COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Increased tensions in the Middle East.
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The potential for global nuclear destruction.
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Pressure from neutral nations.
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The peacekeeping role of the United Nations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Cold War era, the U.S. and Soviet Union were hesitant to become involved in direct military conflict because of the potential for global nuclear destruction. The superpowers supported opposing sides in conflicts, but did not confront each other directly.
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: -The Cold War was a lengthy struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that began in the aftermath of the surrender of Hitler’s Germany. In 1941, Nazi aggression against the USSR turned the Soviet regime into an ally of the Western democracies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Brinkmanship: A policy of threatening to go to war in response to any enemy aggression.