The Siege of Vicksburg was a major union victory because it allowed the Union forces to control the Mississippi River and had the effect to cut the Confederate forces in half by isolation.
It was one of those things that was very short sighted. It demanded that Germany make payment to the victors (most notably England and France) for the cost of the war.
How was Germany going to do that, they asked. Germany was beaten and her economy was a shambles, to say nothing of the moral of the country. It made it easier for Hitler to take power in the early 30s.
Answer:
Soviets feared Western promotion of capitalism.
Explanation:
One of the major cause of Cold War between the US and Soviet Union was the ideological difference between them. US propagated and aimed at spreading the idea of Capitalism while the Soviet Union wanted to spread Socialism.
Soviets feared that Western promotion of capitalism could pose a threat to thier idea of socialism. They grew hostile and intolerant towards Western capitalistic ideology and practice. Consequently, this ideological difference between the two superpowers contributed to the rise of Cold War.
