In some respect, the thought of two superpowers struggling for expansion does make sense. However, Isaac and Bell dwell on this thought as well, but in words by Odd Arne Westad, the comparison between the Soviet Union and the United States in the sheer military and economic strength are unbalanced; therefore, categorizing the Soviet Union as a superpower with the United States was not accurate to portray the Cold War. Instead, The United States feared of the Soviet Union through the difference of ideology, the spread of a different political ideology was what the United States feared most; thus, the containment approach was the step taken by the United
In some respect, the thought of two superpowers struggling for expansion does make sense. However, Isaac and Bell dwell on this thought as well, but in words by Odd Arne Westad, the comparison between the Soviet Union and the United States in the sheer military and economic strength are unbalanced; therefore, categorizing the Soviet Union as a superpower with the United States was not accurate to portray the Cold War. Instead, The United States feared of the Soviet Union through the difference of ideology, the spread of a different political ideology was what the United States feared most; thus, the containment approach was the step taken by the United