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Four Decades that changed the World |
January 22, 2010- June 13, 2010 |
World War II was the most devastating conflict in history with much of Europe and Asia left in ruins at war's end. Yet, there was no peace. The superpowers of the United States and Soviet Union and their ideologies of democracy versus tyranny competed for prominence on the world stage in a cold war. For over 40 years these nuclear superpowers maintained a standoff and avoided a hot war that could have potentially destroyed the planet. |
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IntroductionIn the Begining Proxy Wars Secret Front Lines The Race for SpaceAmerica's Cold War CultureTimeline |