China: A Century of Revolution
1997
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- 1. Comrades 1917-1945 Sep 19, 1998
- Wartime alliance; the division of Europe; origins of the arms race.
- 2. Iron Curtain 1945-1947 Sep 26, 1998
- Soviet domination of Eastern Europe; collapse of Britain; Churchill's "iron curtain" speech.
- 3. Marshall Plan 1947-1952 Oct 3, 1998
- Truman Doctrine; Marshall Plan boosts European recovery.
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II and lasted to 1991, the fall of the Soviet Union.
1 day ago · Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons.
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Oct 27, 2009 · Learn about the Cold War, a period of geopolitical tension and competition between communist and Western democracies after World War II. Explore the causes, events, and outcomes of the Cold War, as well as its impact on the atomic age, the space race, and the Red Scare.
Cold War, Open yet restricted rivalry and hostility that developed after World War II between the U.S. and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The U.S. and Britain, alarmed by the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, feared the expansion of Soviet power and communism in Western Europe and elsewhere.
Learn about the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, which lasted for decades and led to nuclear brinkmanship. Explore the key events, figures and incidents that shaped the global politics and culture of the postwar era.
Mar 23, 2022 · The Cold War lasted nearly half a century. Here’s a look at why it began, how it escalated, its legacy today—and why some analysts think another Cold War is already underway.
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.
Cold War
- began 1947
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