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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 were the two countries where US troops fought in during the cold war in Asia?
We've already answered this question twice in the past 2 weeks: Officially North Vietnam & North Korea (North Vietnam no longer exists). Red China was also officially engaged against US forces in the Korean War. But N. Korea/N. Vietnam were the primary combatants and combat occurred on both of their lands.
Difference between cold war and civil war?
A civil war is, simply put, a war between citizens of the same country. Be it a division that falls along political, racial, gender, geographic region, or any other lines, if it is involves citizens of the same country who are at war with each other it is classified as a civil war. Civil Wars generally are fought for political independence (or dominance) of each side - they may or may not result in a splitting of the original country, but those wars where secession is a stated goal of one side (not just an outcome) are generally always considered a Civil War.
A revolution is a war fought to overthrow or rid yourself of a government in order to establish a new one. The old government may be indigenous, or may be external (i.e. colonial). In general, the main point of a revolution is to completely overthrow the existing government and replace it with a native government, NOT to split the country. Revolutions can be civil wars, but civil wars do not have to be revolutions.
For more clarity, here are examples:
The American Revolution was fought between citizens of the American Colonies, which, while nominally British subjects, did not consider themselves Englishmen. The "Americans" fought a revolution against their current government, which was British, as the purpose was to replace the entire government of the Colonies with a whole new government, independent of Great Britain.
The American Civil War is not a revolution, but a civil war. It was between two major political factions; in this case, one faction decided that it wanted to self-govern. It is classified as a civil war because (a) it was solely between citizens of one country (b) the point was political independence of one group, NOT the wholesale replacement of the national government for the entire country and (c) secession was a stated goal
The Chinese Civil War (1927-1950) is both a revolution and a civil war. It would be considered a civil war due to it being conflict between the Chinese themselves, specifically over the form of national government which would be used (republican or communist). It should be considered a revolution due to the fact that the goals of each side were dominance of the entire national government - that is, the struggle was over who should set the character of the national government, not for specific political rights or powers of individual groups. The fact that another war against an external aggressor (the Second Sino-Japanese War, which overlapped with World War 2) was also fought during that same time period does not change the nature of the overall revolutionary civil war being fought simultaneously.
Another distinguishing factor in modern times is that Civil War is often used to refer to any conflict with fighting on a large scale (even if it might be more properly termed a revolution), while a Revolution refers to a significant change of the type of government, and does not specifically have to include actual fighting (cf. the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia).
American general who commanded the United Nations forces during the Korean War and the cold war?
US Army General Douglas MacArthur; later US Army General Ridgeway.
What events led to Cuba being a dangerous part of the cold war in the early 1960s?
For the most part it was the Cuban Missile Crisis that made the country so dangerous, but events like the Invasion off Cuba didn't help.
Specific events or tactics used of soviet union?
They scared off the near countries with threats and they gave up without a fight. they also shot bombs at them to prove their threats
How did change the Soviet Union clear the way for democracy in Eastern Europe?
It pointed the way for Mikhail S. Gorbachev's reform program twenty years.
What was differences between Soviet Union and the US during the Cold War?
