USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the Cold War differ from WWII?
A
During the Cold War, frequent battles occurred between USSR and the US
B
During the Cold War, great power rivalry reached as far as Asia and Africa
C
During the Cold War, the world’s two leading powers never fought one another directly
D
During the Cold War, countries with different ideologies competed for world power
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons.

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: -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-4: -Soldiers of the Soviet Union and the United States did not do battle directly during the Cold War. But the two superpowers continually antagonized each other through political maneuvering, military coalitions, espionage, propaganda, arms buildups, economic aid, and proxy wars between other nations.

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