Cold War
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The Cold War was a military standoff between the United States (leader of the west) and the Soviet Union (leader of the east) that began after the end of the Second World War. There was no direct fighting between the superpowers, but each country was involved in a number of proxy conflicts, most notably in Vietnam, Korea and Afghanistan. The Cold War was marked by a nuclear arms race between the two super-powers, and the unchecked proliferation of nuclear weapons was a cause for concern in many quarters.
The Cold War ended in 1989 with the fall of the Soviet Union.