The easing of tensions between the west and USSR.
The Thaw.
meaning of cold war
A limited war used in the context of the cold war meant LIMITED to conventional weapons only. To do otherwise meant total war, verses limited war. Total war would include the use of nuclear weapons. Such as WW2 (the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki). The Korean War (1950-1953) and the Vietnam War (1961-1975) were the first and only limited wars fought during the cold war. Cold War meaning between the communists and free world.
A secondary source document about the Cold War could be a book like "The Cold War: A New History" by John Lewis Gaddis. This work analyzes the events, ideologies, and impacts of the Cold War period, synthesizing information from various primary sources and historical accounts. It provides an interpretation of the Cold War's significance and context, rather than presenting firsthand experiences or original documents from that time.
There was no military action during the Cold War. As opposed to a 'hot war', meaning a shooting war, the conflict between the West and the Soviet Bloc was restricted to a war of economics, sanctions, boycotts, and similar political struggles.
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Detente.
The Thaw.
meaning of cold war
The Cold War was part of the context for John F. Kennedy's inaugural address.
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Hot battle of the Cold war.
The term "hot war" was only used in conjuction with the term "cold war." Cold war meaning no war; hot war meaning a war.
The cold war was refrozen with the U-2 incident. In 1960, an American U-2 Spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. At first the U.S. tried to deny the spy mission, but was forced to admit it when faced with evidence. This event broke the already tenuous relationship down.
The event that refroze the thaw in the Cold War was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979. This aggressive action ended the period of détente, as it heightened tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. In response, the U.S. increased its military spending, supported anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan, and boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics, marking a significant escalation in Cold War hostilities.