What 3 things led to the cold war?

Answer 1

Ideology, misinterpretation and undelying tensions.

1. Ideology: both sides of the war felt their ideology was superior and given the previous situation in WW2, there was a tension that developed because of this and is one of the causes of the cold war.

2. The actions of the Soviet Union after WW2 had ended. It was understood that the countries helping to liberate the defeated would stay and help them install their government and leave. When the Soviets installed pro-Soviet communist governments the Allies felt it was similar behaviour to that of Hitler and remained cautious.

3. Nuclear Weapons: After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there was an expectation that militia should be able to compete with others. This created the arms-race.

Answer 2

At the end of WW2 Berlin was a city divided with sections that the Allies occupied and the Russian section. Russia had gotten to Berlin first and felt it had a right to parts of Berlin. Eventually these sections became east and West Germany. Russia to gain control of the eastern section cut off supplies from entering the city. In response the western governments did an airlift of supplies into the city. This was called the Berlin Airlift. The Russians also began to section off the eastern/ western sections. They put guards, barbwire, and finally built the Berlin Wall to keep the people of East Germany from escaping to the west. The checkpoint between the two sections were staffed by the military from each side and the men were ready to fight if needed. Tanks were also stationed on each side and military personnel from outside of Berlin had to have special permission to enter the city. The Russians and the west kept a military footing at all times and this became the Cold War. Russia did take over other Eastern European countries and set up satellite states. Countries like Romania and Yugoslavia were some of the satellite nations ( since 1989 they no longer exist under these names). The addition of Russia putting missles in Cuba and conducting military maneuvers near US bases in Europe also added to the stress between Russia and the west. All of these things led and continued the Cold War.

Answer 3

There was only 1 cause; nuclear weapons. If there hadn't been nukes there would've NO COLD WAR...just war as usual.