What was the main concern for the US during the Cold War?

Answer 1

The U.S did not go into the Cold War, it was a result of the world situation after the Second World War ended. The alliance between Soviet Russia and the rest of the allies during it was merely one of conveniance. Don't forget U.S and British forces invaded Russian to try and oust the communist regime there after the end of the First World War. Both sides mistrusted and feared one another and the Cold War was a part of this paranioa being played out. The Soviet state wanted a weak Germany (hence its carve-up) that could not threaten it as it had aleady done twice that cantury and created a buffer zone with the countries in the eastern block - or the Warsaw Pact. The Cold War was two conflicting ideologies of two great powers, yet neither had the will or the ability to defeat the other militarily. Thus as we have seen the COld War was won on the economic table. The Soviet state could not keep up with the free market economy and the flexibility it offered. Plus eventually soviet citizens wanted their slice of the cake; consumer goods. So well done Mcdonalds, coke, levi's, Hollywood.... as much as I despised your greedy, repulsive and glutonous guts you probably helped defeat communism more than any gun or diplomat. Lots of love and fun, see you in the next cold war.....that will be the one at the moment I guess....

Answer 2

The United States only fought the Soviets over the skies in North Korea during the Korean War. Soviet MIG fighter pilots operated communist fighters, not North Korean pilots. Other than that, American and Soviets never saw combat against each other during the whole Cold War episode.

Answer 3

Ill feeling between the U.S. (and its allies) and the Soviet Union burst into the open following the WW2, as the two countries, with their very different ideologies, emerged as the most powerful nations in the world. The four-decade-long conflict between the two countries and their allies was known as the Cold War. Truman described the world in basic "good-versus-evil," "us-versus-them" terms. The Truman Doctrine became the backbone of U.S. foreign policy for the next 40 years.
Presidents Truman and Eisenhower both ordered "loyalty" tests of current and potential federal employees to root out communists. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin became the foremost communist-hunter in the U.S. From 1950 to 1954, he routinely lied, bullied, and slandered in his attempts to gain and maintain notoriety and power.

Answer 4

they were afraid we would become communist like the Russians

Answer 5

the main concern was the threat of nuclear attacks and trying to stop the growth of communist countries.