- United States being the richest country in the world
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Capitalism being the biggest current system
- Extinction of the Soviet Union
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Arms race, specially nuclear arms
- Atomic bombs in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Cold War, which began shortly after the Second World War (1945) and the extinction of the Soviet Union (1991), is the name attributed to the historical period of strategic disputes and indirect conflicts between the United States and the Soviet Union, disputing the political, economic and military hegemony in the world.
