The latter half of the 20th century was characterized by a lengthy ideological and geopolitical contention often referred to as the Cold War. The globe was practically divided into two spheres of influence, with the United States steering the Western Bloc and the Soviet Union heading the Eastern Bloc. This battle for dominance was not waged via direct military skirmishes, but rather through proxy conflicts, space races, nuclear brinkmanship, economic assistance programs, and ideological warfare.
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