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World map of alliances in 1970 The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz space rendez-vous, one of the attempts at cooperation between the US and the USSR during the détenteThe Cold War (1962–1979) refers to the phase within the Cold War that spanned the period between the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis in late October 1962, through the détente period beginning in 1969, to the end of détente in the ...
The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945–1992 7th ed. (1993) Gaddis, John Lewis. The Cold War: A New History (2005) Garthoff, Raymond. The Great Transition:American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War (1994) Halliday, Fred. The Making of the Second Cold War (1983, Verso, London). Heuser, Beatrice.
A locator map for three major powers of the Second Cold War, America, Russia and China Items portrayed in this file ... World Map: Width: 2754: Height: 1398
They were given 1938 maps of Dayton, Ohio, which while old, were better than the ones they had of the Soviet Union. The high altitude and cold temperatures took their toll on aircraft and crews alike. Many sorties were cancelled due to freezing rain, and the radar had difficulty locating targets due to ground clutter and thunderstorm activity.
While the Cold War itself never escalated into direct confrontation, there were a number of conflicts and revolutions related to the Cold War around the globe, spanning the entirety of the period usually prescribed to it (March 12, 1947 to December 26, 1991, a total of 44 years, 9 months, and 2 weeks). [1] [2]
The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War (1994), In-depth scholarly history, 1981 to 1991, online; Glantz, Mary E. FDR and the Soviet Union: the President's battles over foreign policy (2005). Kennan, George F. Russia Leaves the War: Soviet American Relations 1917–1920 (1956). LaFeber, Walter.
The "Three Worlds" of the Cold War (between 30 April and 24 June 1975) First World : Countries aligned with the Western Bloc (i.e., NATO and allies), led by the United States Second World : Countries aligned with the Eastern Bloc (i.e., Warsaw Pact , China , and allies), led by the Soviet Union