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[[File:German_and_Japanese_spheres_of_influence_at_greatest_extent_World_War_II_1942.jpg|thumb|alt=| | [[File:German_and_Japanese_spheres_of_influence_at_greatest_extent_World_War_II_1942.jpg|thumb|alt=|left|"Spheres" (areas) of influence ]] | ||
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* this map shows the "areas of influence" of the Germans and Japanese during WWII | |||
* while Japan and German did not fight in common, they shared the common goal of conquering and dominating their regions across Eurasia | |||
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|[[File:Second world war europe animation large de.gif|thumb|European theatre of World War II animation map, 1939–1945 – Red: Western Allies and the Soviet Union after 1941; Green: Soviet Union before 1941; Blue: Axis powers|alt=|border|none]] | |[[File:Second world war europe animation large de.gif|thumb|European theatre of World War II animation map, 1939–1945 – Red: Western Allies and the Soviet Union after 1941; Green: Soviet Union before 1941; Blue: Axis powers|alt=|border|none]] | ||
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== Cold War == | == Cold War == | ||
* 1945-1991, between Communist Russia / Soviet Union and its allies and the U.S. and its allies | |||
* called a "cold" war because the USSR and the US never fought each other directly | |||
** "hot" wars erupted between either side and another ally, but never directly against one another | |||
* however, the threat of war was always present | |||
** especially nuclear war | |||
** see | |||
*** "arms race'" | |||
*** MAD theory | |||
== Korean War == | == Korean War == | ||