WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?
A
The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union
B
The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US
C
The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The visions of what would be best for the world between the Soviet Union and the United States were diametrically opposed. The Soviet Union strived for world dominance similar to its control of the previously independent countries of Eastern Europe. The United States opposed the spread of communism.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the Cold War, the United States was based upon capitalism and democracy while the Soviet Union was based upon communism and dictatorship.

Detailed explanation-3: -The global standoff for dominance between the United States and the Soviet Union created in the aftermath of World War II affected all aspects of life in the postwar world.

Detailed explanation-4: -1941-1945: The United States and USSR become allies The relationship between the United States and the USSR had always been strained because the political ideologies each supported, capitalism and democracy in the US and communism and a command economy in the USSR, were opposed to one another.

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