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Cold War

In the post World War II era, a war arose between the Soviet Union and the

United States, but in reality there was never really any documented fighting between the

two nations, thus spawning the catch phrase "Cold War." Even though both countries

were ready to go to war at the blink of an eye and almost did, the powers-that-be never

got the nerve to authorize a nuclear war that would have made World War II look like

child's play. This was a war fought in the political ring, and was also a war that did not

start at the end of World War II, this war started during the war against Hitler and lasted

for forty more years before peace became predominant over the crumbling Soviet Union.

Many events occurred in this political heavyweight bout, and both sides can be blamed

for the extremity the tensions escalated to, and this Cold War would have been tough to

avoid taking into account the political beliefs of the countries at hand.

During......

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