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The Vietnam War: The Cold War

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The Cold War was a developed relationship after World War Two between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. It was to dominate international affairs for many decades. They fought each other, but they did fight for their beliefs. Cold War means the conflict never grew to a full confrontational war, but there was some fighting. It lasted forty-five years. There were no military campaigns between the two rivals, but there were billions of dollars and lives lost. In 1947, President Truman had ordered background checks of every civilian in service to the government. Senator Joseph McCarthy capitalized on national paranoia by proclaiming that communist spies were omnipresent and that he was America’s only salvation. February 9, 1950,

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