cold war Basics
WHAT DID THE RUSSIANS WANT TO PROVE IN A TIME OF EMPTY THREATS?
The Russians were just as eager to accomplish their Disney dreams. They had two main ideas that were seen time and time again throughout this long standoff.
Here they are:
01. They wanted to spread communism all over the world starting with their own backyard: Europe. They wanted to create communist nations all around the border of Russia as a defense against unwanted neighbors. In other words, they were too chicken to deal with their own problems and needed bodyguards.
02. Now, they wanted to be the deadly and major superpower that the USA had become. In fact, their name is similar (USSR). They sent people to epxlore the moon, won medals in the Olympics, and built bombs that could destroy the entire world.
Here they are:
01. They wanted to spread communism all over the world starting with their own backyard: Europe. They wanted to create communist nations all around the border of Russia as a defense against unwanted neighbors. In other words, they were too chicken to deal with their own problems and needed bodyguards.
02. Now, they wanted to be the deadly and major superpower that the USA had become. In fact, their name is similar (USSR). They sent people to epxlore the moon, won medals in the Olympics, and built bombs that could destroy the entire world.
hyperlinks that make you crazy about communism...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8437995/George-Carey-Why-Russia-won-the-space-race.html (This news article explains why Russia won the space race.)
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=3413&HistoryID=aa58>rack=pthc (A long URL for a long history of communism from Marx to Stalin. )
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=3413&HistoryID=aa58>rack=pthc (A long URL for a long history of communism from Marx to Stalin. )