The which began after the korean war and lasted until the 1980s and was a time of confrontation through surrogate nations between the u. s.s. r. and the united states.

The correct answer would be the Cold War. It began after the Korean war (about the year 1947 ) and it lasted until the 80s. It was a tension between the Eastern Bloc - Soviet Union and its allies - and the western bloc - USA and allies ). It was termed as "cold" since there were no major, large-scale war between the two teams.

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