Cold War
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, which began following World War II. The period is generally considered to have lasted from 1947 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
This article lists historic sites associated with the Cold War.
UnderstandThe Cold War began in 1945 at the conclusion of World War II (World War II in Europe and the Pacific War) and continued until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, leaving the…
Destinations
TopicsAlthough the United States and the Soviet Union never went to war with each other, they often backed opposing sides in various proxy wars around the world. Key rivalries in this time period include:
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