the Cold War
noun
: the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union after 1945
the era of the Cold War
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When the Cold War abruptly ended with the collapse of first the Soviet empire in Europe and then the Soviet Union itself, the world looked set for greater cooperation, and perhaps even the onward march of democracy.
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Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Viewing Southeast Asia as the next horizon in the Cold War, the U.S. helped form an anti-communist government in South Vietnam.
— Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
After the Cold War ended in 1989, globalization surged, driven by economic imbalances across Asia, Europe and North America, led by the U.S.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Back then, India and Pakistan were newly independent countries working to establish themselves amid a world divided by the Cold War.
—Fazlul Haq, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
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Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Viewing Southeast Asia as the next horizon in the Cold War, the U.S. helped form an anti-communist government in South Vietnam.
— Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
After the Cold War ended in 1989, globalization surged, driven by economic imbalances across Asia, Europe and North America, led by the U.S.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Back then, India and Pakistan were newly independent countries working to establish themselves amid a world divided by the Cold War.
—Fazlul Haq, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Cold War
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