Cold War (sep 1, 1947 – sep 1, 1991)

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After WWII two states appeared as world powers.
The US and the Soviet Union.

Due to Nuclear proliferation neither states fought directly (the entire world could go boom)

What led to the war?
Conflicting ideologies.
Democracy (Capitalism) vs Communism (Authorian)


Why?
After WWII, the U.S. was doing much better than European counterparts because of their programs after WW1 and because their only major hit was Pearl Harbor.
Economically they became a major power since states rebuilding after WW2 relied on the U.S. (ex. Marshall Plan)

Soviets
Hit hard, but their programs after ww1 for industrialization helped a lot. (Command economy and large pop allowed them to put many people to work)

Technological
The atomic bomb

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