Joseph Stalin was a masterful, ruthless leader. Other than the Great Purge, where he systematically annihilated all political opponents, he also implemented the 5 year plan, which forced the USSR to adopt more western ideas when it comes to industry, electrical, and agricultural advances. He quickly grew it into a superpower
Beginning in 1950, US involvement increased from just assisting French collision forces to providing direct military assistance to the associated states (Annam, Tonkin, Laos, and Cambodia). In May 1961 Kennedy sent 500 more military advisers, bringing American forces there to 1,400.
Answer: Neta Crawford, chair of the political science department at Boston University, in her Costs of War project, estimated the long term cost of the Iraq War for the United States at $1.922 trillion.
