The cold war affected many people and had a huge significant effect on history. The Cold War was a war between the u.s. And the u.s.s.r., but in this war there was not much fighting between the 2 countries which is why they call it a Cold War. some cities in the u.s. Were scared of nuclear attack so they would practice city evacuation drills and have emergency gas masks.
During the cold war there were events that took place such as the space race. The space race was a competition between the u.s.s.r.