4 reasons to it. Firstly,Politically and Ideological difference. While Soviet is Communism with Central Economy style, US is a Democracy with a Capitalism style that is clearly challenges each other. Secondly, Mutual distrust. While US was planning to use atomic bomb on Japan, the US told all the WW2 allies except USSR (Soviets) before the actual bombing which USSR was part of the WW2 allies. This would made Stalin (Leader/Dictator of Soviets) suspicious of whether if the US were to drop the similar weapons on them. Thirdly, ever since WW1 (1905-1918), Russian Civil War (1919-1921) and WW2 (1939-1944, For Russia or USSR.However,the Asia Pacific side was until 1945 when the last man , Japan had surrendered) , Western borders of Russia (Before Soviets era and present name after Soviets' dissolution in 1991) had been a target for the attacker to get it and WW2 alone, about 20 millions of Russians had died. Therefore, Stalin must create a buffer zone in Eastern Europe in order to prevent such wars from taking place. However, he had stationed troops from Russia to Eastern Germany that was quite far from Russia and all of them were turned into Communist Government and listen to Russia promptly without questions by force because the elections held by Soviets were not free and fair. Hence, the US thinks that the Soviets were going to dominate the whole Europe or even the World. This had threaten the US main belief. Lastly, the US president, Truman , had a Domino theory that beliefs if a country falls into Communism, the neighboring countries would again, fall into communism and spread it to the whole world even without the "buffer zone". This had resulted into US supporting South Vietnam (Republics,Democracy) and on the other hand,USSR and PRC (People's Republic of China or the Mainland China- NOT Taiwan which is Republic of China, ROC) supports North Vietnam (Communist,Socialism) in Vietnam War that resulted loss in US and the South that led to a reunification in Vietnam because the US fear that the North might spread Communism into the Whole South-East Asia. Also, the Korean War was also had the similar result, except that because of lack of USSR support, it had led into a draw until now.
What was capital of East Germany during the Cold War?
Why Soviet Union has to name (or rename) some country. The country itself change its name. Germany were splitted into two parts: The DDR and BRD
DDR- Deutsche Demokratisch Republik (German Democratic Republic, or so called Eastern Germany) and BRD- Bundes Republik Deutschland (German Federal Republic or so called West Germany)
What was the major Cold War conflict of the 1950s?
With the exception of the Korean War, there were no major physical conflicts of the Cold War. The "War" was actually a political stalemate and an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. There was evident paranoia in both countries of nuclear warfare, but it never amounted to anything but the instillation of fear in the public.
Why was the Berlin Wall such a big deal?
The Berlin Wall was not in its entirety important to the US in a large way, any trade that they had with East Berlin would have been interrupted and also the wall stopped many skilled workers leaving the Soviets to work for the Allies. The Berlin Wall was not in its entirety important to the US in a large way, any trade that they had with East Berlin would have been interrupted and also the wall stopped many skilled workers leaving the Soviets to work for the Allies.
Why were the soviets concerned when Hungry withdrew from the Warsaw pact?
They were afraid of losing control of eastern Europe.
How did US families respond to cold war threats?
The really concerned folks built bomb shelters in their backyards. Everyone else just learned to live with it; it was like having an automobile accident (car accident)...you didn't stop driving your car because you were afraid of having a car accident, you went out and drove your car! If ya had an accident...ya had an accident! Atomic war threats were the same thing...folks didn't stop living because of cold war fears.
How much foreign aid does the US give Mexico?
this question is super hard to answer because the U.S. tries very hard to disguise how it gives aid and to whom.
To Mexico they give money for drug intervention, used military products, farm aid, social aid, direct money to be used as they want, and the list goes on and on,
Why does the U.S. want to spend so much time hiding what it gives as foreign aid.
Why not be just plain straight forward and list each item to get a total.
what i can root out we gave Mexico in 2007 over 60 million dollars.
The above information is not correct. The US is in fact 100% transparent to the entire world on every cent it gives to another nation.
Here is a link to the page that has a listing of US financial aid to Mexico. The first link divides according to which agency, the rest provide it listed according to different perimeters.
http://gbk.eads.usaidallnet.gov/query/do?_program=/eads/gbk/tablesByCountry&cocode=5MEX
For 2011 it was increased by another 310 million making our annual "donations" and "loans" just under one billion dollars.
Did the Korean war increase or decrease the tensions of the cold war?
It increased the tension, but the tension was high already because of other Cold War events around the world. China invaded Tibet in 1950. France was fighting the Viet Minh in Indochina. And there was what Churchill called the Iron Curtain in Europe, not to mention the fact that the USSR had recently "acquired" the secret of atomic fission.
What are the effects of the Vietnam War?
