AP World History: Modern

The Cold War

april 29, 2020

Jed Quiaoit

Jed Quiaoit

Charly Castillo

Charly Castillo



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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!



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