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The Cold War was a period of tension that existed between western powers (Europe, UK, USA, Canada etc) and the Soviet Union (Communist Russia etc). It started about 1946 , shortly after the Second World War, when the Soviet Union showed that it had no intention of removing its forces from the areas of Europe it had taken over during the war. It produced an arms race and led to various crises and alerts (Berlin Airlift, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Wall, etc) until the Soviet Union collapsed and broke up in 1991.
No serious fighting ever took place directly between the two groups so that is why it is called a Cold War. It is called a war because there was constant threat of war . It also contributed the tension that produced the Korean War and the Vietnam War and conflicts with Cuba and with Communists guerrillas in Africa.
The Cold War is often described as a "war of words" between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. This description is a reminder of the fact that the military forces of the U.S. and U.S.S.R. have never fought each other in a "hot," bloody war. The argument, though, was heated. In fact, sometimes the argument became so strong that it seemed that a fighting war might break out. Because each side feared such a war, each produced many war planes, battleships, tanks, guided missiles, and atomic bombs.
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How was the south pacific in the cold war?
It was involve by contributing to the cold war
How does a cold war differ from a hot war?
The Cold War was not "cold" per say, but was simply the name of a war that took place.
What does cold war and war war 2 have in common?
World War Two was an origin of the Cold War.
How did the Vietnam war contributed to the cold war?
Yes, part of the cold war.
What is the meaning of the idiom cold war?
meaning of cold war
How did the cold war affect the cold war front?
There was no "front" in the Cold War.
Are Polands in the Cold war?
polands are not in the cold war
Why was the cold war quiet?
Because it was a cold war (no war).
What was the basis of peace in the cold war?
Peace of the Cold War was from a settlement. The Cold War was a long and hard war.
Korean War was considered to be a cold war event because?
The Korean war was the first hot war in the cold war.
How was the south pacific in the cold war?
It was involve by contributing to the cold war
How did the cold war spark the Great War?
The cold war did not spark the great war
new cold war?
new cold war
How does a cold war differ from a hot war?
The Cold War was not "cold" per say, but was simply the name of a war that took place.
What does cold war and war war 2 have in common?
World War Two was an origin of the Cold War.
What was the conflict between the US and the Soviet Union?
Cold War
Did churchill cause the cold war?
Churchill did not cause the cold war. Nuclear weapons caused the cold war.
