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The "Cold" War: The World Gone Mad

Marshall Coe
Government 2302
Mrs. Judie
April 27, 2006

The "Cold" War:
The World Gone MAD

The last half of the 20th Century was defined by the struggle between Capitalism and Communism. While direct conflict between the world's two Superpowers was narrowly avoided, the Cold War was actively fought in many ways on several different levels and all over the world. World War 3 was the name given by many to the inevitable end of the world they saw coming. World War 3 has come to be known as the great war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact that never happened, but why didn't it? This turbulent period was filled with communist revolutions and pro-democracy revolts, wars involving one side and/or a client state of theirs and the other side being backed by the opponent.

The two countries and their client states hated each other and went to great lengths to go out of their way to hurt the other and supported anyone as long as they would hurt the enemy. These were the days......


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