Cold War: Facts & Related Content
Facts
Date | 1947 - 1991 |
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Participants | North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Soviet Union • United States • Warsaw Treaty Organization |
Context | international relations |
Did You Know?
- Space was an important arena for the Cold War and even led to the creation of NASA.
- Millions of people were killed in the proxy wars between the US and the USSR during the Cold War.
- The "hot" parts of the Cold War included the Korean War, the failed Bay of Pigs invasion into Cuba, and the Vietnam War.
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Key People
![Ronald Reagan](https://cdn.britannica.com/12/3712-050-88AAD2A8/Ronald-Reagan.jpg?h=400&w=300&c=crop)
Ronald Reagan
president of United States
![John F. Kennedy](https://cdn.britannica.com/34/94934-050-BBF93D08/John-F-Kennedy.jpg?h=400&w=300&c=crop)
John F. Kennedy
president of United States
![Harry S. Truman](https://cdn.britannica.com/69/4769-050-CBA1A512/Harry-S-Truman-1945.jpg?h=400&w=300&c=crop)
Harry S. Truman
president of United States
![John Foster Dulles](https://cdn.britannica.com/31/24431-004-55547D12/John-Foster-Dulles.jpg?h=400&w=300&c=crop)
John Foster Dulles
United States statesman
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Dean Acheson
United States statesman
![Philby, Kim](https://cdn.britannica.com/54/172254-050-2130803D/Kim-Philby-Soviet-postage-stamp-1990.jpg?h=400&w=300&c=crop)
Kim Philby
British intelligence officer and Soviet spy
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