The Cold War began in the aftermath of the Second World War.
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- https://www.britannica.com/event/Cold-War (britannica.com)
- https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-cold-war (jfklibrary.org)
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- https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/nuremberg-cold-war/ (pbs.org)
- https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/foreword (history.state.gov)
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