COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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They both protected human rights
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they both colonized Africa and Asia
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They competed against each other economically and militarily
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they both cooperated in stopping the spread of communism
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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 produced new military alliances, including NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and led to nuclear proliferation and proxy wars between and within postcolonial states in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Detailed explanation-3: -The conflict was based on the ideological and geopolitical struggle for global influence by these two superpowers, following their temporary alliance and victory against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945.