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The Berlin Wall, erected in 1961 and dismantled in 1989, symbolized Cold War divisions and the eventual triumph of unity and freedom. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
The Cold War was a tense ideological and geopolitical struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991, marked by proxy wars, an arms race, and global influence. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
First World, a fading term, marks industrialized nations like the U.S. and Japan, spanning 30M sq km with $50T GDP. For a detailed description, click on the article title.