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    What Was the Cold War? The War That Never Happened

    52:00 2/20/2024 Nuclear Weapons & Cold War🇮🇱 Subtitled

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    Full documentary explaining the Cold War from beginning to end

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    מהי המלחמה הקרה? המלחמה שמעולם לא התרחשה

    דוקומנטרי מקיף על המלחמה הקרה — מתחילת העימות בין ארצות הברית לברית המועצות לאחר מלחמת העולם השנייה ועד לקריסת מסך הברזל.

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