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History & Social Studies · Grades 7–8

Cold War

noun

A period of tension and political conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union (1945-1991) without direct military warfare.

Example Sentences

"The Cold War divided the world into communist and capitalist spheres of influence."

"Cold War tensions included the Cuban Missile Crisis and the space race."

Synonyms & Related Terms

ideological conflictUS-Soviet conflict

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