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The Soviet Union began to run out of money. At the height of the crisis, its tried to implement economic reforms but to no avail. The two global powers eventually meet to begin disarmament negotiations. The USSR withdraws from Afghanistan and stoped funding communist miliatian in Africa. This attempted to opened up to reforms and boost transparency, but it was already too late for the Soviets who could no longres quell multiple revolts.
The Berlin Wall was destroyed and Germany was reunited.
In 1991, The USSR imploded and the 15 republics become independent states, marking the end of the Cold War.

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Communists won the war, inflicting a heacy defeat for the United States, whose image was tarnished globally. The USSR took this opportunity to revive its political influence in the world.
On the one hand, it supported communist militias in Africa which took over power in newly independent countries.
On the other hand, the country send its army to Afghanistan in support of the Communist regime fighting the Mujahideen, a group of Islamists supported and funded,  amoung others, by the United States.
The USSR also upgraded and replaced its missiles directed towards Europe with more precise ones. This marked the beginning of the Euromissile crisis which threatened Europe and pushed the United States to install new missiles of its own.
In consequence, thus sparked an arms race, with te¿ge USSR investing up to 14% of its gross national product on the cause.

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In Vietnam, the United States feared a Communist takeover of the south, organized a military invasion with no more than half a million soldiers. The decision antagonizes France, which prefered to find a peaceful solution. Although, France decided to distance itself from the increasingly assertive United States and left NATO.

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The USSR took advantage og the American failure to diplomatically influence Cuba. Also, soldiers and Soviet military ships were sent to the island and missiles were installed and pointed at the United States.
Tensions built to a point where the marine forced of both sides got ready to face off against each other.  The whole world held  its breath and many countries prepare for an eventual WW3. However, after negotiations, the USSR agreed to withdraw and removed its military facilities if in returned the US promised not to attack Cuba and removed its missilies in Europe.

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China broke its alliance with the USSR, as the country aims to distance itself and become a new world power.
On the other hand, many countries break witg the two main camps and choose to remain neutral by creating the Non- Aligned Movement.
In Latin America, the United States played its part to ensure no room for communism, but the country failed to military overtrow the new communist government in Cuba.

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China also interferes in French Indochina where it supports a rebel commuist militia against France, which after struggling to regain control of its former colony, is forced to leave the region.
Henceforth, Vietnam is divided into two at the 17th parallel, with communists in the north and nationalists in the south supported by the United States. This marks the beginning of the Vietnam War.

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The Soviet Union, which has caught up in military and industrial technology, installed hundreds of long-range missiles pointed at Westerb Europe. In response, the US points it was missiles towards Soviet territories.

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France and Britain united with Israel in a surprise was against Egypt to regain control of the Suez Canal.
The United States and the USSR opposed the attack and imposed a ceasefire, marking the end of European dominance in the region to the benefit of the USSR.

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In response to NATO, the USSR organized its own military alliance through the Warsaw Pact.

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The USSR won an inportant ally in the region that would influence two wars in particular. The first was fighting aalongside Communist North Korea against South Korea, which was supported by a United Nations-led international force directed by the United States.
After 3 years of fighting, a ceasefire left the Korean peninsula divided in two. China also intervened in Frensh Indochina where it supported a communist militia against France, which after struggling to regain control of its former colony, was forced to leave the region.

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Europe is divided into two blocks and separated by what is called the Iron Curtain.
In Germany, alliesmerge territories thy control, in violation of agreements signed with the Soviets.

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On one hand, the US, under the Marshall Plan, offered substantial loans to European countries to revive the economy and established trade links. On the other hand, the USSR wanted to protect its borders and set up pro-Soviet governments in liberated countries.

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The United States of America helds a liberal democracy based on capitalism. It had a military edge being the only power with nuclear weapons, and also hqd the world's strongest industry and economy.

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The USSR or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a vast area covering one sixth of the land surface of the planet. This was a federal state under a communist regime, consisting of fifteen republics and headed by a single party.

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At the end of World War II, major european power were weakened after more than 60 million deaths over 6 years of fighting.
However, two superpowers remained in the world: The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, who had fought together as allies to defeat Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan.