COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
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Most of the fighting took place in the cooler Northern Hemisphere
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The Soviet Union is located in a fairly cold area
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The Soviets and Americans never actually fought against one another with weapons
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The United States believed a nuclear war would end the seasons and it would be cold on Earth
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Cold War got its name because both sides were afraid of fighting each other directly. In a “hot war, ” nuclear weapons might destroy everything. So, instead, both sides fought each other indirectly. They supported opposing sides in conflicts in different parts of the world.
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: -I told her the Cold War was not an actual war. Unlike the two world wars, there were no physical battles between the major adversaries. It was, instead, an extended competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, along with their respective allies.