COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Two superpowers directly/physically fighting
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Two countries fight without any assistance
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Competing in sports instead of military force
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Two countries fighting without declaring war and without physically battling.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Cold War” became a shorthand to describe the ideological struggle between capitalism in the West and communism in the East. American journalist Walter Lippmann popularized the term in a series of articles in 1947 as nations chose sides in the standoff.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term cold war is used because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two superpowers, but they each supported opposing sides in major regional conflicts known as proxy wars.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Which among the following statements about the Cold War is incorrect? Answer: [D] The US and USSR were engaged in direct wars. Notes: The fourth statement that as a result of the Cold War, the US and USSR were engaged in direct wars is incorrect.