Did the creation of Republic of Vietnam in 1955 increase Cold War tensions in Asia?
No. It was the Communist plan all along to consolidate their power in North Vietnam from about 1954 to 1960, then complete their conquest of the old French Indochinese Empire in the 60s. During the peace talks in 1954 the Government of Vietnam (which would eventually become the Republic of Vietnam or South Vietnam) OPPOSED splitting Vietnam into two states. They wanted a coalition government, and there were enough of them that the Viet Mihn could not have imposed its plan to install a Communist command economy and collectivize the country. The Communists did not believe they would have any trouble incorporating South Vietnam with the North once they were in charge, and were quite surprised when the South Vietnamese actually succeeded in building a stable government with a booming economy. Overthrowing the Republic of Vietnam was much harder then they thought it would be, and weakened them to a point where they were eventually unable to sponsor a War of National Liberation in Thailand, the next "domino" on their list.
How did the Cold War create tensions around the world?
because it was so darn cold people were more grumpy at one another.... Can you blame them standing in the cold waiting around for it to get warmer so they could go enjoy the warm climate.
Marshall Aid, increasing cold war tension?
The Marshall aid was a plan to help rebuild Europe. IT offered the soviets help in that regard. The Soviets turned it down because I think the marshall plan only applied to occupied territory ie the soviets didn't want allied troops in their territory. It would also involve scrutinizng the gofernments it was ading. It was an offer that we knew they'd refuse. The Soviets feared that turning down Marshall aid would cause unrest in their sattelite countries; however. So they commissioned a "molotov plan" as an eastern bloc equivalent.
What was the relationship between China and Russia during the Cold War?
For the first few years, the relationship between China and the Soviet Union was tight, with the SU serving as "teacher," while China was something of a "disciple." There was some evidence that the Soviets told the Chinese to send its troops into Korea during the Korean war. By the late 50s, after Stalin's death, and Nikita Khrushchev became the leader in the Soviet Union. Khrushchev would criticize Stalin, denouncing him and his "cult of personality" in a secret speech to the Politburo in 1956, and then he started making overtures of peace and accommodation ("peaceful coexistence") with the West. Mao felt like Khrushchev was betraying Communism and attacking him personally, because he had built up a cult of personality like Stalin had. Then Khrushchev backed out of an agreement to give China the information they needed to build their own atomic bomb. This, along with disagreements over China's Great Leap Forward, lead to China kicking Soviet cadres and technicians out of the country, and an increase in tension between the two Communist powers. These tensions would increase during the Cultural Revolution era in China, which coincided with the war in Vietnam, which was mostly supported by the Soviet Union. China saw the build up of Vietnam as a knife pointed at their back. The tension between the Soviet Union and China would reach its peak in 1968-69, when they had a series of armed engagements along their borders, especially in the northwest and northeast. This in part lead to China reaching out to the United States in 1971, and the Mao-Nixon meetings that lead to a return to normalcy between the countries. China felt that it was weak compared to the Soviet Union, and the US would make the best ally, considering its hatred of the USSR. Mao would die in 1976, paving the way for Deng to take over and set China on its path to a market economy, and a complete peace with the Soviet Union.
Why did the Cold War break out between 1945-53?
Was it long term or short term factors? It was short term factors. The Atomic bomb being the main reason. USA and the USSR were the global superpowers and considering the USA already had the A-bomb, Russia obviously didn't want to fall behind in this new bread of warfare. This desperation to gain the A-bomb looked very suspicious to America thus leading to hostility between the two nations. Was it the responsibility of the leaders? Although Truman could be guilty of antagonising Stalin, arguably ideology was more to blame. Communism is completely against the concept of capitalism and vica versa. This combined with thier strong military threats to each other led to hostility and ultimately the cold war. Was it mostly about events in Europe? 50/50! Although America was majorly concerned with events in the east (Revolutions in china, Vietnam etc), The divide in Germany provided a contact point between the ideologies and hostilities on the 'iron curtain' line provided an excuse for tensions between the USA and USSR. Who was most responsible? America was most responsible. Stalin only occupied East Europe to act as a buffer zone and the revelutions in the East were completely independant of Stalin. America wrongly saw these two factors as an attempt at aggression and an attempt to cut off trade to America and as such prepared to defend herself against communism.