WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cold War saw the two superpowers – the USA and the Soviet Union – divide the world into spheres of influence and power blocs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The superpowers were the USA & the USSR as they had emerged from WW2 in strong positions. Both countries had large populations & strong economies as both had benefitted from supplying arms & munitions during WW2. These two powers competed with each other both economically & politically over the next 50 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -The USSR sought to protect itself and bolster its economy by strengthening its control over the communist states of Eastern Europe. It also encouraged communist revolution in other countries and maintained close ties with communist parties throughout the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc.

Detailed explanation-5: -After World War II two powers, the United States and the Soviet Union became the world superpowers. These two countries had the economic resources and military force to dominate the globe. During the war, the Soviet Union and the west had cooperated to defeat Nazi Germany. By 1945 this wartime alliance was crumbling.