Question

Identify describe the five most important events of the Cold War and rank them in their order of importance. Provide a rationale for each of your rankings.

Answer 1

us and soviet union relationship (star wars i think)

Answer 2

is one of them

Answer 3

I love this period of history!! Do you know what the cold war was?

Answer 4

around 1947 -1991

Answer 5

I said what, not when. :)

Answer 6

ohh sorry about that

Answer 7

yea its when america had proxy wars with SU and we b

Answer 8

The most important event was definitely the Iran-contra affair.

Answer 9

Do you remember that, Annie?

Answer 10

basically helped other countries not have communism

Answer 11

Because I love teaching people about it ouo

Answer 12

yes that is important
isn't it the iran hostage thing ?

Answer 13

Nope. Mind if I explain?

Answer 14

hey Sylph are you good with chem ? i just started openstudy and i really don't know have to get around here

Answer 15

sure, wait was it the war with afga. against the Russians

Answer 16

I'm good with certain aspects.

Answer 17

ok :)

Answer 18

Nope. It was when Reagan and Oliver North broke several laws. ;)

Answer 19

Okay, so America was fighting communism in Nicaragua.

Answer 20

ohh yes i remember now

Answer 21

and he got caught

Answer 22

The communists we were fighting were called the Sandinistas. The Contra was also fighting communism there, so we allied with them and sent them money for weapons.

Answer 23

we tried helping nicaragua with supplies and stuff and we used the money that we made from selling weapons right ?

Answer 24

But congress found out Nicaragua was smuggling cocaine, so they outlawed the alliance.

Answer 25

Sorta.

Answer 26

Oliver North was a general, and he stepped up to help Reagan go around congress.

Answer 27

They began selling weapons to Iran (These weapons changed hands between several terrorist groups and were eventually owned by Osama bin Laden! We gave him weapons that he used against us!), then they would give the Contras that money.

Answer 28

This high treason was eventually uncovered by the press. Oliver agreed to take the blame, so as not to tarnish Reagan's name.

Answer 29

wow thanks , i kinda learned this in Narcos on Netflix lol

Answer 30

But Oliver got off without any charges whatsoever, because his secretary destroyed all of the evidence against him.

Answer 31

No problem. I freaking love history.

Answer 32

did y'all talk about cuban missile crisis

Answer 33

I think someone mentioned it

Answer 34

and the space race?

Answer 35

SHALL I TEACH YOU?!

Answer 36

teach me the ways

Answer 37

in PM tho

Answer 38

No, no one mentioned that. I got too excited about foreign affairs.

Answer 39

berlin wall?