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The Cold War was not about "gaining power". It was about maintaining the power the USSR and the US already had and to keep the communists from spreading any more of the communism.
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Who came out with the atomic bomb first us or USSR?
The US. The USSR stole our plans to make their first bombs.
What was the immediate cause of the Cold War?
The Cold War developed from the conflict between the US and the USSR, which sought to become the dominant world power. The US opposed all communist governments, while the USSR supported many, and established puppet regimes in Eastern Europe.
How us manage the USSR ideology during cold war?
The US did NOT allow the communists (USSR) to expand during the cold war.
What was the collective name given to the massive build-up of nuclear weapons between the US and USSR called?
Nuclear arms race.
Which two nations rose as the worlds superpowers after World War 2?
The united states and the sovjet union. But now Russia isn't a world power anymore.
Who were the political leaders that were in power in the US and in the USSR during the Cuban missile crisis?
President John F. Kennedy was in power in the US.Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was in power in the USSR.
Is Russia called the US?
No, it is called the Russian Federation. It had been referred to as the Soviet Union, or USSR, but never the "US."
What did us do to deal with the cold war?
whos us nooob if it is USSR they called upon miduren If it is the US they did the same
What was the relaxation of tensions between the us and the USSR that occurred in the 1970s called?
Détente.
The competition between the US and the USSR to put a man on the moon was called the?
the space race
Why didn't the US and the USSR use their nuclear power?
Because it would be MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)
Was Joseph Stalin US or USSR?
USSR
When did the US and USSR become nuclear powers?
US: 1945. USSR: 1949
What was the belief that the us had to prevent the ussr from expanding and communism from spreading called?
The Doctrine of Containment. Also called The Truman Doctrine.
What was the conflict that existed between the us and the USSR after World War 2 called?
The "Cold War" .
The US and Soviet Union resembled each other in what way?
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.
What type of economy do the US and USSR have?
I think it's called a free market economy, but I am not 100% positive on that.
