What was the Cold War?
The Cold War was a time period where the US and USSR were in high tensions with each other. Both had created nuclear weapons and they had lost their alliance from World War 2. The war technically never ended since the USSR was disbanded in 1991.
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What was the Cold War?

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The Cold War was a time period where the US and USSR were in high tensions with each other. Both had created nuclear weapons and they had lost their alliance from World War 2. The war technically never ended since the USSR was disbanded in 1991.
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