It was a world war. Russia supplied communist regimes and governments, U.S. supplied anti- communit governments and regimes. Russia and the U.S. never had a miltary attack, but the countries we supplied those weapons fought are wars, "proxy wars".
Iran-Iraq
Cuba
Nicaragua
Vietnam
Korea
Afghanistan
Czechoslovakia
....and many more
2006-07-14 13:19:18 · 9 answers · asked by Olivia 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I think at some point, the Cold War will be recognized as WWIII. And the War on Terror will be WWIV.
2006-07-14 20:37:58 · answer #1 · answered by Jolly1 5 · 8⤊ 4⤋
possibly because it was really a continuation of ww2.the axis powers were vanquished but was the war really settled? the soviets held the territory that they had occupied and so did America. It was sort of like O.K. what's going to happen next, the 2 big powers had enough of the shooting war and went to work on each other in clandestine ways. in a hundred years or so if anyone is left here they just might see it this way
2006-07-14 13:57:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a war when countries officially declare war on each other. It is called a Cold War because no countries declared war. Everyone was trying to be the bully on the block.
Same as Korea. It was called a Police Action. No one declared war. It was the Korean War however.
2006-07-14 13:24:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iran has been on u.s.'s enemies list considering 1979 and Russia has been on the list because the accurate of WWII - i in my view believe that area of the frame of mind of u.s. going to Iraq became in part to have an effective American impression in an oil wealthy usa and to sandwich Iran with bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. so a procedures as Russia is going the iron curtain ought to have fallen in spite of the indisputable fact that the former KGB fellows are itching to get decrease back in this risky sport with the west . A WWIII may be sparked by technique of Israel awesome Iran forcing those 2 international places maximum useful allies U.S. and Russia to act
2016-12-06 11:52:07 · answer #4 · answered by letitia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was not a real war, nothing declared, just a show of muscle and who could gain the most power!
2006-07-14 14:09:57 · answer #5 · answered by trinitarianwiccan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mainly the cold war was between the us and the soviet union. as you said we never had a battle. the world just wasn't very friendly with each other, due to communism.
2006-07-14 16:00:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we were not out there openly killing people. We did it all under-cover with spying and funneling money to other countries.
It was a "cold" war because our troops were not involved, our spies were.
2006-07-14 13:24:37 · answer #7 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Russia and the U.S. never had a miltary attack"
That's why.
2006-07-14 13:23:01 · answer #8 · answered by shapedy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it was insidious. No direct attacks (as such), no declarations. just a big fat standoff.
2006-07-14 13:30:16 · answer #9 · answered by isaidno 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