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Cold War in American History
After the Second World War a confrontation between the Communist coalition countries and
the Western capitalist countries began. The two most powerful states in the world – the USSR
and the USA had to fight for the dominant positions on world’s political and economic
arenas. This confrontation period that took place from 1945 until the 1990 when the Soviet
Union fell apart was called the Cold War period and it played a huge role in further formation
