The Cold war was not simply a matter of power rivalries , mulitary alliances and of balance of power . These were accompanied by a real ideological conflict as well , a disfference over the best and most approprite way of organising political econimic and social life all over the world .
why is a war like situation callled cold war ?

Explanation

The Cold war referred to the competition ,the tensions and a series of confrontations between the US and soviet union .It never escalated into a hot war , I.e, a full - scale war between these two powers .