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Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
Topic 8.3
How might U.S.-Soviet relations evolve if there was no Second Red Scare in the post-war period?
Tensions between both superpowers might not escalate as quickly leading to a less intense Cold War period.
NATO and Warsaw Pact alliances wouldn't form at all during this period.
Soviet Union would likely collapse sooner than it did in real history.
Nuclear arms race would be completely avoided in this era.
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