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This is a transcript of a video from Crash Course World History, a series that covers topics in world history in an engaging and humorous way. The video is about the Cold War, the rivalry between the US and the USSR that lasted from 1945 to 1990 and involved political, economic, military, and ideological conflicts around the world. The video explains the origins, events, and consequences of the Cold War, as well as the reasons why it ended. The video also uses personal anecdotes, jokes, and visual aids to make the topic more interesting and relatable. The video ends with a reminder to be awesome and an invitation to comment and ask questions.
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1. The Cold War was a rivalry between the USSR and the USA that played out globally from 1945 to 1990.
2. The Cold War involved ideological, political, economic, and military conflicts between communism and capitalism.
3. The Cold War was marked by the threat of nuclear war and the strategy of mutually assured destruction (MAD).
4. The Cold War saw many proxy wars, covert operations, and interventions in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
5. The Cold War ended with the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, largely due to the reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev.