Cold War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Communism, Communists, Cold War
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: China, Germany, Soviet Union, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Balkans, Romania, Hungary, Korea, Bulgaria, Southeast Asia, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Slovakia, United States, Vietnam, North Korea, South Korea
- Date: 1945-1991
Article abstract: At issue: U.S. or Soviet global hegemony. Result: Western nations, led by United States, prevailed.
Background
The Cold War began at the end of World War II and ended in 1991. It was a conflict between a coalition of Western states led by the United States and a coalition of communist states led by the Soviet Union. The causes of the Cold War were multiple and complex. In the broadest sense, the Cold War resulted from the bipolar structure of the international system that emerged from World War II. International politics became...
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