The COLD WAR [APUSH Review Unit 8 Topic 2] Period 8: 1945-1980

The Cold War, spanning from 1945 to 1980, was a conflict of ideologies between the US and the Soviet Union, marked by events like the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the Berlin Airlift. It involved nuclear proliferation and proxy wars, notably the Korean War, reflecting the struggle between democratic capitalism and authoritarian communism.