Cold War

Cold War

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Why was it called “cold”?The term "cold" is used because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two superpowers, but they each supported major regional conflicts known as proxy wars.The first phase of the Cold War began immediately after the end of the Second World War in 1945.

Who participated in the war?

What was the main purpose of the war for the UNITED STATES?

Who instigated the war?

Germany sided by Austria-Hungary, while Russia sided with the Serbians. At this point, Europe was at the brink of going to war. One month after the Archduke's assassination – on July 28 1914 – Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia with the backing of Germany.

During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers

The American Revolution—also called the U.S. War of Independence—was the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America, founded with the Declaration of Independence in 1776