2 days ago · Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged on political, …

Oct 27, 2009 · The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension marked by competition and confrontation between communist nations led by the Soviet Union and Western democracies …

In addition to the struggle for ideological and economic influence and an arms race in both conventional and nuclear weapons, the Cold War was expressed through technological rivalries such as the …

It was a political, philosophical, and economic conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) that spanned four decades and influenced the culture of virtually every nation in the world.

From 1945 to 1991, the Cold War dominated international affairs. The global competition between the United States and the Soviet Union took many forms: political, economic, ideological, cultural. At …

In the years after World War II, the rise of atomic weapons, along with competing political and economic ideologies from two global powers–the United States and the Soviet Union–set into motion an era of …

The Cold War may be defined as the rivalry for world domination between East and West, that is, between the Soviet bloc on the one hand and the American-dominated "Free World" on the other, …

Learn how the Truman Doctrine marked the beginning of the Cold War, how it shaped America's attitude towards communism and how it shifted its foreign policy on interventionism with its...

Explore the Cold War era (1947-1991) on our comprehensive U.S. history portal. Discover key events, influential figures, and pivotal moments that shaped global relations and American society.

April 16: Bernard Baruch, in a speech given during the unveiling of his portrait in the South Carolina House of Representatives, coins the term "Cold War" to describe relations between the United …