The effects of the Vietnam War were numerous on varied fronts, but several can and should be enumerated such as:
* Many of the first soldiers dispatched into Vietnam, contracted the poisonous pesticide, Agent Orange, which seeps in to the bones and bloodstream and can be past on to the children of the veterans..i.e...me!!! , and by the way...General Westmoreland was my Fathers General; great man.
- William Westmoreland and Robert McNamara's war ended as a political failure not a military failure. In many ways the efficiency's he instituted were and remain effective in procurement of goods and services for the government.
- Failure to conclude the Vietnam War in the form of a decisive victory was a serious blow to military prestige. The New Military who had seen actual combat had vowed never again.
- Times change and many of those great leaders are no longer in service. The anti-Vietnam capitulation has been in some sense forgotten. The vibrant anti-war era of the 60's gave the US an all voluntary Armed Forces that is second to none.
- The draft was over although it remains in reserve. The draftee served with equal honor and distinction and acquitted themselves with high praise.
- The US citizens had a failure in confidence in the military. In spite of that problem the US troops are better supported, trained and equipped then ever before.
- Nuclear War never happened.
- US troop drug abuse was exaggerated, although government issued whites or amphetamines were routinely issue
- Many people died and a WhoDunit about which US President first involved the US will conflict and confuse historians for generations.
- Blame for entry into this conflict remains open and continues to tarnish Presidential images.
- Many troops of many nations were wounded or died.
- Vietnam is a reunited country
- The expansion of Communism was at least checked.
- Around the world the presence of boat people has enhanced both the world's economy, but also the vibrant nature of every nation they entered.
Was the the iron curtain a political affect of world war 2?
The Iron Curtain was the de facto division between communist societies and democracies during the cold war.
Why did Cuba aim missiles at the US?
Russia placed missiles in Cuba during the cold war to provide counter attack if the USA. made a attack. The missiles were eventually moved out of Cuba when JFK won a debate between Fidel Castro, JFK, and Nikita Khrushchev.
because the U.S. already has missiles in turkey
The Soviet missiles were located in Cuba, because it was close enough to the Soviet enemy(US), and Fidel Castro was willing to put the missiles in his country.
Why did Egypt attract the interest of superpowers during the Cold War?
It's a stretch to say that they were aligned with the Soviet Union - after the Yom Kippur War, Egypt actually aligned itself with the United States. But they were a Soviet client state because the Soviet Union decided to back the Arab militaries, as opposed to the United States, which backed Israel. But there was no actual alliance between Egypt and the Soviet Union, and neither one had any obligation to defend the other in the event of a war.
What was the ethnic breakdown of the Vietnam war?
American Indians represented less than one percent of the service deaths. Black deaths were about 15 percent in the Army, 13 percent in the Marines, four percent of Navy deaths and nine percent of USAF deaths. Asians had no more than one percent deaths in any service. About 7260 blacks died and 96 percent of those were in the Army or the Marines. About 83 percent of the Army deaths were White and 85 percent of all Marine deaths were White. Hispanic deaths wer between four and five percent. It was not as distorted a picture as most believe. There are 102 Garcias listed on the Vietnam Wall. About 14 percent of the names on the wall are of black men at a time when the US population was about 11
percent black. It may be better stated that wealth had an advantage over poverty then any other factor, if you could afford to go to college, get a Master Degree, go to Law or Medical School you could avoid Vietnam. If you were wealthy, a slot in the National Guard could be found.
What brought the Japanese surrender and the end of World War 2?
the atomic bomb being dropped by the United States on Hiroshima
What was Joseph McCarthy'S public accusation?
That there were communists working inside high levels of Government (including the State Department, the United States Air Force, and United States Army), and there were individuals working for the Communist Party or sympathetic to the Communist Party in all levels of government (The White House, Congress, and the Press). His accusations led the Second Red Scare to occur in the United States from his Wheeling West Virginia speech in 1951, to the Army-McCarthy hearings of 1954 and subsequent censure by the United States Senate.
