During the 1960s, the Soviet Union began to significantly increase its influence in different parts of the globe traditionally known as the “Third World.” Cold War competition between the Soviet Union and the United States in this Third World arena was fierce, as both powers aimed to develop these states under their own spheres of […]
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A Stroll Through Communist Havana
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The Cold War, from 1945-1989, is broadly defined as a geopolitical struggle between the West and the East, democracy and communism. In reality, the Cold War was an extremely complex situation, with many layers to it, ranging from politics to proxy wars. One of the biggest sources of tension between the two sides was the […]
