We talk about the Cold War, a global struggle between capitalism and communism, liberal democracy and one-party socialism. It involved nukes, spies, coups, and proxy wars, all while the superpowers pretended not to be at war. Key moments include the Marshall Plan, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and the fall of the Soviet Union. The Cold War shaped alliances, built the modern world, the economy, and institutions like NATO and the UN. And it never really ended; it just got rebr