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  2. Outline of the Cold War - Wikipedia

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    Cold War – period of political and military tension that occurred after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies in the Warsaw Pact). Historians have not fully agreed on the dates, but 1947–1991 is common.

  3. Cold War - Wikipedia

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    The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical tension and struggle for ideological and economic influence between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

  4. Political ideologies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Anti-socialism and anti-communism began to play a larger role in American politics during the Cold War. [55] The New Left briefly existed as a socialist movement in the 1960s and 1970s. [166] In the 21st century, perceptions of socialism have improved in the United States, especially among young Americans. [167]

  5. List of conflicts related to the Cold War - Wikipedia

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    End of World War II: War in Vietnam (1945–46) September 13, 1945: March 30, 1946: French Indochina United Kingdom. Japan. Viet Minh: Southeast Asia: Iran crisis of 1946: November 15, 1945: December 15, 1946: Iran: Azerbaijan People's Government Republic of Mahabad Tudeh Military Network Supported by: Soviet Union: Southern Asia: Greek Civil ...

  6. Cold War (1962–1979) - Wikipedia

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    World map of alliances in 1970 The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz space rendez-vous, one of the attempts at cooperation between the US and the USSR during the détenteThe Cold War (1962–1979) refers to the phase within the Cold War that spanned the period between the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis in late October 1962, through the détente period beginning in 1969, to the end of détente in the ...

  7. Cold War (1953–1962) - Wikipedia

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    James Bond first appeared in 1954; the films were loosely connected to the Cold War, but fans loved the beautiful women, exotic locations, tricky gadgets, and death-defying stunts, and probably paid less attention to the politics. Bond movies followed the political climate in depicting Soviets and "Red" Chinese.

  8. Timeline of the Cold War - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of the main events of the Cold War, a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union, its allies in the Warsaw Pact and later the People's Republic of China).

  9. Western Bloc - Wikipedia

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    Political situation in Europe during the Cold War. The Western Bloc, also known as the Capitalist Bloc, is an informal, collective term for countries that were officially allied with the United States during the Cold War of 1947–1991.