Because US had the bomb and no one else did.
They waited before invading France
They waited before invading France
They waited before invading France
Idealogical differences. The Americans treated Communists as a cult (and a religion), and the Soviets thought the same thing about Capitalism.
After World War 2, the US had the strongest economy in the world.
US PresidentHarry Truman was US President at the end of World War 2.
405,400 US casualties are recorded for World War 2
The 8th of December 1941 was the date that the US joined world war 2
1,700 US Civilians were killed during World War 2.
World War 2
The 'Cold War' follows WW2 directly. There is much mistrust between Russia & the western allies. The Berlin Airlift, the Korean War & the Cuban Missile Crisis are all features of the cold war.
World War 1: The UK, and Japan. World War 2: The UK, and Russia.