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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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History The Cold War for Kids: US vs Soviet Union, Nuclear Arms Race, Space Race, Berlin Wall, Vietnam, Spies, Cuban Missile Crisis and How It Shaped

History The Cold War for Kids: US vs Soviet Union, Nuclear Arms Race, Space Race, Berlin Wall, Vietnam, Spies, Cuban Missile Crisis and How It Shaped

Laudry, Khasan

Paperback

Series: History Basic for Kids, Book 13

History

ISBN10: 3690832640
ISBN13: 9783690832649
Publisher: Khasan Laudry
Published: May 25 2026
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.33
Height: 0.25 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What really happened when two superpowers divided the world and brought humanity to the edge of nuclear war?

From the ruins of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union, this clear and engaging guide walks young readers through one of the most dramatic and consequential periods in modern history - told in plain language designed for curious minds aged 8 to 14.

Inside these pages, your child will discover:

  • How the rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union began - and why it shaped almost everything that followed
  • The terrifying reality of the nuclear arms race and what it felt like to live under the shadow of atomic weapons
  • Why soldiers fought in Korea and Vietnam, and how those distant conflicts connected to the superpower struggle
  • The dramatic Space Race - rockets, satellites, moonshots, and national pride launched beyond Earth
  • McCarthyism and the Red Scare - when fear swept through American homes, schools, and Hollywood
  • Berlin as a city split in two, and why one concrete wall became the symbol of an entire era
  • Secret agents, the CIA, and the KGB - the shadowy intelligence war fought in the background
  • Détente, near-disasters like the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the tense path toward peace
  • How the Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War ended - without a single nuclear bomb ever falling
  • The lasting legacy that still shapes global politics, technology, and culture today
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