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An Overview of the Cold War (1945-1991)

The Cold War (1945-1991) dominated international relations within a framework of political, economic, and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War facilitated global leadership by the United States, and provided Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and his successors with an enemy to justify their repressive regime. The Cold War helped ...

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The Cold War – a Brief History

The Cold War period is one of the most defining episodes in world history. The Cold War shaped geopolitical and geo-statistics alignment between most of the world’s nations. The world was commenced at the end of Second World War 1945 and lasted to the disintegration of the USSR in 1991. Origin of term The origin ...

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Russian Spetsnaz: The Elite of the Elite?

The Cold War, a period where the superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union were eyeing each other and gauging supremacy, lasted for decades. During this time period spying and espionage endeavors were legion, and each side recruited agents and trained specialized soldiers to undertake hazardous, deep cover missions behind enemy lines. One ...

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Cold War Themes in Movies and Stories

The Cold War embodied the growing tensions between the east and the west, and polarized movies as well. As tensions grew between the USSR and the US, American foreign policy appeared in various ways on the big screen. Nameless, tyrannical foes appeared battled by an “average Joe.” The Cold War and its threats of a ...

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American History Research Paper: the Cold War

American History Research Paper: The Cold War For decades after the second World War, the American people believed that the United States was engaged with the Soviet Union in a “Cold War” that could escalate into a nuclear crisis at any moment. The media infiltrated the people with the terror of bombing, and the paranoia ...