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Cold war-Meaning, Causes, Stages and Effects
After the second world war, a new balance of power was established. America and Russia, who were friends during the war, now became staunch enemies. Thus, the world was divided into two power blocks - one under the leadership of America and another under the leadership of Russia. Both these countries had different ideologies, America was a capitalist country and Russia was a communist country. They hated each other. The latest hostility which created tension between these two major powers is known by the name Cold war.
The term 'cold war' was first used by the American statesman, Bernard Baruch in 1947.
Most countries of the world joined either American or Russian group. They decided their policies as per the direction of their leaders.
According to Hartman, "Cold war is a a state of tension between countries in which each side adopts policies designed to strengthen itself and Weaker the other by falling short of actual war".
According to Jawaharlal Nehru, 'It is a war which is fought in the minds of people in place of battlefield and their mental state is controlled through this war".
Thus, the cold war indicated not actual wat but a state of war. .It is a kind of "war of words', which is fought through newspapers, magazines, radio and other propaganda methods. This atmosphere of war was more terrible than the actual war.
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