The Cold War was a decades-long period of tensions and conflicts between the United States and the Soviet Union, which lasted from the end of World War II to the early 1990s. During this time, the two superpowers competed for global influence and engaged in a number of proxy wars. One of the most significant events of the Cold War was the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Other notable events included the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Vietnam War, and the Space Race. Ultimately, the end of the Cold War saw the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe.
