WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Neither a condition of war nor a condition of peace
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A direct war between many Europe countries
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A direct war between two power blocks
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Assertion: The Cold War was neither war nor an armed military conflict nor a condition of peace. It was rather a state of uneasy peace. Reason: The Cold War was not being fought by clever moves, propagandist activities, and diplomatic conflicts.
Detailed explanation-2: -A cold war is a state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action but is pursued primarily through economic and political actions, propaganda, acts of espionage or proxy wars waged by surrogates. This term is most commonly used to refer to the American-Soviet Cold War of 1947–1991.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Cold War was a period of economic, political and military tension between the United States and Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991. Following the end of the Second World War, complications arose centering on the shifting of international power.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scholars have pointed to materialist and ideational reasons for the end of the Cold War. Materialists emphasize Soviet economic difficulties (such as economic stagnation and sovereign debt), whereas ideationalists argue that the worldviews and personas of Gorbachev and Reagan mattered.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Cold War referred to the competition, the tensions and a series of confrontations between the United States and Soviet Union, backed by their respective allies.