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and World War II). By contrast, a post-war period marks the cessation of armed conflict entirely.

Post-World War II in the United States

Chronology of the post-World War II era

The term "post-war" can have different meanings in different countries and refer to a period determined by local considerations based on the effect of the war there. Considering the post-war era as equivalent to the Cold War era, post-war sometimes includes the 1980s, putting the end at 26 December 1991, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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