Why was the cold war between America and the Soviet Union?

Answer 1

The Cold War began as World War II was ending. American leaders saw the power and ambitions of the Soviet Union as a threat to our national security. The Cold War was a war of words and ideologies rather than a shooting war, although at times the Cold War turned “hot” as in Korea and Vietnam. Basically, the Cold War was a rivalry between the United States as leader of the western democracies, and the Soviet Union and the nations that were controlled by the communists. Some causes of the Cold War included: Attempts by the Soviets and Chinese Communists to influence and take over areas in Asia and Europe. Containment--the policy of the United States to stop communism from spreading to other areas of the world. The Truman Doctrine--a policy of supporting anti-communist regimes with military and economic aid. The Doctrine was first used in support of democratic governments in Greece and Turkey. The Marshall Plan--a massive plan to aid in rebuilding Europe after World War II. Western allied nations, as well as neutral nations, and even the Soviet Union were offered economic assistance. The Soviet Union saw this as a threat to their attempt to gain influence in Europe and Asia. The division of Germany after the war---The Soviets blockaded West Berlin, which was deep within Communist East Germany. The Soviets thought the blockade would allow them to take over all of Berlin. The US replied with the Berlin Airlift, to supply West Berlin. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 by the US, Canada, and nine European nations, the first peacetime military alliance in US History. The NATO nations agreed that an attack on one would be an attack on all. The Soviets replied with the Warsaw Pact, a military alliance of communist nations in Eastern Europe. September, 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first Atomic Bomb. The Cold War continued through the decades of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, until the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Answer 2

Stalin resented the western allies' delay in attacking the Germans in Europe. Such an attack, would draw part of the German army away from the soviet union. relations worsened after Stalin learned that the united states had tried to keep its development of the atomic bomb a secret.

Answer 3

The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was a cause of many things. One Main reason was the development of the Atom (or Atomic) Bomb for both the Soviets and the United States. This imposed the threat of nuclear war on both countries and there allies. Another reason is the launching of Sputnik in the USSR. The United States assumed that it was a bomb of some sort and built tension between the superpowers. You have to rember that the Cold War never really well, "heated up" so the only real things it did to them was the build-up of tension.

Answer 4

The Cold War was a long period of tension and subdued hostility which gripped most of the world between the 1940s and the early 1990s.

It included an arms race between the US and its allies and the Soviet bloc.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The US and the Soviets simply watched each other's moves. If we built a big nuclear powered warship, then they would build something to match it. It was a game of "up the ante" on each other.