The Cold War: The Culmination of US-Soviet Tension
The Cold War was a 45-year period of geopolitical tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR). While no direct conflict occurred, hence the war being "cold," the two countries participated in a nuclear arms race, espionage, and proxy wars. This divided the world between the First World (American allies), the Second World (Soviet allies), and the Third World (the non-aligned), meaning that no country was able to entirely escape the impact of these tensions. The Cold War's…