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The Cold War

1947–1991

US vs USSR — four decades of global rivalry.

The bipolar struggle that defined the second half of the 20th century.

Countries involved

A vast land shaping world history from the Mongols to the USSR.

A federal republic — the dominant 20th-century superpower.

Regions

Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca civilisations and the New World shaping modern global history.

Greece, Rome, the Renaissance, Enlightenment and modern Europe — the crucible of Western thought.

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