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THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Because it was a cold war, the two countries never directly fought with each other. Instead, they supported opposite sides of other wars they believed could promote their own beliefs. So really, the Cold War happened all over the world. It stretched to countries on almost every continent, including Cuba, Korea, Hungary, Guatemala, Congo, and more.” This paragraph most clearly supports which claim?
A
The Cold War was very similar to WWII in the use of military techniques and tactics.
B
The Cold War was an ideological war between the Soviet Union and United States.
C
The United States and Soviet Union were in constant competition over who had the most nuclear power.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II. This hostility between the two superpowers was first given its name by George Orwell in an article published in 1945.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Cold War was a period of heightened tensions between the US and the Soviet Union. Lasting from 1945-1991, the two nations never directly fought, but instead engaged in proxy wars to advance their own ideologies–the US aiming to repel communism, and the USSR seeking to spread it.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cold War was the war between the USSR and the USA which never actually came to direct fighting. Both tried to impose their ideologies on other countries – communism and capitalism – and gain superiority by the use of propaganda, espionage and the vast stores of weapons.

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