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Geography had nothing to do with it; it was atomic weapons.

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Causes about the cold war?

Theres only one cause; nukes. If there hadn't been atomic weapons, there wouldn't have been a cold war.


When and where was the last cold war?

There was only one atomic age...which created the cold war; thus there was only one cold war; 1945-1990 & it was world wide.


What was the cause of the cold war?

The communists wanted to spread communism around the world, one way or another, and non-communists wanted to stop them.


Why do you call the era World War 2 the Cold war?

Do you mean, "Why was the era AFTER world war 2 called the cold war?" Because no one calls the era of WW2 the cold war.


What did world war 2 and the cold war have in common?

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Was the Berlin wall one of the lasting symbols of the cold war?

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How many people where killed in Hungary during the cold war?

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What statement describes a cause of the Cold War?

One key cause of the Cold War was the ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The U.S. promoted capitalism and democracy, while the Soviet Union advocated for communism and a one-party state. This clash of ideologies fueled distrust and competition, leading to events such as the arms race, the division of Europe, and proxy wars around the globe. Ultimately, these tensions manifested in a prolonged period of geopolitical rivalry known as the Cold War.


Is the Korean war the same thing as the cold war?

The Korean War was one of the larger conflicts of the Cold War, along with the Vietnamese War (which lasted a lot longer).


What was the main cause of the cold war?

Nukes.The aggressive ideology of the Communists International (ComIntern) to achieve world wide communist hegemony by means of revolutionary struggle and wars of "liberation" was the fundamental cause of the Cold War.


Was the bomb dropped to scare USSR?

Yes; the bomb was a double edged sword...it would end one war and prevent another one...the cold war (the cold war prevented a "hot" war). The US was already preparing for the "cold war" before WW2 even ended!