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A '''Cold War''' differs from a "hot war" or "shooting war".

''A '''Cold War''' differs from a "hot war" or "shooting war."''

The '''1947 - 1989 Cold War''', or '''Cold War I''', was a period of suspicion and distrust between the [[United States]] and its alliances and the [[Soviet Union]] and its more-or-less puppet allies after [[World War II]].<ref>[http://cnsnews.com/commentary/article/59591 CNSNews.com - U.S. Honors Stalin on Hallowed Ground – Will Saddam Hussein Be Next? ]</ref> The [[Second World War]] ended in 1945 without a formal peace treaty and continued for many years without direct confrontation or a "shooting war" between the formerly allied victorious Soviet and [[Angelo-American powers]].  

The '''1947 - 1989 Cold War''', or '''Cold War I''', was a period of suspicion and distrust between the [[United States]] and its alliances and the [[Soviet Union]] and its more-or-less puppet allies after [[World War II]].<ref>[http://cnsnews.com/commentary/article/59591 CNSNews.com - U.S. Honors Stalin on Hallowed Ground – Will Saddam Hussein Be Next? ]</ref> The [[Second World War]] ended in 1945 without a formal peace treaty and continued for many years without direct confrontation or a "shooting war" between the formerly allied victorious Soviet and [[Angelo-American powers]].