The Cold War (1945-1991) was a significant war that took place on economic, philosophical, cultural, social and political levels. This had a global impact and changed the majority of the world's societies towards liberated fashion, rather than archaic and conservative ways. The World War is a war that all, if not most, of the major nations of the world are engaged in, a prime example of this would be the two great wars. Therefore, the Cold War cannot be classified as a world war in military and real terms. The two superpowers (the Soviet Union and the United States) fought against each other indirectly, but to some extent the Cold War can be considered a world war in terms of politics and economics . The effects of the Cold War were felt on a global scale and had consequences that are still visible in our society. It basically started with a clash of ideologies and tensions related to the rivalry for power between the two superpowers and subsequently a few misinterpreted events that led to the outbreak of the Cold War. The Cold War triggered many events such as civil wars or rebellions, all of which had links to the superpowers. Before the Cold War, it is important to understand the clash of ideologies that resulted in the tension between the two superpowers and how it arrived on a global scale. on a large scale and how it became one of the main factors that allowed the Cold War to persist. First, we will examine why the Cold War can truly be a world war, and then why it cannot be. To examine why the Cold War can be fought on a global scale in terms of economics and politics, it is important to examine... ... middle of paper ...... obal scale like the two major wars. Works Cited1Dukes, Paul, The Superpowers: A Short History, London, 2001. pp. Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1947, New York, 2000, pp. 32-62, 282-315.3Hobsbawm EJ, The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991, New York, 1996, pp. 54 -844LaFeber Walter, America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-2002, Boston, 2004, pp.1-31.5Overy RJ, Road to War, revised edition, London, 1999, pp. 210-57.6 Painter David S, The Cold War: An International History, London, 1999. pp. 9-1127Pipes, Richard, Communism: A History, New York, 2003, especially pp. 89-114.8 Richard Sites, 'The Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, 1900-1945', in Michael Howard and William Roger Louis, The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century, New York, 1998, p.. 117-27.