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After the Communists gained nuclear weapons, it became clear to the two nations that they could not go into direct combat with the each other without engaging in a potential nuclear war. That is what made this conflict the cold war. Both the US and the Soviet Union could only try to gain the upper hand on the other nation socially and politically because if the two nations were to engage in combat than the loses of each country would be to great to overcome in the future.

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Why was the United stars fearful of the soviet unions in the Cold War?

The United States was fearful of the Soviet Union during the Cold War primarily due to the ideological conflict between capitalism and communism, as well as the expansionist policies of the Soviet regime. The USSR's development of nuclear weapons and its influence over Eastern Europe heightened concerns about military aggression and the potential for global conflict. Additionally, the fear of communist ideology spreading worldwide led to a series of conflicts and interventions, as the U.S. sought to contain Soviet influence and prevent the domino effect of countries falling to communism.


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It led to a reduction in tension between the superpowers.


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The Soviet policy of establishing a sphere of influence which came to be known as the Warsaw Pact or Eastern Bloc nations was referred to derisively by Winston Churchill as an Iron Curtain which fell between the Western democratic nations and the nations of Eastern Europe. By ensuring Communist governments were installed in Eastern Europe and, more importantly, by maintaining them through such actions as the Invasion of Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union ensured that the Cold War continued until the fall of the Berlin Wall.


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Two hot battles of the cold war. Which was also an opportunity for both sides (Free world and communist world) to test out their new weapons (jets for example).

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