Brrr. It's Cold in Here.

Like many things in history, the Cold war is similar to previous international conflict. Parallels can bee seen in both world wars, as well as in ancient China.

The cold war is similar to World War I because there were many invasions. In WWI, it was a chain reaction of invasions that eventually lead to an international conflict. During the time of the cold war, China went to war against Vietnam, who then invaded Vietnam. Also, the Soviet Union invaded many countries, like Czechoslovakia and Hungary who were their supposed allies. This part of the cold war parallel the Manchu takeover of China. The Manchu kept control of the Ming Dynasty by force, like the Soviet Union kept control of it's invaded states.

There are also many similarities between the cold war and World War II. In each situation, technology played a major role. In World War II, whoever had the newest technology had the clear advantage in the war. Although no bombs or weapons were used in the cold war, technology still played an important part. Whoever had the most powerful nuclear weapons had the advantage.