Burbank, California is a location where secret and technologically advanced airplanes were produced during the cold war.
The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc -LRB- the Soviet Union and its satellite states -RRB- and powers in the Western Bloc -LRB- the United States , its NATO allies and others -RRB- .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. World War II. World War II. Eastern Bloc. Eastern Bloc. Western Bloc. Western Bloc. United States. United States. NATO. NATO. Historians do not fully agree on the dates , but a common timeframe is the period between 1947 , the year the Truman Doctrine -LRB- a U.S. foreign policy pledging to aid nations threatened by Soviet expansionism -RRB- was announced , and 1991 , the year the Soviet Union collapsed .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Truman Doctrine. Truman Doctrine. U.S. foreign policy. Foreign policy of the United States. Soviet Union collapsed. Dissolution of the Soviet Union. The term `` cold '' is used because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two sides involved in the conflict , although there were major regional wars , known as proxy wars , supported by the two sides .. The Cold War split the temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany , leaving the Soviet Union and the United States as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. United States. United States. Nazi Germany. Nazi Germany. The USSR was a Marxist -- Leninist state led by its Communist Party of the Soviet Union , who in turn were led by a leader , with different titles over time , and a small committee called the Politburo .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Communist Party of the Soviet Union. leader. Leader of the Soviet Union. Politburo. Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Party controlled the press , the military , the economy and many organization .. It also controlled the other states in the Eastern Bloc , and funded Communist parties around the world , sometimes in competition with Communist China , particularly following the Sino-Soviet split of the 1960s .. Eastern Bloc. Eastern Bloc. China. China. Sino-Soviet split. Sino-Soviet split. In opposition stood the West , staunchly democratic and capitalist with a free press and independent organizations .. A small neutral bloc arose with the Non-Aligned Movement ; it sought good relations with both sides .. Non-Aligned Movement. Non-Aligned Movement. The two superpowers never engaged directly in full-scale armed combat , but they were heavily armed in preparation for a possible all-out nuclear world war .. nuclear world war. nuclear warfare. Each side had a nuclear strategy that discouraged an attack by the other side , on the basis that such an attack would lead to the total destruction of the attacker  : the doctrine of mutually assured destruction -LRB- MAD -RRB- .. nuclear strategy. nuclear strategy. mutually assured destruction. mutual assured destruction. Aside from the development of the two sides ' nuclear arsenals , and their deployment of conventional military forces , the struggle for dominance was expressed via proxy wars around the globe , psychological warfare , massive propaganda campaigns and espionage , rivalry at sports events , and technological competitions such as the Space Race .. psychological warfare. psychological warfare. espionage. espionage. Space Race. Space Race. The first phase of the Cold War began in the first two years after the end of the Second World War in 1945 .. The first phase. Cold War ( 1947–53 ). The USSR consolidated its control over the states of the Eastern Bloc , while the United States began a strategy of global containment to challenge Soviet power , extending military and financial aid to the countries of Western Europe -LRB- for example , supporting the anti-communist side in the Greek Civil War -RRB- and creating the NATO alliance .. Eastern Bloc. Eastern Bloc. United States. United States. NATO. NATO. containment. containment. Greek Civil War. Greek Civil War. creating. North Atlantic Treaty. The Berlin Blockade -LRB- 1948 -- 49 -RRB- was the first major crisis of the Cold War .. Berlin Blockade. Berlin Blockade. With the victory of the communist side in the Chinese Civil War and the outbreak of the Korean War -LRB- 1950 -- 53 -RRB- , the conflict expanded .. Chinese Civil War. Chinese Civil War. Korean War. Korean War. the conflict expanded. Cold War ( 1953–62 ). The USSR and USA competed for influence in Latin America , and the decolonizing states of Africa and Asia .. Latin America. Latin America. decolonizing. decolonization. Meanwhile , the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was stopped by the Soviets .. Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The expansion and escalation sparked more crises , such as the Suez Crisis -LRB- 1956 -RRB- , the Berlin Crisis of 1961 , and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 .. Suez Crisis. Suez Crisis. Berlin Crisis of 1961. Berlin Crisis of 1961. Cuban Missile Crisis. Cuban Missile Crisis. Following the Cuban Missile Crisis , a new phase began that saw the Sino-Soviet split complicate relations within the communist sphere , while US allies , particularly France , demonstrated greater independence of action .. Sino-Soviet split. Sino-Soviet split. Cuban Missile Crisis. Cuban Missile Crisis. a new phase began. Cold War ( 1962–79 ). France. France. The USSR crushed the 1968 Prague Spring liberalization program in Czechoslovakia , and the Vietnam War -LRB- 1955 -- 75 -RRB- ended with the defeat of the US-backed Republic of Vietnam , prompting further adjustments .. Vietnam War. Vietnam War. Prague Spring. Prague Spring. Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia. Republic of Vietnam. South Vietnam. By the 1970s , both sides had become interested in making accommodations in order to create a more stable and predictable international system , inaugurating a period of detente that saw Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and the US opening relations with the People 's Republic of China as a strategic counterweight to the Soviet Union .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. China. China. detente. detente. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. opening relations. 1972 Nixon visit to China. Detente collapsed at the end of the decade with the beginning of the Soviet -- Afghan War in 1979 .. The early 1980s were another period of elevated tension , with the Soviet downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 -LRB- 1983 -RRB- , and the `` Able Archer '' NATO military exercises -LRB- 1983 -RRB- .. NATO. NATO. The early 1980s. Cold War ( 1979–85 ). Korean Air Lines Flight 007. Korean Air Lines Flight 007. The United States increased diplomatic , military , and economic pressures on the Soviet Union , at a time when the communist state was already suffering from economic stagnation .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. United States. United States. economic stagnation. Era of Stagnation. In the mid-1980s , the new Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the liberalizing reforms of perestroika -LRB- `` reorganization '' , 1987 -RRB- and glasnost -LRB- `` openness '' , c. 1985 -RRB- and ended Soviet involvement in Afghanistan .. leader. Leader of the Soviet Union. In the mid-1980s. Cold War ( 1985–91 ). Mikhail Gorbachev. Mikhail Gorbachev. perestroika. perestroika. glasnost. glasnost. Pressures for national independence grew stronger in Eastern Europe , especially Poland .. Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe. Poland. Poland. Gorbachev meanwhile refused to use Soviet troops to bolster the faltering Warsaw Pact regimes as had occurred in the past .. The result in 1989 was a wave of revolutions that peacefully -LRB- with the exception of the Romanian Revolution -RRB- overthrew all of the communist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe .. Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe. a wave of revolutions. Revolutions of 1989. Romanian Revolution. Romanian Revolution. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union itself lost control and was banned following an abortive coup attempt in August 1991 .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Communist Party of the Soviet Union. abortive coup attempt. 1991 Soviet coup d'etat attempt. This in turn led to the formal dissolution of the USSR in December 1991 and the collapse of communist regimes in other countries such as Mongolia , Cambodia and South Yemen .. the formal dissolution of the USSR. Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Mongolia. Mongolia. Cambodia. Cambodia. South Yemen. South Yemen. The United States remained as the world 's only superpower .. United States. United States. superpower. superpower. The Cold War and its events have left a significant legacy .. It is often referred to in popular culture , especially in media featuring themes of espionage -LRB- e.g. the internationally successful James Bond movie franchise -RRB- and the threat of nuclear warfare .. espionage. espionage. popular culture. Culture during the Cold War. James Bond. James Bond in film