The conflict began after the Soviets sought to obtain some Finnish territory, demanding among other concessions that Finland cede substantial border territories in exchange for land elsewhere, claiming security reasons—primarily the protection of Leningrad, 32 km (20 mi) from the Finnish border. Finland refused, and the USSR invaded the country. Many sources conclude that the Soviet Union had intended to conquer all Finland, and use the establishment of the puppet Finnish Communist government and the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact's secret protocols as evidence of this,[F 8] while other sources argue against the idea of the full Soviet conquest.[F 9] Finland repelled Soviet attacks for more than two months and inflicted substantial losses on the invaders while temperatures ranged as low as −43 °C (−45 °F). After the Soviet military reorganised and adopted different tactics, they renewed their offensive in February and overcame Finnish defences.
the under lying reason for the winter war was soviet concern about Nazi Germany's expansionism. the secret protocol of the pact gave the soviet union a sphere of influence that included Finland, the Baltic States, and and parts of Eastern Europe. Suomussalmi is considered the the clearest most important and most significant Finnish victory in the northern half of Finland
In the 1980s, as the practice of Indian secularism was eroded, India's claim to Kashmir on the grounds of secularism largely came apart. Today their respective claims are mostly on the basis of statecraft.
The initial writing of the Sumerians utilized simple pictures or pictograms. Over time, the writing of the Sumerians further developed to include sounds and meanings. Scribes would use the stylus to make wedge shaped marks in the clay.
The hippie movement was a major movement during the countercultural crisis of the 60s and it led many people to develop anti war opinions and support for the civil rights movement.
