COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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the end of totalitarian dictatorships in Europe
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the spread of democracy in Eastern European nations
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the division of Europe along communist and non-communist lines
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the end of political alliances of European nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following the defeat of the Axis powers, an ideological and political rivalry between the United States and the USSR gave way to the start of the Cold War.
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: -It was called the Cold War because neither the Soviet Union nor the United States officially declared war on each other. However, both sides clearly struggled to prevent the other from spreading its economic and political systems around the globe.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.