The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. It lasted from the end of World War II until the early 1990s. The slides explore major themes such as the nuclear arms race, proxy wars, the space race, and the role of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Keywords: Cold War, U.S. vs. USSR, capitalism vs. communism, nuclear arms race, space race, proxy wars, NATO, Warsaw Pact, Iron Curtain, Berlin Wall, Cuban Missile Crisis, Korean