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[http://www.howstuffworks.com/] SUBSCRIBE Adventure Animals Auto Culture Entertainment Health Home & Garden Lifestyle Money Science Tech Video Shows Quizzes Geography History People Home / Culture / History / World Wars / Other Conflicts / Cold War COLD WAR E-mail This Facebook Digg This StumbleUpon TwitThis Reddit In the years following the Second World War, tensions between the United States and Russia grew as communist ideals clashed with Western democracy. Here you can learn about the Cold War and the rise of the Iron Curtain. What's the real story? Stuff They Don't Want You to Know Videos » Featured General Cold War History Cold War, the struggle for power and influence in the years after World War II between the Communist nations led by the Soviet Union (the East) and the Western allies headed by the United States (the West). 1-9 of 9 General Cold War History Cold War, the struggle for power and influence in the years after World War II between the Communist nations led by the Soviet Union (the East) and the Western allies headed by the United States (the West). See more » The Cold War: October 1951-1991 V-J Day meant the end of World War II, but not the end of global tensions. The main area of conflict was between the United States and Russia which led to a tense nuclear arms buildup. Read about how the end of World War II gave rise to the Cold War. See more » Central Treaty Organization Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), a former mutual-defense alliance of Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, and Great Britain. See more » Helsinki Accords Helsinki Accords, a nonbinding agreement between the United States, Canada, Russia, and 49 other countries. See more » Iron Curtain Iron Curtain, a name for the communications barrier between the Communist countries of central and eastern Europe and the rest of the world. See more » Moscow Conference of 1963 Moscow Conference of 1963, a conference at which the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union agreed to limit testing of nuclear weapons. See more » Persian Gulf War Persian Gulf War, 1991, a war fought between Iraq and a coalition of Middle Eastern and Western powers led by the United States. See more » Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), an alliance, in existence from 1954 to 1977, to protect southeast Asian nations from military aggression. See more » Warsaw Pact Warsaw Pact, the common name for the Warsaw Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance. See more » 1-9 of 9 More To Explore Most Popular Most Watched Most Popular 10 Real-life Costumed Crime Fighters Did Genghis Khan kill 1,748,000 people in an hour? 10 of the Bloodiest Battles of World War II How Flirting Works Culture Puzzles: Painted Elephant Most Watched Unsolved History: What Really Happened? The MacGyver Moves of Ancient Empires Criminal Psychology Videos The Mafia What does it take to set a Guinness World Record? Don't Miss Stuff You Should Know: Demystifying Your World Stuff Mom Never Told You: All Things Women and Gender Stuff You Missed in History Class: Fact or Fiction? HOWSTUFFWORKS NEWSLETTER THE LATEST AND GREATEST SUBSCRIBE HOWSTUFFWORKS Adventure Animals Auto Culture Entertainment Health Home & Garden Lifestyle Money Science Tech MORE STUFF Blogs HSW Tools RSS Maps Podcasts Quizzes Newsletters Video HSW Brazil HSW China STUFF WEBSITES BrainStuff CarStuff Fw:Thinking Stuff Mom Never Told You Stuff of Genius Stuff They Don't Want You to Know Stuff to Blow Your Mind Stuff You Missed in History Class Stuff You Should Know CUSTOMER SERVICE Advertising Contact Us Help CORPORATE About Us Careers @ HSW Privacy Policy Visitor Agreement TAKE US WITH YOU FOLLOW US Copyright © 1998-2014 HowStuffWorks, a division of InfoSpace LLC