New York State Regents Examinations · Global History & Geography II

The Cold War Era

The US-USSR rivalry that shaped the world from 1945 to 1991 — proxy wars, the nuclear arms race, and how the Soviet bloc finally collapsed.

Curriculum standards

NYSED 10.8

Lessons in this topic

How the Cold War Started
How the Cold War Ended

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