MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 11: Sweden and the world
kalla kriget
Swedish word. In English: the Cold War
The conflict after the Second World War between a Western bloc with the USA and an Eastern bloc with the Soviet Union.
Facts about the word
- After the Second World War, the world and Europe ended up in a cold war between two blocs: a Western one with the USA and its allies, and an Eastern one with the Soviet Union and its allies. Sverige i fokus s. 40
- The blocs threatened each other with nuclear weapons and strong military forces. Sverige i fokus s. 40
- Denmark and Norway joined NATO. Sweden remained neutral and chose to stay outside NATO. Sverige i fokus s. 40
- The Cold War ended in 1991, when the Soviet Union fell. Sverige i fokus s. 40
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The Cold War was the conflict between the Western and Eastern blocs after the Second World War, until 1991. Sweden lost Finland back in the early 1800s.
The word belongs to Chapter 11: Sweden and the world in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.