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The Cold War dominated the second half of the 20th century resulting in the collapse of communism. The Cold War was a period of tension and hostility between the United States of America and the Soviet Union from the mid 40s to the late 80s.It began with the end of the Second World War.Free society would have termed it as World War III but instead, used a whimsical name pertaining to no direct military confrontation between the two nations fearing nuclear escalation assured mutual destruction.
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