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1 day ago · A Scud missileis one of a series of tactical ballistic missilesdeveloped by the Soviet Unionduring the Cold War. It was exported widely to both Secondand ThirdWorld countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting nameattached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies. The Russian names for the missile are the R-11(the first version ...
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7 hours ago · General George C. Marshall, the 50th U.S. Secretary of State. The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred $13.3 billion (equivalent to $173.8 billion in 2024) in economic recovery programs to Western European ...
7 hours ago · The end of the Cold War and dissolution of the Soviet Union removed the original motives underlying rapprochement between China and the United States. [79] Deng was motivated by concerns that the United States might curtail support for China's modernization, and adopted a low-profile foreign policy to live with the fact of United States hegemony and focus primarily on domestic development. [ 79 ]
1 day ago · The Somali Civil War (Somali: Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; Arabic: الحرب الأهلية الصوماليةal-ḥarb al-’ahliyya aṣ-ṣūmāliyya) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the military junta which was led by Siad Barre during the 1980s.
1 day ago · Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle[ a ][ b ] (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France. In 1958, amid the Algerian War, he ...
1 day ago · Kurt Vonnegut (/ ˈ v ɒ n ə ɡ ə t / VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. [1] His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further works have been published since his death.
1 day ago · The Gulf War (1990–1991): Resulted from Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, with international intervention. The Dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991): Marked the end of the Cold War and the emergence of independent states. The War in Afghanistan (2001–2021): U.S.-led intervention post-9/11 with long-lasting consequences. The Iraq War (2003–2011):
