Question

The ___, which began after the korean war and lasted until the 1980s and was a time of confrontation through surrogate nations between the u.s.s.r. and the united states.

Answer 1

The correct answer would be the Cold War. It began after the Korean war (about the year 1947 ) and it lasted until the 80s. It was a tension between the Eastern Bloc - Soviet Union and its allies - and the western bloc - USA and allies ). It was termed as "cold" since there were no major, large-scale war between the two teams.