Cold War
Meaning
Proper Noun
- The period of hostility short of open war between the Soviet Bloc and the Western powers, especially the United States, 1945–1991.
Origin
- Use of the pre-existing term cold war as a proper noun is credited to Bernard Baruch in a speech on April 16, 1947.
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