Book contents
- The Cambridge World HistoryVolume VII
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World HistoryProduction, Destruction, and Connection, 1750–Present
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part ISocial developments
- Part IICulture and Connections
- Part IIIMoments
- 12Atlantic revolutions: a reinterpretation
- 13Global war 1914–45
- 14The Cold War
- 151956
- 161989 as a year of great significance
- Part IVLigaments of Globalization
- Index
- References
14 - The Cold War
from Part III - Moments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2015
Book contents
- The Cambridge World HistoryVolume VII
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World HistoryProduction, Destruction, and Connection, 1750–Present
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part ISocial developments
- Part IICulture and Connections
- Part IIIMoments
- 12Atlantic revolutions: a reinterpretation
- 13Global war 1914–45
- 14The Cold War
- 151956
- 161989 as a year of great significance
- Part IVLigaments of Globalization
- Index
- References
Summary
Nightmares of nuclear holocaust permeated the era of the Cold War. The United Nations, a reincarnation of the failed League of Nations, would superintend collective security, but the United States and the other great powers would take special responsibility for keeping the peace. Communist parties predominated in the East, with Moscow's support. Christian Democrats and Social Democrats prevailed in the West, competing in elections but united in opposition to communism. The Soviet Union, for its part, was somewhat slower to propound its ideological system as a model for emulation. Economic, technological, social, and ideological developments were transforming international relations. These transformations, intersecting with détente's accomplishments, would define the terms on which the Cold War ended in the 1980s. The Cold War may have ended, but its effects endure, and for its historians it remains an ongoing struggle.
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