Which statements about the cold war are true a. it began when the soviet union lost ww2
b. it pitted communism against democracy
c. it was led by the u. s. on one side and germany on the other
d. it was never a real war

b. It pitted communism against democracy

d. It was never a real war

Explanation:

The cold war is the name of the period during the 20th century when there was strong geopolitical tension between the USSR and the United States of America. It was reflected through the series of political and cultural events that affected each country respectively, and they all happened in 1947.  to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and wall of the Berlin wall, which all completed in 1991.

There was never a real direct armed conflict between two countries, which is why it is referred to as a “cold” war.  The word "cold" here means it was a dissociated, detached, passive-aggressive conflict fought with ideas, propaganda, and political decisions that also affected many counties globally. Some of the events that are considered a part of the Cold war are nuclear testings, the space race, the Cuban missile crisis, the Vietnam war, and the production of various movies with the Red Scare theme.

During the conflict, the main struggle was between political systems and beliefs. On one side, the United States, supported by South Korea and NATO, were fighting for liberal and neoliberal economic and political ideas, as well as a democratic approach. On another side, the Soviet Union, supported by China, was propagating communist ideas, organization of government, politics, and economy.

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