USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was a primary cause of Cold War tensions?
A
Formation of NATO and Warsaw Pact
B
Uneasy alliance between US and USSR during WWII
C
Stalin’s death and collapse of Communism
D
Soviet Union’s invasion of North Korea
Explanation: 

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: -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: -Arguably, the central reason for the Cold War was the conflict between capitalism an economic system that relies on individualism, property rights, and competition 1 and communism.

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