What was the Cold War? Why did it begin and end?

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What was the Cold War? Why did it begin and end?

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The post World War II , saw the birth of a new world order. The bipolar nature of the world , was divided into two superpowers United States and Soviet Union. 

While the Soviet Union , was a relatively closed state, United States was trying to achieve world dominance. The increasing Soviet threat , gave rise to the political war between both the countries , which is called Cold War. This war happened in multitude of arenas : political , economic and also in  social aspects.

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