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Cold War Facts

Surprising facts about the Cold War — the decades-long standoff that shaped the modern world.

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The Cold War featured proxy wars between the U.S. and USSR in Korea and Vietnam. Global rivalry, indirect battles. ✓ FACT
The Cold War lasted from roughly 1947 to 1991 without direct U.S.-Soviet conflict. Tension without collision. ✓ FACT
The Non-Aligned Movement was a Cold War grouping of states not formally aligned with any bloc. Neutrality as strategy. ✓ FACT
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War. Proof that walls age faster than ideas. ✓ FACT
The Cold War never escalated into direct conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union. Just decades of side-eye and nuclear anxiety. ✓ FACT
The Space Race was a key part of the Cold War rivalry. When “reaching new heights” was literal. ✓ FACT
Tetris was created by a Russian programmer named Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. Cold War propaganda disguised as fun shapes. ✓ FACT
The Cold War was called “cold” because both sides had icy group chat energy. ✗ FAKE

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