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Cold War
USA vs. USSR ideological standoff that shaped the world for 45 years (1947โ1991)
1947 ๐ Global Modern History
๐ Key Facts
1
USA vs USSR nuclear arms race โ world lived under threat of mutual assured destruction
2
Space Race, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis โ all Cold War confrontations
3
Ended with Soviet dissolution (1991); reshaped every country on Earth's political alignment
Named "cold" because the two superpowers never directly fought each other in open battle
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Era
๐ Modern History
Region
๐ Global
Year
1947
Summary
USA vs. USSR ideological standoff that shaped the world for 45 years (1947โ1991)