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The Cold war
he Cold War (approx. 1945–1991) was a continuing state of political and military tension between the powers of the Western world, led by the United States and its NATO allies, and the communist world, led by the Soviet Union, its satellite states and allies. This began after the success of their temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany, leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences. The Soviet Union created the Eastern Bloc with the easter -
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Creations of the united nations
united states and the soviet union temporarily set aside their differences. They joined 48 other countries in forming the 'United Nations' (UN) -
Starlin
In a speech Starlin declared that communism and capitalism could not exist in the same world. -
Cold war Begins
The state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990 -
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The cold war ended
Throughout the 1980s, the Soviet Union fought an increasingly frustrating war in Afghanistan. At the same time, the Soviet economy faced the continuously escalating costs of the arms race. Dissent at home grew while the stagnant economy faltered under the combined burden. Attempted reforms at home left the Soviet Union unwilling to rebuff challenges to its control in Eastern Europe. During 1989 and 1990, the Berlin Wall came down, borders opened, and free elections ousted Communist regimes e
