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the cold war was more than a military rivalry. it was a struggle of power and control of the 2 nations
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stalin believed that war between the east and west was bound to happen in the future. in the us churchill gave a speech on how he used an iron curtain to describe the sharp devision of europe and how it was a threat to peace.
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the relationship between the soviet union and the us continued to get worse after world war 2 . soon the era of tension and hostility became known as the cold war.
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it was a pledge to provide economic and military aid to oppose the spread of communism. the us was committed truman said.
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the democratic nations of the west soon faced a test of their resolve to contain the communist east. in early 1947 soviet backed communists were threatening the governments.
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in 1950 north korea attacked south korea. their goal was to unite the countries under a communist government.
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political and military struggles around the world. increased military spending leading to an arms race. the ever present of a nuclear war