Question

(a) Why is a war-like situation called Cold War ?​

Answer 1

The Cold War got its name because both sides were afraid of fighting each other directly. In a "hot war," nuclear weapons might destroy everything. So, instead, both sides fought each other indirectly. They supported opposing sides in conflicts in different parts of the world

Answer 2

Answer:

• Refers to explanation part.

Explanation:

• The end of the Second World war led to the Cold war.
• The Cold was was an outcome of the emergence of the US and the USSR as two super powers, rivals to each other.
• Both the US and the USSR understood that the use of atom bombs is not to easy for any country to bare.
• In case of a nuclear war both sides will be so badly harmed that it would be useless to declare anyone as winner.
• Even if one of them tries to attack and disable the nuclear weapons of its rivals from the other would still be left with enough nuclear weapons to inflect unaccept table destruction. This is called the logic of deterrence.
• Thus the cold war inspite of being hot, remained cold.