Home›The Contemporary World›Participating States›United StatesBrowse ByUnited StatesFactsUnited StatesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonStart YearWell-attested1945 CE 1United StatesFilter Results1 entryEvent TypeAllMilitary Conflict (1)Group TreeAllEvents of the Early Cold War and Decolonization, 1945 to 1969 (1)EraAllThe Cold War (1)LocationAllCuba (1)Event Era (Year)All1962 (1)ParticipantsAllFidel Castro (1)Show ResultsCuban Missile CrisisUnited StatesSources1. Wikipedia: Contemporary historytier 2WikipediaContemporary history, lead section, span sentenceQuote, Contemporary history, lead section, span sentenceContemporary history, in English-language historiography, is a subset of modern history that describes the historical period from about 1945 to the present.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.