to stop the spread of Communism following the takeover of China by the Communist Party in 1949, the attempted military conquest of South Korea by Communist North Korea in 1950, and the defeat of the French colonial forces by the Communist-led Viet Minh in Indochina. There is a tradition of trying to blame all modern wars on the desire to control resources, but there is generally little data to support it and the ideas are spread by invoking elaborate conspiracy theories. Vietnam did not have oil resources during the war and has found and developed large oil resources only in recent years. Today it still has to import part of the petroleum it needs for its domestic use.
The slimy truth is "yes" the Vietnam War was fought over oil, just as Iraq and Afghanistan are about oil. I know because the company I worked for in the 1970s (subsequently bought by Halliburton) was then the largest seismic data collector on the planet. Studies by our marine crews indicated vast oil deposits in the waters off Vietnam potentially many times the size of Saudi Arabia's.
This is not public information, nor will it ever be unless Halliburton releases it, but I was present in board meetings during the Vietnam war where these findings were discussed. The phrase "oil is synonymous with national security," was the reply to my expressed concerns about the Vietnam "conflict." Vietnam subsequently became one of the top 50 oil exporters in the world. Last I checked, the oil derricks offshore Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, were Russian. According to Wikipedia, Vietnam is #29 worldwide in proven oil reserves.
The confrontation in May of this year (2015) between China and other states bordering the South China Sea prove they now know what the US knew in the 60-70s about the presence of oil there.
Oil has become not just an ecological nightmare, it is a national and global security risk. How many lives must be sacrificed on the alter of carbon before we wise up and switch to renewable energy.
What Soviet Union provided direct support to which Caribbean island?
Cuba is the Caribbean island the Soviet Union supported. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, most commonly referred to as simply the Soviet Union, existed from 1922 to 1991.
Who was leader of Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964?
Joseph Stalin, born "Ioseb Besarionis Jughashvili on December 18, 1878, died on March 5 1953.
'Stalin', the Russian word for steel, was initially used by him as a revolutionary code name. He was born a Russian subject in the Russian province of Georgia, becoming a Soviet citizen when that entity was created in 1917.
Another Soviet leader who died in 1953 was Lavrenty Beria. Beria was the head of the NKVD, the Soviet Secret Police, and Stalin's close associate. Beria was executed for treason with 6 of his associates on December 23.
What happened to Inchon during the Cold War?
McAuthor (from the united states) went to North Korea and they were caught off guard and the UN were pushing the limits of the Chinese boarder.
What year did the cold war start between the US and the USSR?
Most people suggest that the Cold War began in 1949 when the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb.
Who was Joseph McCarthy and what was he famous for?
Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin was known for leading the Congressional investigations into Communist influences in the US during the early 1950's. The worldwide competition between the US and the USSR was called the "Cold War" and involved many such allegations against Communist Party members and suspected sympathizers, as well as blackmailed or corrupted officials. The House UnAmerican Activities Committee and Senate Committee on Government Operations were the primary venues for Congressional hearings, which were later denounced as "witch hunts" by the news media and the US government.
Details
McCarthy made a speech in Wheeling, WV, in 1950 saying that there were over 200 members of the Communist Party in the U.S. State Dept.. This number has not been substantiated. Once he got a lot of media attention, he revised that number to under one hundred. There is reason to believe that McCarthy as a Republican wanted to embarrass the Truman administration and break the two decades of Democratic control of the presidency. He had also been polled as the worst senator in office by the Senate press corps a few years earlier, so he undoubtedly was trying to save his own political skin
Following WW II, there was a lot of concern about the USSR and communists taking over the United States. People were convicted of giving the secrets of the atomic bomb to the USSR. The House UnAmerican Activities Committee held hearings concerning the activities of some members of government. Following the publicity McCarthy received, HUAC and the Tydings Committee stepped up their investigations. McCarthy kept changing the number of people he accused of being communists in the government and never disclosed the source of this information. He also quoted hearsay as facts, which as a lawyer he should have known not to do.
In 1952, McCarthy was made chair of the Senate Committee on Government Operations with the notorious Roy Cohn as legal counsel. With this committee and with the new television technology, he continued to receive public attention. He also widened his investigation to include people outside the government and eventually the Army. Altogether McCarthy's name is associated with anti-communist rabble-rousing and hearings reminiscent of the Salem witch trials. The McCarthy Era only lasted a few years, but many people (especially in the entertainment industry) lost their jobs and were blacklisted for a decade. Notable were the "Hollywood Ten". Eventually, the Tydings Report labeled McCarthy's accusations as fraud. McCarthy later died of the effects of alcoholism.
The McCarthy Era inspired Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible", Lillian Helman's book, "Scoundrel Time" and movies like "The Manchurian Candidate".
