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  1. Cold War | Dates, Definition, Timeline, Summary, Era, & Facts

    5 days ago · Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged …

  2. Cold War - Wikipedia

    In addition to the struggle for ideological and economic influence and an arms race in both conventional and nuclear weapons, the Cold War was expressed through technological …

  3. Cold War: Summary, Combatants, Start & End | HISTORY

    Oct 27, 2009 · The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension marked by competition and confrontation between communist nations led by the Soviet Union and Western democracies …

  4. What was the Cold War? - History Learning

    The Cold War dominated international affairs for nearly half a century until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union. At its core, the Cold War was caused by a …

  5. Cold War facts and information | National Geographic

    The Cold War lasted nearly half a century. Here’s a look at why it began, how it escalated, its legacy today—and why some analysts think another Cold War is already underway.

  6. The Cold War | JFK Library

    After World War II, the United States and its allies, and the Soviet Union and its satellite states began a decades-long struggle for supremacy known as the Cold War. Soldiers of the Soviet …

  7. Introduction to the Cold War (1945–1991) - Encyclopedia.com

    The Cold War was not a war in the traditional sense. It was a political, philosophical, and economic conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) that spanned four …

  8. The Cold War | The Post War United States, 1945-1968 - Library …

    In the years after World War II, the rise of atomic weapons, along with competing political and economic ideologies from two global powers–the United States and the Soviet Union–set into …

  9. Understanding the Cold War: A Comprehensive Overview

    Mar 10, 2025 · This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the Cold War, exploring its causes, key events, ideological battles, and lasting impacts on international relations.

  10. Timeline of the Cold War - Wikipedia

    This is a timeline of the main events of the Cold War, a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies, South …