HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
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The Soviet Union wanted to contain communism.
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The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism.
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The United States wanted to spread communism.
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The United States wanted to contain communism.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike the two world wars, there were no physical battles between the major adversaries. It was, instead, an extended competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, along with their respective allies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Cold War started in Europe. From 1945 to 1953, the USSR expanded its influence by creating the Eastern Bloc across states like Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. Stalin set up puppet communist governments that he could control. He repressed anyone who resisted.
Detailed explanation-3: -Different goals for a postwar world caused conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States envisioned a Europe of free, democratic nations. However, the Soviet Union was determined to create satellite nations in Eastern Europe.