Filter (OIL )- A device which removes solids from a fluid. Flow Meter - A testing device which gauges either flow rate, total flow, or both. Flow Rate - The volume of fluid passing a point in a given time. Fluid Power - Energy transmitted and controlled through use of a pressurized fluid. Force - A push or pull acting upon a body.
Conflicts of national interest caused the World War II alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union to be replaced by a Cold War that lasted 45 years. Initially a dispute over the future of Europe, it grew to include confrontations around the world.
Capitalism vs. Communism During the Cold War. The Cold War consumed almost half a century of global history; the end of World War II was only the beginning of this 45 year-long international crisis. Americaâs defeat of Japan in 1945 marked the beginning of this turbulent era, which only ended upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.