1945–1991 by Glass Boy

The Cold War, often dated from 1945–1991, was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western world, dominated by the United States with NATO and other allies; versus powers in the Eastern world, dominated by the Soviet Union with its Warsaw Pact and other allies.

The term "cold war" first appeared in a 1945 essay by the English writer George Orwell called "You and the Atomic Bomb."