The 'Cold War' follows WW2 directly. There is much mistrust between Russia & the western allies. The Berlin Airlift, the Korean War & the Cuban Missile Crisis are all features of the cold war.
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World War I (WWI) or First World War (called at the time the Great War) was a major war centered on Europe that began in August 1914. The fighting ended in November 1918.
The Cold War began after the Second World War ended in Germany and Japan's defeat.
Simply put, World War 1 began in the year 1914 and officially ended in 1919, when all the treaties had been signed, although fighting had ceased on November 11th 1918.
World War 2 began September 1939 and ended August 1945.
World War II began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. The war ended on September 2, 1945, when Japan formally surrendered, following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war on Japan. The war lasted for six years and involved many countries around the world.