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cold war
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A conflict carried on by methods short of open warfare and usually without breaking off diplomatic relations, specifically the state of political hostility which existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the Western powers after World War II and which ended in 1990.
Broader terms
international conflicts
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detente
international relations
political ideologies
Subject category
02.01 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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