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4 reasons to it. Firstly,Politically and Ideological difference. While Soviet is Communism with Central Economy style, US is a Democracy with a Capitalism style that is clearly challenges each other. Secondly, Mutual distrust. While US was planning to use atomic bomb on Japan, the US told all the WW2 allies except USSR (Soviets) before the actual bombing which USSR was part of the WW2 allies. This would made Stalin (Leader/Dictator of Soviets) suspicious of whether if the US were to drop the similar weapons on them. Thirdly, ever since WW1 (1905-1918), Russian Civil War (1919-1921) and WW2 (1939-1944, For Russia or USSR.However,the Asia Pacific side was until 1945 when the last man , Japan had surrendered) , Western borders of Russia (Before Soviets era and present name after Soviets' dissolution in 1991) had been a target for the attacker to get it and WW2 alone, about 20 millions of Russians had died. Therefore, Stalin must create a buffer zone in Eastern Europe in order to prevent such wars from taking place. However, he had stationed troops from Russia to Eastern Germany that was quite far from Russia and all of them were turned into Communist Government and listen to Russia promptly without questions by force because the elections held by Soviets were not free and fair. Hence, the US thinks that the Soviets were going to dominate the whole Europe or even the World. This had threaten the US main belief. Lastly, the US president, Truman , had a Domino theory that beliefs if a country falls into Communism, the neighboring countries would again, fall into communism and spread it to the whole world even without the "buffer zone". This had resulted into US supporting South Vietnam (Republics,Democracy) and on the other hand,USSR and PRC (People's Republic of China or the Mainland China- NOT Taiwan which is Republic of China, ROC) supports North Vietnam (Communist,Socialism) in Vietnam War that resulted loss in US and the South that led to a reunification in Vietnam because the US fear that the North might spread Communism into the Whole South-East Asia. Also, the Korean War was also had the similar result, except that because of lack of USSR support, it had led into a draw until now.

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I remember studying this last year. Briefly, the Soviet Union believed in communism and the US believed in freedom, and this caused a lot of tension especially when the threats started. That's where the Cold War came in.. The US and Soviet Union would threaten war and were overall scared of each other, but each side was just waiting for someone to 'throw the first punch.'

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The Cold War was fought between two sides, one including the Soviet Union which was totalitarian and communist, which granted all powers of the state to the leaders of the nation, where as the side which America was a part of stood for capitalism: The idea of citizens owning land and businesses. In the Soviet Union, all wealth was divided equally, where as in capitalism, the personal ownership of business and wage gap led to a separation in the life styles and financial state of individuals.

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Individual freedom verses group safety (communism).

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