WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The invasion of Hungary in 1961 by the Soviet Union and the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 are examples of
A
United Nations Security Council resolutions
B
Truman Doctrine failures
C
Marshall Plan effects
D
Cold War Era conflicts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Although the Soviet Union did not suffer severe international consequences for the crackdown on the Hungarian Uprising, the event did have important effects on the Eastern Bloc and Soviet internal affairs. Most importantly, the rebellion in Hungary exposed the weaknesses of Eastern European communism.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was called the Cold War because neither the Soviet Union nor the United States officially declared war on each other. However, both sides clearly struggled to prevent the other from spreading its economic and political systems around the globe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cold War was an ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, or in other words capitalism against “communism”.

Detailed explanation-4: -Soldiers of the Soviet Union and the United States did not do battle directly during the Cold War. But the two superpowers continually antagonized each other through political maneuvering, military coalitions, espionage, propaganda, arms buildups, economic aid, and proxy wars between other nations.

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