HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The war took place in several different countries
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nuclear weapons were unsed
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the war took place in regions with cold climates
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no armed conflict occurred between the US and the Soviet Union
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Detailed explanation-1: -Throughout the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union avoided direct military confrontation in Europe and engaged in actual combat operations only to keep allies from defecting to the other side or to overthrow them after they had done so.
Detailed explanation-2: -While the United States believed in a capitalist system of free markets and multiple political parties, the Soviet Union was founded on a communist system controlled by a centralized state and a single political party.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was different about war during the time of the Cold War from all of human history before it? The Cold War could lead to the destruction of of the human species, which was a first for World History. What is the slang term for the Soviet army?