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Effects of the cold war include;Undermined international peace and security since super powers struggled to dominate the world.The world was polarized into two blocks, hostility, suspicion and deep created mistrustcold war resulted in development in science and technologyA series of crisis or actual wars occurred in i.e Vietnam wars ,suez canal crisis of 1956 andHungarian Revolution.It led to formation of economic and military alliances such as NATO-1949, COMECON1949,the Narsaw pact 1955 and European Economic union 1957.It led to the spread of capitalist and communist ideologies.It led to formation of non-alignment policy in Asia and Africa
Weapons of cold war include;Economic sanctionsPropagandaMilitary assistance to the enemy of opposite sides.Financial /technical assistance
Reasons why United States of America delayed in joining the first world war are;The Monroe Doctrine of Isolation of 1923Many people of German descent in U.S.A and there was fear that if U.S.A declared war on Germany the war would shift to American soils.U.S.A had commercial interest with the two countries therefore she did not want to take riskThe war had not interfered directly with U.S.A
Factors that undermine scientific advancement in the less developed countries are;Brain drain of the professionals and scientists eg medical doctorsLack of enough fundsInadequate support for the scientists by the governmentsHigh level of illiteracy among citizensPoor systems of education that do not encourage scientific knowledgeSome primitive traditions discourage the education of the girl-childOver dependency on the technology of the western countries hence they do not struggle to develop their own.