Cold War

Historical eventJune 281948

Cold War

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In context

When
Monday, June 28 194878 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1940s
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At a glance

Dates: 1945 – 1991-12-25.

Place: Latin America.

Type: cold war, perpetual war, proxy war, and historical period.

Key figures / parties: Eastern Bloc, Western Bloc, and Soviet Union.

Catalyst / how it started

Linked causes: Truman Doctrine.

Timeline

Follows: World War II. Followed by: post–Cold War era.

What happened

The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (USA) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc. It began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The term cold war is used because there was no direct fighting between the two superpowers, though each supported opposing sides in regional conflicts known as proxy wars.

June 28 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  7. 2001Slobodan Milošević
  8. 2004Iraq War
  9. 2009Honduras
  10. 2012Supreme Court of the United States
  11. 20162016 Atatürk Airport attack

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When did Cold War happen?

June 28 1948 — 78 years ago, on a Monday.

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