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This guide is intended to assist with research pertaining to the Cold War, a period of time between World War II and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, where the ideologies of capitalism and the free market clashed with that of communism or socialism.

The Cold War

"Cold War Spy" by saudekjan is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

This guide does not cover the Vietnam War, which is an integral part of the Cold War narrative. For information on the Vietnam War, please see the CEI Library's Vietnam War research guide: https://cei.libguides.com/c.php?g=1454143