HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The United States wanted to spread communism.
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The United States wanted to encourage a dictatorship.
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The United States wanted to contain the spread of communism.
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The United States wanted to discontinue their democratic government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Cold War began after World War II ended in 1945. The Soviet Union was a communist country. Communism is an economic system where most property belongs to the government. The United States had a capitalist economy, where property usually belongs to individuals.
Detailed explanation-2: -From the American point of view Before entering these battlegrounds America’s goals were “defend Western Europe, contain Soviet or communist expansion, prevent/deter nuclear war.” (Fact sheet n.p.).
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -differ after World War II? The difference in goals was the United States wanted to encourage democracy and the Soviet Union wanted to set up Communist governments.