The Cold War was between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the reason it was called the 'cold' war was because it never became a real fight. The most heated it became was the Cuban Missile Crisis. This all started during World War Two after Truman ordered to drop the atomic bomb.
Persian Gulf War
On the second of August 1990, Iraqi military forces, on orders from President Saddam Hussein, invaded and occupied the small country of Kuwait. The Persian Gulf War of 1991, from January 16 to February 28, was fought to expel Iraq and restore Kuwait independence.
The desert storm
Operation Desert Storm, commonly known as the first Gulf War, was the successful U.S Allied response to Iraq's attempt to overwhelm neighboring Kuwait. Kuwait's liberation in 1991 brought a new era of military technology.