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Under President Reagan the US had the largest peacetime military buildup in history. How was this a challenge to the Soviet union?
The Soviet Union felt it had to have at least parity in arms with the US. The US felt the same way about the Soviet Union.
This led to the so called arms race.
The US was and is more economically sound and stable, effectively richer.
The Soviet Union spent more and more on arms, far more than it could afford, thus becoming effectively bankrupt.
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What u s president died of hemroids while in office?
Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge died of heart failure. No President has ever died of hemorrhoids. Common symptoms of hemorrhoids may be a sign of other serious health problems, such as Colon or rectal cancer and other conditions which have the same symptoms as hemorrhoids. There has never been a death of a President caused by hemorrhoids. James Polk perhaps is the only President that died of anything related to the bowles. He died of cholera morbus resulting in debilitating diarrhea (nutritive expulsion and dehydration; buildup of excretive acids in bowels and intestines) Several Presidents have died from 'hemorrhaging'. This has to do with bleeding; to undergo heavy or uncontrollable bleeding. Herbert Hoover died from massive internal hemorrhaging, bleeding from upper gastrointestinal tract; strained vascular system. Chester Arthur died from a cerebral hemorrhage, otherwise known as a stroke. Andrew Jackson died from tubercular hemorrhaging (tuberculosis).
Which did Britain do in the buildup to the American Revolution?
Forced colonists to harbor British soldiers Taxed legal documents Closed Boston's port Increased taxes on sugar and stamps
Why was Reagan considered a Cold War hawk?
The simple answer is that President Reagan knew how to deal with the Soviets, just as Nixon and Eisenhower did. He didn't give an inch during any treaty negotiations, kept pressure up during key moments in history during his time in office (e.g., Sandanista/Contras, stopping the Cuban buildup on Grenada, helping the Mujahadeen during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, sticking it to Iran whenever possible, Beirut, etc.).
What did Kennedys flexible response plan call for?
Faced with the threat of more and more communist revolutions in Asia, President John F. Kennedy decided that instead of immediately unleashing the barrage of American nuclear forces on every little skirmish, the war would be fought according to scale. Flexible response called for a counter to Soviet attacks and not a first strike. It had three stages containing direct response, deliberate escalation, and finally general nuclear response. Kennedy implemented this during the Laotian civil war, in which communists teemed about ready to take hold of the nation. Instead of unleashing the Eisenhower method of massive retaliation, he created the super-trained division of the American military--the Green Berets. They would be responsible for fighting in guerilla warfare instead of wastefully dumping nuclear bombs on the tiny country.
What describes the philosophical differences between the Federalists and Republicans as of 1800?
Federalists supported a flexible interpretation of the Constitution, a strong central government, and military buildup funded by taxes; Republicans supported a strict interpretation of the Constitution, states' rights, and a smaller federal budget. -- APEX ~APEX~ Republicans favored states' rights, while Federalists wanted a strong executive branch. Federalists wanted a loose interpretation of the Constitution, while Republicans wanted a strict one.Federalists wanted a loose interpretation of the Constitution, while Republicans wanted a strict one. Republicans favored states' rights, while Federalists wanted a strong executive branch
