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ICSE Class 10 History & Civics Question 4 of 14

The Second World War — Question 9

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Question 9

What is meant by the 'Cold War'?

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After the Second World War, the USA and the erstwhile USSR emerged as two great powers representing contrasting ideologies. They divided the world into two rival blocs —

  1. The Capitalist bloc led by the USA
  2. The Communist bloc led by the USSR.

There was a state of extreme political tension between the two but no armed conflict. This is known as the Cold War.