The point of the cold war was to show which country is more powerful.
to gain land the high point of the cold war was the Cuban missile crisis.
Germany, yes really.
germany
The cold war from the point of view of the people and country's that were being literally destroyed was certainly not the Third world war. However from the point of view of those that make cold hard cash and gain power it was actually better then the second world war.
The Korean War was an active conflict while the Cold War was more of a standoff between global powers
The Korean War was an active conflict while the Cold War was more of a standoff between global powers
the Cold War stated when Stalin broke the Yalta agreement by forcing communism upon Eastern European Nations.
Ah, but the East and West were very much at war: A war of ideologies, a war of political one-upsmanship, a war of nerves. The only thing it didn't have was shooting. So no hot guns blazing away, as in a typical "hot" war. Just nerves and hubris - a "cold" war.
It gave the communists their first battlefield victory.
It marks the end of the cold war
The Korean War proved to the Communists that the US was willing to spill it's own blood to stop them.
There was NO BATTLE in the Cold War. That is why it is called the COLD WAR. A few times armies did stare at each other at the Brandenburg gate that was the border crossing point between east and west Germany, but nothing happened.