How did the Cold War get's its name?

The Cold War was the result of the rising tensions between the United States and Russia because they could not agree on how to rebuild Germany after WWII. A military battle never came to fruition, so the "heat" of gunfire never came into play. Instead, the war was fought with "Cold" political maneuvering and other measures.

In 1947 the term "Cold War" was introduced by Americans Bernard Baruch and Walter Lippmann to describe emerging tensions between the two former wartime allies. There never was a major battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, but there was a half-century of military buildup, and political battles for support around the world, including significant involvement of allied and satellite nations.

The Cold War got its name because there were no bullets fired. It was a standoff between the USSR and the USA. It was a nuclear standoff where if one side fired a nuclear weapon, both sides agreed to M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction).

In a cold war there are no battles -- just spy vs spy stuff.