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The Cold War
The 20th Century since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes (1945–Present)
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How did the postwar peace agreements take shape?
By the end of this section, you will have learned about the origins of the Cold War and the two superpowers involved and be able to answer these key questions:
What was the Cold War?
What were the long-term and short-term causes of the Cold War?
Origins
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Looking back timeline
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What was the Cold War?
When did the Cold War begin?
For most of the second half of the 20th century, the Cold War defined international relations.
The Cold War is the name given to the relationship that
developed between the Western capitalist nations and Eastern communist
nations after World War II.
It focused specifically on the rivalry between the two most powerful participants – the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
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Two superpowers
What historical reasons were there for mutual distrust?
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