The Cold war was a series of Proxy Wars, The Cold war began shortly after the end of World War 2, since Germany was overthrown the only superpowers left were U.S and Soviet Union (Present day Russia) They differences were that Soviet Union was a communist country and the U.S was a Captialist country, they both came very very close to Nuclear War since they both were making Nuclear Bombs, they also had Proxy Wars (Wars that were fought between 2 countries but not on their soil) Korean War, Vietnam, Grenada etc, the Soviet Union fell in 1991.
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To strengthen the monarchy, Louis XIV applied the strategies of Richelieu.
He extended the government and selected intendants, royal administrators who collected taxes, hired soldiers and brought out his policies in the areas.
Policies of Richelieu:
He decreased the authority of local nobles, who controlled much of France.
He built up the French soldiery utilizing it to overcome nobles' armies.
He improved the French administration and managed to develop the French economics.
He also organized the government and sought to control the power of the nobles.
