The Soviet Union and the United States were competing to get into space. There were rockets built repeatedly to see if they can get into space. The United States finally made a successful rocket and sent a monkey in it. So basically the first American in space, was a monkey. The United States had a slighlty upper hand at that moment. Being able to send the first lifeform into space. But then Russia made the United States look bad. They sent a live human being into space. Fearlessly stepping all over the slow American progress.
This actually brings back the tension in the Cold War. All during the movie the American workers dying to get into space were complaining only about one thing. They were always complaining about how the Russians were always making them look bad, and that they were so sick and tired of the Russians beating them at everything. In front of the cameras, they were all smiles and said that the Russians beat them fair and square. When the cameras were off and the Americans were away they spoke harshly against the Russians with things such as "The Stupid Russians". Although it was written that everything was good, hatred lives in the people.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
NATO was an organization formed as a defensive alliance in some European nations and North America. It was so that any nation included in NATO was attacked, they would help each other. Along with NATO came the Marshall Plan where everyone supported each other economically, helping them. At first some nations doubted that the United States would keep to their word, but after the events thst occured Czechoslovakia, NATO's security grew.
The Warsaw Pact was with a pact with the Soviet Union and the surrounding countries. It was created to defend the nations from any attack with an immediate counter attack. Just like NATO only on the European side. The Warsaw Pact was started by the Soviet Union in case of an attack from the United States.
Both these organizations were made for one purpose. They were to protect the included nations from attack from others not in the organization. It was not much of an offensive move as it was a defensive move.
The Warsaw Pact was with a pact with the Soviet Union and the surrounding countries. It was created to defend the nations from any attack with an immediate counter attack. Just like NATO only on the European side. The Warsaw Pact was started by the Soviet Union in case of an attack from the United States.
Both these organizations were made for one purpose. They were to protect the included nations from attack from others not in the organization. It was not much of an offensive move as it was a defensive move.
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