There were two superpowers after the fall of fascism, the United States which represented Democracy, and the Soviet Union which represented Communism. This had mainly started the Cold War with ideological opposites that threatened the existence of each other. This cause a nuclear arms race with hundreds of nuclear bombs being built for any upcoming war. Eventually, the Soviet Union had collapsed due to economic policies which could not keep up with massive projects to rival the United States.
-Mind Games and Proxy Wars
The Soviets and the United States had influenced each other without direct war but with espionage and spies. A lot of government projects were kept secret from the public to make sure the Soviets or Americans did not find out what each other were doing. Spy networks were created to infiltrate and find out these secrets through any means. As this was going on, so were individual proxy wars in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Proxy wars are two sides of a developing country/ countries go to war with one another to establish the supporters ideology. Examples. Vietnam which the Northern Vietnamese supported Communism and the Southern Vietnamese supported Democracy.
Three key features defined the Cold War: 1) the threat of nuclear war, 2) competition over the allegiance (loyalty) of newly independent nations, and 3) the military and economic support of each other's enemies around the world.
If my memory serves me well, correct answer looks like this: Political reforms made during the <span>progressive</span> era of the early 1900s this time included development of party primaries and women’s suffrage.
