COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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the threat of China to both nations
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pressure from Germany and Japan
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the potential for global nuclear destruction
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mutual dependence on Middle East petroleum
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Cold War era, the U.S. and Soviet Union were hesitant to become involved in direct military conflict because of the potential for global nuclear destruction. The superpowers supported opposing sides in conflicts, but did not confront each other directly.
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: -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-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.