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After the war The Soviet Union and the Western Nations did not get along but even before the war their relationship was bad. So after it just continually got worse.
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The U.S was willing to help Europe so they provided 13 billion dollars. Those funds were used to help rebuild Europe.
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The Marshall plan and The Truman Doctrine represented containment which resulted in containment. That meant they resisted the aggression.
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The American's and the Soviet began a race (metaphorically) of "who can build the most powerful weapons". This eventually became very dangerous and tense.
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Fidel Castro installed a communist government. The American officials believed that the Bay of Pigs Invasion would start a up rising and overthrow him. Cuba was holding missiles
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North America at this time was undergoing human increase, more demand for consumer goods and rapid inflation. All good changes were happening.
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The end of the Cold War was contributed by the Soviet union breaking up its republic's also with the end of communism change. Also with ethnic cleansing.
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