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Which two nations opposed each other in cold war?

During the Cold War, which lasted (in varying degrees) from the 1950s into the 1980s, the primary adversaries were the United States and the Soviet Union. A host of other major nations along with many minor nations were also involved, as allies or associates, sometimes as protectorates, of the two primary powers at odds with each other.


How did the Cold War lead to armed conflict?

The two major players in the Cold War were the US and the Soviet Union. These two nations did not have battles or real wars during the Cold War years. Other conflicts among smaller communist nations, and a large one, China, were related to the Cold War. Wars in Korea and Vietnam can be considered wars with roots in the Cold War.


The Cold War resulted from?

Tensions between the two nations at the end of World War II. The two nations were the United States and the Soviet Union.


Was The Cold War Declared By Congress?

The cold war was simply a term used. There was no war. The cold war was actually a "Stalemate between two sets of nuclear armed nations" that were waiting for an excuse to press the buttons on each other (buttons which fired nuclear missiles).


Why were there only two superpowers left after 1954?

After 1954, the geopolitical landscape was dominated by two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union. This resulted from the aftermath of World War II, where both nations emerged with significant military strength and economic influence, while European powers were weakened. The ideological divide of capitalism versus communism further solidified their roles, leading to the Cold War. Other nations, while influential, lacked the same level of global reach and military capability, solidifying the U.S. and USSR as the primary superpowers.

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Which two nations opposed each other in cold war?

During the Cold War, which lasted (in varying degrees) from the 1950s into the 1980s, the primary adversaries were the United States and the Soviet Union. A host of other major nations along with many minor nations were also involved, as allies or associates, sometimes as protectorates, of the two primary powers at odds with each other.


How did the Cold War lead to armed conflict?

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Is this correct After World War 1 two major political contenders were present in Germany Nazism and Communism?

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The Hundred Years War was a stuggle between?

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What State of rivalry or tension between two nations that stops short of violent confrontation is called?

A Cold War.


The Cold War resulted from?

Tensions between the two nations at the end of World War II. The two nations were the United States and the Soviet Union.


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Who was the world leader of the cold war?

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Why do you think the two nations continued the Cold War in other parts of the world?

Depending on any number of variables, any war can expand or contract. Post WW 2 saw an expansion of new nations as old colonial empires gave way to new nations. Both sides of the Cold War sought friends and alliances among the new nations that were scattered around the world.