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The Cold War ended with this event

The Cold War ended with the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

Note: Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of Perestroika (Restructuring) and Glasnost (Openness) reduced the role and control of state over national institutions like media and led to a series of political and economic changes in Russia. Soon, the smaller countries of the Soviet Union following Russia’s example adopted more democratic policies which led to the disintegration of the socialist bloc and hence, the end of Cold War.

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1. The League of Nations was established after the First Cold War.


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