Both the US & USSR begin with letters US. Both the US &
USSR used a star on all of their war machines (Ships, Tanks,
Aircraft, Trucks, Artillery, etc.). Both the US & USSR extended
from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Both the US &
USSR had sub-states within it. Both the US & USSR had minority
populations of people & cultures. Both the US & USSR had
fairly matched technologies. Both the US & USSR were spawned
from revolutions (1776) & (1917) respectively. Both the US
& USSR had frontier expansions: The US went West; the USSR went
East.