Before the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union disagreed on almost every political and economic issues. From communism and nuclear weapons to the space race there was not a lot that the two sides agreed on. The Cold War occurred because of political tension and differences between the US and the USSR. The Cold War was given its name because of how the war was fought ("Military."). The Cold War was fought indirectly. This means that when the war took place, the US and the USSR did not partake in physical fighting. The Cold War is described as, “A conflict or dispute between two groups that does not involve actual fighting” (“Merriam-Webster”). The two sides used leverage and different foreign policies to fight the war. The Cold
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World War Ⅱ was one of the main events that lead to the Cold War. Some of the pressure put on the two groups was the rebuilding of Europe. The different points of views were the United States wanted to provide relief to European countries. On March 12, 1947 President Harry S. Truman wrote the ‘Truman Doctrine’ (“Truman Library”). The Truman Doctrine was a US policy that invested financially in hope to rebuild Europe as non-communist countries. On the other hand the USSR wanted to spread communism throughout the newly rebuilt Europe. The United States did not care which type of government European countries had as long as it was not communism. In opposition of the United States, the Soviet Union wanted most if not all European countries to be communist. This lead to more tension between the two …show more content…
During the Cold War the US and the USSR had allies to help them along the way. It seemed that the world was split in two sides, with the US and against the USSR or vice versa. Allies with the Soviet Union that were countries included in the Eastern Bloc and the Warsaw Pact. Some of the countries included in the Eastern Bloc are Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, and Romania. Along with the United States one of their major allies during the Cold War was NATO. NATO stands for Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization. The twelve founding countries in alliance with NATO Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States (“Member Countries”). Now there are twenty eight countries in NATO. Both sides received advantages because of their allies
World War Ⅱ was one of the main events that lead to the Cold War. Some of the pressure put on the two groups was the rebuilding of Europe. The different points of views were the United States wanted to provide relief to European countries. On March 12, 1947 President Harry S. Truman wrote the ‘Truman Doctrine’ (“Truman Library”). The Truman Doctrine was a US policy that invested financially in hope to rebuild Europe as non-communist countries. On the other hand the USSR wanted to spread communism throughout the newly rebuilt Europe. The United States did not care which type of government European countries had as long as it was not communism. In opposition of the United States, the Soviet Union wanted most if not all European countries to be communist. This lead to more tension between the two …show more content…
During the Cold War the US and the USSR had allies to help them along the way. It seemed that the world was split in two sides, with the US and against the USSR or vice versa. Allies with the Soviet Union that were countries included in the Eastern Bloc and the Warsaw Pact. Some of the countries included in the Eastern Bloc are Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, and Romania. Along with the United States one of their major allies during the Cold War was NATO. NATO stands for Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization. The twelve founding countries in alliance with NATO Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States (“Member Countries”). Now there are twenty eight countries in NATO. Both sides received advantages because of their allies