Cold War (general Term)

A cold war is a state of battle between nations that does not involve direct military action but is pursued primarily through economic and political actions, acts of Espionage or conflict through surrogates ( Proxy War s). The surrogates are typically states that are " Satellites " of the conflicting nations, i.e., nations allied to them or under their political influence. It might also mean giving military aid (such as weapons or economical aid, or perhaps even soldiers) to lesser nations oppressed or in guerilla war with the opposing country of a Cold War.

COLD WARS

, France , and Russian Empire vs. Germany and Austria-Hungary set off by the formation of the German Empire , which politically and geographically challenged the older empires of Europe.

vs. Turkey — see Cyprus set off by the post- World War I political troubles left from the defunct Ottoman Empire

vs. Soviet Union - ''the'' Cold War set off by the ideological and political differences of the victors of World War II

vs. Taiwan ( Republic Of China ) — see Political Status Of Taiwan set off by the Chinese Civil War 's conclusion

vs. South Korea

For the period from the late First Century B.C. to the mid-Sixth Century A.D. relations between the Roman Empire and its succesor the Byzantine Empire on the one hand and the Parthian Empire and its Sassanid succsesor on the other, could be characterised as decades of cold war intespersed with outbursts of direct warfare. That ancient cold war had most of the above-mentioned charcteristics of modern ones, such as war by proxy involving such satellites as Armenia and various pre-Islamic Arab tribes.

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