1. What were the causes of WWII?
The main causes were unresolved issues from WW1. The invasion started with Poland invasion in 1939 by Germany and Soviet Russia, and also the 1937 invasion of the Republic of China by the Empire of Japan.There were two main groups Allies and Axis. In the Allies powers were:(U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia). And Axis powers were: (Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria). The one more cause of ww2 was tree trade question.
2.What impact did the United States have on WWII?
First of all, US was neutral,and after The Pearl Harbor attack from the empire of Japan, US decided to get into the war. The mail battles were: Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, Pearl Harbor, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the Normandy, Battle of the Midway, and Battle of the Okinawa. Also three very important bombings are: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Bombing of Japan. Also big deal in USA was WOMAN role. Because man were leaving their wives home alone, they had to work a lot, and take man jobs. Roles were changing. A lot of people died in WW2. Total 52 million people died. USA lost a lot of soldiers but also fought and took a lot of freedom.
3.What were the goals for the US during the Cold War?
Cal war was from 1947-1991.The main goal for USA during the Cold War was getting rid of communism. The main enemies were Soviets and US army. The result was NATO winning .The main goals were: the promoting open markets and prevent depression, promoting democracy through the world especially Africa&Asia, and also the main reason is stop spreading the communism.
4.What were some of the major events that took place during the Cold War?
a. Berlin Wall: Berlin is the capital of Germany, it was split into 4 zones. Berlin was also split into 4 parts. The wall was built because there was DEMOCRACY and COMMUNISM on two different parts of berlin, so they built the wall to keep people from fights and getting into conflicts. People were doing anything they could do to leave, if they got over the wall people were killed. The wall came down and it happened really fast. It was 154.5km and 103 miles long and 12 ft tall with barbed wire on top.
b.Cuban missile crisis: Everything started because USA had missile crisis in Turkey pointing at the Soviets, and later Soviets put missiles in Cuba pointing at USA. It was a 13 days standoff. It ended up by a compromise, the Soviets would pull their missiles out of Cuba and we USA would take missiles from Turkey.
c. Space Race: It was the launching a satellite into the space. First by the Russians a satellite named ''SPUTNIK''. Yuri Gagarin was a Russian first person in space. 1960 John Kennedy gave a moonshot speech saying that by the end of the decade USA will have a man on the moon and it happened.
d.Red Scare: It was the fear of communism. Red means communism. Everybody high or low power was being accused of communism. People were taken to trial and either way whether they admitted or denied. It was easier to say that you are communist and say more the names of people you though are communists too. McCarthyism.
e.Berlin Blockade: It all started in May 1949. It began when the Soviet Union blocked railway to the Germany for the USA, British, and French.The Blockade stopped after the Western powers used aeroplanes and airlift food to the people who needed. It all started because the Russians wanted one Germany without an army so they can control better. They though that the Western powers are controlling more than they should.
f.Bay of pigs: That was an unsucceeseful invasion of Cuba by the USA army. They wanted to take off the Fidel Catro, but they didn't succeed. It was fought by the CIA army. It way a big embaressment for USA president.
5. Why did the US go to war in Korea and Vietnam and what were outcome of those wars?
The best answer can be to stop spreading communism. A lot of people would say that this war was a mistake but we have to respect and. USA was at South Korea side, but the North Korea is still communistic. The only big outcome is that USA lost a lot of people. Also the Korean's and Vietnam's government didn't allowed their people to trade with USA, and they wanted everybody to be equal and nobody had more rights. USA didn't like that.The outcome for Korea is splitting her in two parts.
6.How did the Cold War come to an end?
It is best to say that the collapse of communism in the USSR happened in late 1980s. The Berliners were sitting at the top of Berlin wall and guards never stopped them. Not long after that the Berlin wall came down.Russia and USA had nuclear weapons for each other, and they were controling each other. Russia had to give indenpendnace to some East countries like Latvia, and East Germany. The officialy end was signed by a treaty
7. JFK assassination: He was killed in November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, on a campain trip. He went by a car without a protection. It was a nice weather. Assinator was Lee Harvery Oswald, he killed him with a big gun. Governor of Texas and secret service man were shot too. Kennedy was pronounces dead in hospital shortly after.
Oswald was killed too later. He was in the marines, and he was a good shooter.
Watergate: Five man caught breaking the rules into the Democratic party, at the Watergate hotel. Two Washington reporters investigated the story nad published in the newspapers.
They took some people from FBI to follow the Richard Nixon's money. Nixon wanted to sabotage the story.
At the end he quit.
Iran Hostage Crisis: Was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. Islamists took over American embassy in Teheran and hostage 444 Americans. The result was rupture USA-Iran RELATIONS.
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