🌍AP World History: Modern
Verified for the 2025 AP World History: Modern exam•Last Updated on May 5, 2020
Jed Quiaoit
Charly Castillo
The Cold War was the highlight of the modern era as it pitted the two emerging superpowers of the post-WWII world against each other. Unlike your typical war, there were no direct confrontations between the US and Russia. Learn more about the proxy conflicts as the Cold War jumped from one region to another with capitalism and communism at odds with each other!