Second Cold War
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The Second Cold War refers to the renewed period of heightened political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and early 1980s, marked by intensified arms competition and confrontations in global conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Cold War canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Cold War Context triple: [United States–Soviet Union relations, significantEvent, Second Cold War]
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A.
Cold War
The Cold War was a prolonged period of geopolitical tension and ideological rivalry between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies, spanning roughly from the late 1940s to the early 1990s.
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B.
Cold War proxy conflicts
Cold War proxy conflicts were indirect confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union in which each superpower backed opposing sides in regional wars and civil conflicts around the world.
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C.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 1962 Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war.
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D.
Berlin Crisis
The Berlin Crisis was a Cold War confrontation between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies over the status and future of Berlin, culminating in the construction of the Berlin Wall and heightening East–West tensions in the early 1960s.
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E.
Cold War rhetoric
Cold War rhetoric refers to the ideological, political, and propagandistic language used by the United States, the Soviet Union, and their allies to frame and justify their rivalry during the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Cold War Target entity description: The Second Cold War refers to the renewed period of heightened political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and early 1980s, marked by intensified arms competition and confrontations in global conflicts.
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A.
Cold War
The Cold War was a prolonged period of geopolitical tension and ideological rivalry between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies, spanning roughly from the late 1940s to the early 1990s.
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B.
Cold War proxy conflicts
Cold War proxy conflicts were indirect confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union in which each superpower backed opposing sides in regional wars and civil conflicts around the world.
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C.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 1962 Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war.
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D.
Berlin Crisis
The Berlin Crisis was a Cold War confrontation between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies over the status and future of Berlin, culminating in the construction of the Berlin Wall and heightening East–West tensions in the early 1960s.
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E.
Cold War rhetoric
Cold War rhetoric refers to the ideological, political, and propagandistic language used by the United States, the Soviet Union, and their allies to frame and justify their rivalry during the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geopolitical conflict
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ phase of the Cold War ⓘ |
| follows | period of détente ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cold War II
ⓘ
New Cold War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Soviet–Afghan War
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
collapse of détente ⓘ ideological confrontation between capitalism and communism ⓘ renewed nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
escalated rhetoric
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heightened political tension ⓘ intensified nuclear arms competition ⓘ military buildup ⓘ proxy conflicts in the Global South ⓘ |
| hasEndTime |
around 1985
ⓘ
mid-1980s ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalConflict | liberal democracy vs. Marxist–Leninist socialism ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
1983 Able Archer NATO exercise
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1983 Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shootdown ⓘ NATO Double-Track Decision ⓘ Polish crisis and Solidarity movement ⓘ Soviet deployment of SS-20 missiles ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ Central American conflicts of the 1980s ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–U.S. confrontation in Central America
Soviet–U.S. rivalry in Africa ⓘ Soviet–U.S. rivalry in the Middle East ⓘ U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative announcement ⓘ deployment of Pershing II missiles in Europe ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Helmut Kohl
ⓘ
Helmut Schmidt ⓘ Jimmy Carter ⓘ Konstantin Chernenko ⓘ Leonid Brezhnev ⓘ Margaret Thatcher ⓘ Pope John Paul II ⓘ Ronald Reagan ⓘ Yuri Andropov ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipants |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasStartTime |
around 1979
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Africa ⓘ Central America ⓘ Europe ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
First Cold War
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| relatedTo |
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
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surface form:
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces negotiations
nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| tendsToEndWith |
beginning of perestroika and glasnost
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renewed U.S.–Soviet arms control talks ⓘ rise of Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Cold War Description of subject: The Second Cold War refers to the renewed period of heightened political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and early 1980s, marked by intensified arms competition and confrontations in global conflicts.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Détente