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The cold war was not an actual 'war'. However there were several times that it came close to becoming a war though. I hear about that if the tension and push for expansion of the USSR continued and they advanced on the other sectors and captured them that there might have been another World war.
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∙ 12y agoIt is called the cold war as there was no actual 'war' just a period of extremely bad diplomatic relations between the USA and Russia. It involved the Space race and the famous speech from JFK of:
'We will do this not because it is easy, but because it is hard'
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∙ 11y agoThe Cold War is named so because there was no direct conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union (the two superpowers at the time)
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∙ 10y agoThey call the cold war the cold because it was a war that wasn't violent but it was a war of war
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What were the US uniforms like during the Cold War?
There was no "Cold War" uniform. The Cold War was an uneasy peacetime situation, not a uniformed shooting war - that is called a "hot" war.
What is The willingness to go to the edge of war is called?
Cold War?
Why was the Vietnam war called the cold war?
Vietnam was a shooting war (a hot war). A cold war is a NON-shooting war; a cold war is a "stand-off" between two (or more) adversaries. Technically, Vietnam, being part of the cold war...communism verses the free world...the Vietnam War was a "Hot BATTLE" of the cold war.
Who called the Cold War 'hot peace'?
R. Barnet
Why did America's refusal to share nuclear secrets contribute to the cold war in 1945?
Secrets are part of any war, cold or hot (non-shooting or shooting); it called classified. A-Bombs made the cold war.
What was the 45 year conflict between the soviet union and the US called?
The Cold War (a stalemate/non-shooting war).
Describe the cold war was fought by each superpower?
The cold war was NEVER FOUGHT! The cold war was an arm's race. If there had really been a war; it never would have been called a "Cold War." It would have been called WWIII (an atomic war).
What were the US uniforms like during the Cold War?
There was no "Cold War" uniform. The Cold War was an uneasy peacetime situation, not a uniformed shooting war - that is called a "hot" war.
What was the War of Words after World War 2?
It was called The Cold War.
How many us soldiers die in the cold war?
None, Soldiers weren't sent to the cold war it was called the cold war because it was the war that never happened.
What is The willingness to go to the edge of war is called?
Cold War?
What was the global competition between the soviet union and the us called?
it was a hot war was but it was called the ( COLD WAR) probably cause all the dead bodies.
What was it called when the missiles were put in cuba?
it was called the Cold War
Why do you call the era World War 2 the Cold war?
Do you mean, "Why was the era AFTER world war 2 called the cold war?" Because no one calls the era of WW2 the cold war.
What was the period called of political tension following World War 2.?
The political tension was known as the Cold War.
What was the tension between the US and the Soviet Union called?
the question makes no sense look at it again
Was the Holocaust a significant event in the cold war?
No... The Holocaust ended before the era called the Cold War began.
