all of the above~apex
The Cold War was the fear that the Soviet Union would expand communism.
It depends on the period you are asking about. In the interwar years the main fear was of subversion, not of war with the Soviet Union. In the Cold War the fear of actual war was added. I don't think the existence of the Soviet Union had any real influence on social policy in Western Europe. After WWII there was a swing to the Left in many West European countries, and most of them increased welfare provision. The reasons for this were the result of internal politics.
Because the leaders of those two countries were more powerful than the western powers and the soviet union. They were also, by far, more aggressive and brutal when it came to fighting battles.
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
Start WW3 by launching nukes
all of the above~apex
The Cold War was the fear that the Soviet Union would expand communism.
The Cold War was the fear that the Soviet Union would expand communism.
It depends on the period you are asking about. In the interwar years the main fear was of subversion, not of war with the Soviet Union. In the Cold War the fear of actual war was added. I don't think the existence of the Soviet Union had any real influence on social policy in Western Europe. After WWII there was a swing to the Left in many West European countries, and most of them increased welfare provision. The reasons for this were the result of internal politics.
The Soviet Union
A fear that invasion would provoke the Soviet Union.
Because the leaders of those two countries were more powerful than the western powers and the soviet union. They were also, by far, more aggressive and brutal when it came to fighting battles.
Tested it's first atomic bombs apex
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
Start WW3 by launching nukes
The Soviet Union
The Soviet Union