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
Public impressions and insecurities gained during the Cold War could carry over to the peacetime environment. This new peaceful era created a territorial expansion of democratic capitalism which had an open invitation to proclaim the obsolescence of the war itself.
Answer and Explanation: After many loses against North Korean, in 1950 the Republic of Korea (ROK), the United States and the United Kingdom forces set up a defense line on the Pusan Perimeter near the city of Pusan. After six weeks of conflict and continuous battles, the North Korean army had to retreat because of a shortage of its supplies
