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Cold War

Soviet troops withdrawing from Afghanistan in 1988.
Date c. 1947-1991
Location Worldwide; major standoffs in Berlin, Cuba, Zhenbao Island; proxy wars in Greece, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Angola, El Salvador, Nicaragua, others.
Result Dissolution of the Soviet Union following major easing in tensions
Territorial
changes
Division of Korea, reunification of Germany, formation of 24 new nations in Eurasia
Combatants
NATO:
United StatesUnited States
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
and allied nations and guerillas
Warsaw Pact:
Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics
and allied nations and guerillas
People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
and allied nations and guerillas
The Cold War took the form of an arms race, mutual espionage, economic warfare, proxy wars, and support for opposing sides in various civil wars worldwide, rather than open hostilities between the major powers.
History of the Cold War
Origins - 1947–1953
1953–1962 - 1962–1979
1979–1985 - 1985–1991