HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
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The war was fought completely by robots and satellites.
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It was a war of ideas and not of battles.
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They fought together to end communism.
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The war was fought by Olympic athletes, the country with the most medals would win the war.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union during World War II developed out of necessity, and out of a shared realization that each country needed the other to defeat one of the most dangerous and destructive forces of the twentieth century.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -World War II: Alliance Lend-Lease was the most visible sign of wartime cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Each side represented opposing ideologies; each wanted to create spheres of influence throughout the world. The US supported the forces of democracy, the Soviets supported communism. It was an ideal time to build these spheres of influence.