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Was the U.S. fighting or containing the Soviet Union in the cold war?
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The term "cold war" means NO FIGHTING. A "hot war" would be actual fighting; such as World War 2, or the Korean War, or Vietnam War. During the "cold war", the United States was containing communism, which was what the Soviet Union/Red China were trying to expand (spread) through the use of surrogates: those surrogates were the North Koreans during the Korean War (1950-1953) & North Vietnam during the Vietnam War (1961-1975). The Communists were STOPPED in Korea (an Armistice ended the fighting at the 38th Parallel in 1953). The Communists WON in South Vietnam, when the North ran their tanks into the South Vietnamese Capital, capturing the city, and ending the war on 30 April 1975.
If you are referring to the Cold War, there was no direct conflict between the two nations. There was quite a bit of indirect conflict however. This conflict can be described as idealogical. The Marxist philosophy ( followed by the Soviet Union ) dictates that the world must be taken over and converted to Communism. This is in direct conflict with the ideas of Democracy; the ideology of the United States.
The Cold War was one of influencing other nations to "convert" them to one ideology or the other. Means included financing revolutions and governments and supplying them with weapons, spying and rhetorical attacks. The Cold War also consisted of building nuclear arsenals to keep the other super power at bay.
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Who were you fighting in the cold war?
The US was fighting the USSR, or the Soviet Union, in the cold war. Mostly, though, it was democracy against communism.
Were the Soviet Union against us in the cold war?
Yes. The tension between the Soviet Union with its goal of Communism and the western democracies , incl the USA was/is called the cold war. (A war without fighting.)
What is the name given to the non - fighting war between the west and thr Soviet Union to prevent the spread of communism?
"The Cold War" can be described as the name given to the non-fighting war between the West and the Soviet Union to prevent the spread of communism.
Why did the Soviet Union and the western allies clash after World War 2?
The Soviet Union had been invaded by Napoleon and the Germans.
The cold war was the cooling of relations between the soviet union and western what?
The Cold War was between the Soviet Union and Western democracies.
What two countries did the cold war lead to actual fighting?
The Cold War led the Soviet Union and Afghanistan to actual fighting.
Who were you fighting in the cold war?
The US was fighting the USSR, or the Soviet Union, in the cold war. Mostly, though, it was democracy against communism.
What was the state of tesion without fighting between the us and the soviet union?
The Cold War
Fighting during the cold war actually started in which country?
It actually started in the Soviet Union
Were the Soviet Union against us in the cold war?
Yes. The tension between the Soviet Union with its goal of Communism and the western democracies , incl the USA was/is called the cold war. (A war without fighting.)
What is the name given to the non - fighting war between the west and thr Soviet Union to prevent the spread of communism?
"The Cold War" can be described as the name given to the non-fighting war between the West and the Soviet Union to prevent the spread of communism.
Why did the US supply Afghanistan when they were fighting Russia?
The US and Russia were fighting the Cold War by proxy . The US supported the Afghanistans in the hopes of destabilizing the Soviet Union .
Why did the Soviet Union and the western allies clash after World War 2?
The Soviet Union had been invaded by Napoleon and the Germans.
What conflict was behind the fighting in Southeast Asia in the 1950s and 60s and 70s?
the Cold War between the U.S. and former Soviet Union
Who were the 2 superpowers during the cold war?
There wasn't any real fighting between the two super powers during the cold war. The two powers were the United States and The Soviet Union (Russia). There was a lot of spying and testing each other but no real fighting.
The cold war was the cooling of relations between the soviet union and western what?
The Cold War was between the Soviet Union and Western democracies.
What was the Cold War and when did the Soviet Union break apart?
The Cold War started in 1945 and ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
