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Postwar world review

Cold War

The United States and Soviet Union competed through ideology, alliances, proxy wars, and nuclear pressure.

What to remember

Regents answer moves

The Cold War was mostly indirect conflict. That is why proxy wars, alliances, and containment matter.

  1. Frame the conflict as ideological and geopolitical.
  2. Use containment to explain United States policy.
  3. Give a proxy war or alliance example to prove indirect conflict.

Quick practice prompt

Explain how a proxy war connects a local conflict to Cold War rivalry.

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