Answer:
Explanation:
<u>It began in 1946 after WW2 as a means of containment between
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<u>Russia and the Western allies.</u> At the end of the war the allies
controlled parts of Berlin and so did the Russians. It was agreed
that Berlin would be divided into 4 parts. Three of the four were
western powers and the 4th was Russian. This divided Germany into 2
parts east Germany (Russian) and western Germany (western nations). Eventually, the Berlin Wall was built and the two sides
faced off at the border until 1989 when it fell. <u>The Cold War was
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<u>not a shooting war, but a war of threats and words.</u>