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The Cold War — 1945-1991

Primarily, the Cold War was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union.
In most instances, it was not an armed conflict but rather a battle of ideologies.

But what a powder keg it was.


The term Cold War was first used in 1945 by English writer George Orwell.

Bernard Baruch, adviser of the US president, picked it up in 1947 and made it public in the Unites States.

 

Who Won the Cold War?

Nobody won because the Soviet Union ceased to exist in 1991. Or does that make the US the winner?

 

Why Was the Cold War Fought?

The main reason for the Cold War were the two opposite political systems and ideologies — democracy and capitalism vs. socialism and communism, promoted by two world powers campaigning for supremacy.

 

How Did They Fight?

On all levels - politics, economy, culture, everywhere. Wars and governments were supported, boycotted, or otherwise manipulated according to their allegiance either to the East or to the West.

Two huge showdowns were the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

 

How Did It Start?

As the result of World War II, Germany was divided into East and West Germany. So was its capital Berlin. Capitalism and Communism now had a hot border, which was soon enhanced by the Berlin Wall.

Military alliances were formed, the NATO for the West and the Warsaw Pact for the East.

 

NATO and Warsaw Pact - Map 1970
NATO AND WARSAW PACT MEMBERS - 1970
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Both teams had the bomb and that's what made the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 a real crisis.


On the other hand, the Cold War gave us James Bond and, more importantly, the Bond girls. Those were the days when people could get away with naming their main characters Pussy Galore. All thanks to the Cold War, of course.


Bond and Moneypenny (RIP Lois Maxwell) in Goldfinger 1964
Bond and Moneypenny (RIP Lois Maxwell) in Goldfinger 1964

 

 

 

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