POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
THE DESCENT OF THE IRON CURTAIN
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10 years
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20 years
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30 years
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40 years
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Cold War lasted about 45 years. There were no direct military campaigns between the two main antagonists, the United States and the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Cold War is the name given to the 40-year long stand-off between the Superpowers-the United States and the Soviet Union-which defined the world’s political map for most of the second half of the 20th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the Cold War-and are we headed to another one? The 45-year standoff between the West and the U.S.S.R. ended when the Soviet Union dissolved.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Cold War reached its peak in 1948–53.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Cold War (1953–1962) discusses the period within the Cold War from the end of the Korean War in 1953 to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.