Which best describes the cold war? a. a race between the soviet union and the united states to rebuild europe after world war ii b. a battle over who would control the korean peninsula during the 1950's c. a fight to prevent the communist takeover of cuba d. a struggle between the eastern bloc and the west that lasted 40 years

  D. A struggle between the Eastern Bloc and the West that lasted 40 years

Explanation:  The Cold War was not a war in the true sense of the word, but a period of political tension between the US and its Western allies from one, and the Soviet Union and its satellite states, the Eastern Block, on the other side. During the Cold War, there were no direct conflicts in the battlefield, but only the incitement and assistance to smaller states in the war, as a demonstration of force and power. In essence, it was a conflict between Western democracies and the Eastern bloc with imposed Communism by the Soviet Union. The intention of the West was to prevent the spread of communism.

- "the civil rights movements"

- "following the american civil war and abolition of slavery, the united states entered a period known as reconstruction, during which black americans continued to suffer from disenfranchisement, racial segregation, and economic oppression. beginning in the early 1950's, black americans launched a series of major campaigns of civil resistance, emphasizing the need for nonviolent protests and civil disobedience."

"such as the montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56, a campaign launched by rosa parks against the policy of racial segregation of the public transit system in alabama. “sit-ins” became popular across the american south, particularly in greensboro, north carolina, increase national sentiment."

- "the counterculture movement"

- "counterculture began to develop in the united states following the rise of conformity in american culture during the 1950s. by 1963, youth, particularly those of the white middle class, began rejecting the cultural standards and normality of their parents, opting for progressive attitudes instead. the movement gained momentum as the civil rights movement became increasingly successful and as the u.s. military intervention of vietnam began to take a negative turn."

"hippie counterculture moved further into popular culture following the summer of love in 1967 when thousands of people came together in the haight-ashbury neighborhood of san francisco. along with greenwich village in new york city, haight-ashbury became a hub for the counterculture movement."

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