The period is generally considered to span The 1947 Truman Doctrine to the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet union. The term cold is used because there was no large scale fighting directly between the two superpowers, but day each supported major regional conflicts known as proxy wars
Yea i believe so not 100% sure though
To fight
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One reason is that the taxes were unfair. The colonists thought that they should have some say in government. Sometimes they were taxed on stuff that was so little that it shouldn't have had taxes. These are just some that I can remember. Hope this helps!