WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II. This hostility between the two superpowers was first given its name by George Orwell in an article published in 1945.

Detailed explanation-2: -The global standoff for dominance between the United States and the Soviet Union created in the aftermath of World War II affected all aspects of life in the postwar world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Historians have identified several causes that led to the outbreak of the Cold War, including: tensions between the two nations at the end of World War II, the ideological conflict between both the United States and the Soviet Union, the emergence of nuclear weapons, and the fear of communism in the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The superpowers were the USA & the USSR as they had emerged from WW2 in strong positions. Both countries had large populations & strong economies as both had benefitted from supplying arms & munitions during WW2. These two powers competed with each other both economically & politically over the next 50 years.