The Cold War: The Culmination Of US-Soviet Tension

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The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies from the end of World War II until the early 1990s. It was characterized by military buildups, proxy wars, and a lack of direct military action between the two superpowers, as well as a constant threat of nuclear war. The tension between the two nations was rooted in ideological differences, as the US was a capitalist democracy and the Soviet Union was a communist state. The Cold War ultimately ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, marking the end of the United States' 45-year long competition with the Soviet Union.