This is a family question! was the cold war decided by chess a match?
If you just answer for points 1. you'll be reported 2. Ill spam your notifications.

the Cold War played out with pawns instead of missiles, and was between two masters and their power.

Explanation:

The historic chess match between American Bobby Fischer and Soviet champion Boris Spassky was the Cold War played out with pawns instead of missiles, a combat of mind games between two masters at the height of their powers.

and you don't have the right to say you will spam my notifications, thats uniceppable you realize everybody does this for points.  

the compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the united states congress in september 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired during the mexican–american war

hold on ill go look