POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
THE DESCENT OF THE IRON CURTAIN
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Soviet Union wanted to dominate Europe
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The Soviet Union bombed the United States
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American policy of communism, Americans wanted to contain communism and stop it from spreading
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Soviet Union and the United States had different viewpoints about the government
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Detailed explanation-1: -Historians have identified several causes that led to the outbreak of the Cold War, including: tensions between the two nations at the end of World War II, the ideological conflict between both the United States and the Soviet Union, the emergence of nuclear weapons, and the fear of communism in the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -As World War II transformed both the United States and the USSR, turning the nations into formidable world powers, competition between the two increased. Following the defeat of the Axis powers, an ideological and political rivalry between the United States and the USSR gave way to the start of the Cold War.
Detailed explanation-3: –At the conclusion of World War II, tensions between the two countries.-The conflict of ideology or philosophy between both the United States and the Soviet Union.-The emergence of atomic weapons, and the fear of United States communism.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Cold War got its name because both sides were afraid of fighting each other directly. In a “hot war, ” nuclear weapons might destroy everything. So, instead, both sides fought each other indirectly. They supported opposing sides in conflicts in different parts of the world.