THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Question
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The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
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The war was fought during winter months only
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Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
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There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term cold war is used because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two superpowers, but they each supported opposing sides in major regional conflicts known as proxy wars.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was called the Cold War because neither the Soviet Union nor the United States officially declared war on each other. However, both sides clearly struggled to prevent the other from spreading its economic and political systems around the globe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Soldiers of the Soviet Union and the United States did not do battle directly during the Cold War. But the two superpowers continually antagonized each other through political maneuvering, military coalitions, espionage, propaganda, arms buildups, economic aid, and proxy wars between other nations.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Cold War got its name because both sides were afraid of fighting each other directly. In a “hot war, ” nuclear weapons might destroy everything. So, instead, both sides fought each other indirectly. They supported opposing sides in conflicts in different parts of the world.
Detailed explanation-5: -Each side “fought” the other, by providing money, arms, training and logistical support to their proxy and sending it to war against the other side’s proxy. Sometimes, a proxy was used to fight more directly with the opposing superpower.