Truth in the McCarthy Allegations
Yes, there was a Red Scare in the Government and in Hollywood during the early 50's. Spies were everywhere. The Democrats and the news media made McCarthy look like an idiot, but years later, it was shown that such coordinated spying did actually take place. Many US diplomatic and military secrets are still leaked to Russia or China by enemy agents and paid US conspirators.
What were all the wars or battles during the Cold War?
Well many wars dozens really. But the main ones were the Korean War, Vietnam War, the Soviet-Afghan war. There were many wars where the USSR and the USA didn't directly fight. There were the Arab Israeli conflicts where the US backed Israel and the Soviets backed the Arabs. The Arabs and the Israelis fought the first time when the nation of Israel was established, during the six day war and the Yom kippur war. Also there were many American CIA operations and US military intervention.
Who invented the stealth bomber?
The modern B2 stealth bomber uses a skeleton of standard aircraft aluminum. Components such as the engines, cockpit, and fuel tanks are made of a variety of materials: some steel, some aluminum, and variety of "standard" composites. The skin of the aircraft consists of the stealth material, which is a top-secret non-metallic composite compound. In addition, a special radar-absorbent paint-like substance is spread over the entire exterior surface (except the windscreen), to seal up the aircraft and insure than to panel or fasteners are exposed (as they would significantly hurt the "stealthiness" of the aircraft).
What did Russia do in the Vietnam War?
USSR trained North Vietnamese MIG pilots in the Soviet Union, for up to two years per student. USSR supplied MIG17 & MIG21's to the NVAF. Red China trained North Vietnamese MIG19 pilots and supplied MIG19's (J6 versions) to the NVAF. USSR supplied SAM missiles (Surface to Air Missiles and technicians to train operators for them); USSR supplied PT76 Amphibious light tanks and T54/T55 medium tanks to NVA (North Vietnamese Army).
What was denied to people under the Soviet government?
Freedom of belief ... and all other manifestations of individualism.
From earliest ages, Soviet children were taught that and individualist was as dangerous to the general well-being as a nail protruding from a wooden walkway.
A quote from Lenin summarizes: "Where individual rights exist, the state cannot exist. Where the state exists, individual rights cannot exist."
What type of economy did the East Germany have during the cold war?
It was capitalism, like it is now. Though it was even less requlated than it was now. The U.S economy has always been free market, and hopefully always will be, though some of us are currently worrying about the disminishing possibility of that.
Tensions of US and Soviet Union that led to the cold war?
The Cold War began as World War II was ending. American leaders saw the power and ambitions of the Soviet Union as a threat to our national security. The Cold War was a war of words and ideologies rather than a shooting war, although at times the Cold War turned “hot” as in Korea and Vietnam. Basically, the Cold War was a rivalry between the United States as leader of the western democracies, and the Soviet Union and the nations that were controlled by the communists. Some causes of the Cold War included: Attempts by the Soviets and Chinese Communists to influence and take over areas in Asia and Europe. Containment--the policy of the United States to stop communism from spreading to other areas of the world. The Truman Doctrine--a policy of supporting anti-communist regimes with military and economic aid. The Doctrine was first used in support of democratic governments in Greece and Turkey. The Marshall Plan--a massive plan to aid in rebuilding Europe after World War II. Western allied nations, as well as neutral nations, and even the Soviet Union were offered economic assistance. The Soviet Union saw this as a threat to their attempt to gain influence in Europe and Asia. The division of Germany after the war---The Soviets blockaded West Berlin, which was deep within Communist East Germany. The Soviets thought the blockade would allow them to take over all of Berlin. The US replied with the Berlin Airlift, to supply West Berlin. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 by the US, Canada, and nine European nations, the first peacetime military alliance in US History. The NATO nations agreed that an attack on one would be an attack on all. The Soviets replied with the Warsaw Pact, a military alliance of communist nations in Eastern Europe. September, 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first Atomic Bomb. The Cold War continued through the decades of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, until the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/coldwar.htm http://meme.essortment.com/effectswhatcau_mmy.htm http://www.teacheroz.com/toc.htm
Richard Nixon was the first president who began normalizing relations with Communist China.
Richard Nixon gets credit for this feat.
Richard Nixon accomplished this feat.
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon re-established relations with China.
My answer is like this:
Korea was under Japan during the World War. But when the USA threw nuclear bombs, Japan had to surrender because of its losses. So thus, Korea was left divided into North Korea and South Korea. Since North Korea is a communist, it went to USSR (Russia) and South Korea went to USA.
North Korea used to keep invading South Korea to make it too come under a communist influence.So, South Korea went to ask help from the UN.
So..this is the Korean Crisis.. :)
