explain the term cold war which countries were involved and how long did it last?

The Cold War (1947-1991) was the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between groups of nations practicing different ideologies and political systems. On one side was the Soviet Union and its allies, often referred to as the Eastern bloc. On the other side were the United States and its allies, usually referred to as the Western bloc. The struggle was called the Cold War because it did not actually lead to direct fighting between the superpowers (a "hot" war) on a wide scale. The Cold War dominated U.S. and Soviet foreign policy from 1947 (when the term was first used) until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

cold war- often Cold War is a state of political tension and military rivalry between nations that stops short of full-scale war

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It was a 6-year-long war fought in the North Pole. Brigadier General Santa Claus and his army of polar bears fought an invading force of penguins but were defeated by Lieutenant Pingu.

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cold war is not actual fight, it is a series of sour and unfortunate incidents between nations that tend to hurt their sentiments indirectly.

--The Cold war is generally related to the one after world war 2 between USA AND USSR. European democratic countries were on the side of USA and the communists like China were on the other side. The cold war could have brought a world war 3 , but the continous efforts of many European democrats and peace lovers who knew that the world would not stand another war.