HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Apartheid
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Cold War
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Policy of Non-Alignment
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Hot war
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Detailed explanation-1: -As World War II transformed both the United States and the USSR, turning the nations into formidable world powers, competition between the two increased. Following the defeat of the Axis powers, an ideological and political rivalry between the United States and the USSR gave way to the start of the Cold War.
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 a larger conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was called “cold” because the U.S. and Soviet Union didn’t fight each directly, but instead engaged in a war of threats.
Detailed explanation-4: -Summary. The introduction outlines the period known as the Second Cold War, circa 1979–85. It marked the end of the détente, and escalated into the most dangerous phase of the conflict since the Cuban Missile Crisis.