Vietnam War, (1954–75), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. Called the “American War” in Vietnam (or, in full, the “War Against the Americans to Save the Nation”the war was also part of a larger regional conflict and a manifestation of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.
<span>2.People wanted to break free from the Soviet Union and communist rule.
</span>The statement that best explains the existence of resistance movements in Eastern Europe was that people wanted to break free from the Soviet Union and communist rule. The Soviet Union and communist rule were oppressing the population and so after some decades the population decide to build a resistance.
leichschaltung is the German term applied to the Nazification of German society following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. Once Hitler became chancellor, he and the Nazi Party sought to “coordinate” all political, social, and cultural institutions with the Nazi state. This “coordination” was done in the name of national unity. However, it allowed the Nazi Party to extend its power by creating a single party state. Everything was subject to coordination: local government, professional organizations, social clubs, leisure activities—even those for children.
The state enforced coordination from the top-down. At the same time, many Germans responded with a bottom-up coordination of their own. This was known as Selbstgleichschaltung. Even Hitler was surprised with the speed and ease of remaking Germany. He noted “everything is going much faster than we ever dared to hope.”1
The Axis was an alliance between the countries of Germany, Italy, and Japan prior to World War II. These nations agreed to fight against the Allies.
The alliance was initially proposed by Germany. Both countries found Germany's plan suited their expansionary interests, as Italy had interests in Northern Africa and Japan wanted to exercise control over Southeast Asia.
