GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
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competition for political influence over other countries
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direct, armed conflict between the two nations
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a deep reduction in military expenditures
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the founding of the United Nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -TENSIONS BETWEEN SUPERPOWERS. The first major cause of the Cold War was the increased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union at the end of World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -Postwar Soviet expansionism in Eastern Europe fueled many Americans’ fears of a Russian plan to control the world. Meanwhile, the USSR came to resent what they perceived as American officials’ bellicose rhetoric, arms buildup and interventionist approach to international relations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Cold War began because the Soviet Union was increasing their military power. The United States was trying to contain communism and began paying attention to the Soviets military. Because of this, the United States, also began supplying for a war.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United States and the Soviet Union both contributed to the rise of the Cold War. They were ideological nation-states with incompatible and mutually exclusive ideologies. The founding purpose of the Soviet Union was global domination, and it actively sought the destruction of the United States and its allies.