Vast quantities of materials and effort were put into weapons development. If these had been focused on other activities, many things in the world might be different. The world was divided into two armed camps, each very suspicious of the other.
I think the Cold War happened in this year.
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Yes, the Cold War was after World War 2
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.
Each Third World country had a different experience in the Cold War, but those which were lined up with one side or the other at least managed to exist in peace. Those which could not take a definite side were torn apart by internal conflict.
The Cold War did not impact WW2 at all, because it happened later.
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the cold war affected everyone greatly due to the large threat of nuclear warfare
The short answer is: the cold war was the tension that arose between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II. Many events during and after the war contributed to it.
world war II
I think the Cold War happened in this year.
Because both events consisted of the Communist world vs the Free world. Its just that the cold war used WORDS and Korea used BULLETS.
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can anyone name the cold war events in the order they occured
Second Indochina War
world war2 industrial revolution cold war or world war1
The significant events that shaped the political landscape of the 20th century era include World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, decolonization movements, the Civil Rights Movement, and the fall of the Soviet Union. These events had a profound impact on global politics, leading to shifts in power dynamics, ideologies, and international relations.