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- The Cold War ended 30 years ago with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Here's a look back at other momentous events from this era in history. The decision by the United States to use the atomic bomb against Japan in August 1945 was credited with ending World War II.
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2 days 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. It was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons.
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This is a timeline of the main events of the Cold War, a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union, its allies in the Warsaw Pact and later the People's Republic of China).
Oct 27, 2009 · The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension marked by competition and confrontation between communist nations led by the Soviet Union and Western democracies including the United States.
Dec 22, 2021 · The Cold War ended 30 years ago with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Here's a look back at other momentous events from this era in history. The decision by the...
This Cold War timeline contains important dates and events from 1960 to 1969. It includes events such as the presidency of John F. Kennedy, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Cuban missile crisis and increasing American military involvement in Vietnam.
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 until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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.
