During WWII (1939-1945) the Soviet Union (USSR) was allied with France‚ Britain‚ and the USA. These were known as the Allies. The Allies fought against Germany and the other Axis powers. After the war‚ the victory belonged to the Allies. The USA and USSR become the two new superpowers as they had the most robust economies‚ militaries‚ international political power. However‚ the alliance between the two begins to crumbling down in 1945 as they had a big difference between their ideologies‚ decision
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Missile Crisis (CMC) — known as the October Crisis or The Missile Scare‚ was a 14-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) and Cuba on one side‚ and the United States (US) on the other side. The crisis is generally regarded as the peak of the Cold War as it heightened tensions between USA and the USSR‚ and the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict. Both Kennedy and Khrushchev achieved some form of triumph‚ though perhaps
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Common sense would dictate that the USSR and China would support each other and become great allies because they are the strongest Communist states in the world‚ especially in the context of the Cold War where it’s Capitalism vs Communism. This was not the case in practice because the truth is that Sino-Soviet relations were cold and bitter. Joseph Stalin‚ the leader of the Soviet Union and Mao Zedong‚ the leader of China were distant despite having the same ideology. The same can be said with Stalin’s
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during World War II (WWII)‚ the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) had conflicting ideologies and postwar plans in Europe such that the Cold War was inevitable. However‚ there is evidence to support that the Cold War was not inevitable. Roosevelt and Churchill’s commitment to the Big Three‚ Stalin’s actual goals after WWII‚ and the Soviet position on the inevitability of war all show that the heated tensions between the US and USSR were avoidable. Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill had a
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In 1960s‚ the USSR and the US‚ as pioneers‚ devoted dramatic enthusiasm to exploring the Venus. However‚ from 1961 to 1969‚ there were only 2 successful ones from 18 missions. The first successful mission is Flyby‚ conducted by the US in 22nd July 1962. On 27th August 1962‚ the US released the "Mariner 2"‚ which approached to the Venus on 14th December 1962 (Jet Propulsion Laboratory‚ 1962). The atmospheric temperature on the Venus was gauged by the microwave radiometer on “Mariner 2”‚ and the
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laboratory and the environment. Additional features to prevent transmission of BSL3 organisms are appropriate respiratory protection‚ HEPA filtration of exhausted laboratory air and strictly controlled laboratory access. Biosafety Level 4 (BSL4) and Containment Level
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much of the twentieth century (Huntington‚ 1996; 31). The ’clash of civilizations ’ had already seen the demise of fascism as a credible force in 1945‚ the close of 1991 would see the end of communism in Europe. The relatively sudden collapse of the USSR has compelled thinkers and analysts to seek answers as to why the world’s second superpower could collapse so quickly
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world is going to be‚ such as the Cold War that made changes in the U.S. military. The Cold War happened between the U.S. and USSR from 1945 to 1991. During the Cold War‚ the two superpowers were competing with each other. They had varieties of competitions in different ways such as nuclear arms race. One of the biggest reasons for their competitions is that the U.S. and the USSR have two different political systems. As the final result we occur today‚ the Cold War forced the U.S. to cease their nuclear
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have annihilated the human species and would have left the world as a nuclear wasteland. So how did the Cuban Missile Crisis affect US - USSR relations? After tension deescalated between the USSR and the USA‚ the Moscow – Washington hotline was established‚ the two superpowers turned away from direct confrontations to proxy wars‚ and the United States and the USSR began engaging in peaceful races such as the Space Race that didn’t endanger the existence of either nation‚ rather than the nuclear race
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Pass friendly towards Greece‚ Hungary‚ and Albania → signed economic and defense agreements → Albania virtually controlled by Italy supported Britain‚ who rewarded Italy with a small part of Somaliland the second state to recognize the USSR supported anti-Nazi government of Chancellor Dollfuss in Austria Stalin: wanted to weaken Social Democratic parties of Europe‚ who did not support the working classes of the Western world supported Collective Security 1934: January
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