THE COLD WAR
From reading the observer from the 1960s, I learnt people were very worried about the cold war. the cold war was a period in time where the Soviet Union and united states were in Politic tension. This started just after world war 2. It is not 100% sure the actual dates when it started and stops but it was around 1947-1991. The reason it was called the cold war is because there was never any actual fighting and big fights, they only threatened and had big arguments. Both sides at allies. United stated was called the western bloc, while the Soviet Union was called the eastern bloc.
The cold war was caused by tension between the two country’s after the war, fear of communism in the united states and also the emerge of nuclear weapons. Both, soviet and the states did not trust each other and were both ready to fight if needed.
when the Berlin Wall came down, borders opened, and free elections ousted Communist regimes everywhere in eastern Europe. Then later in 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics. Then very quickly the Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end.
You have made a start understanding the references to The Cold War in the three front covers of The Observer. There is a lot of helpful explanation on BBC Bitesize here https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3h9mnb/revision/1
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