It was about economic and military power, as both USA and USSR were capitalist (private vs state capitalism).
The two opposing ideologies that waged the Cold War and created two major political boundaries were Communism and Democracy.
Mistrust. Difference in political ideologies.
The Marshall Plan supported the Cold War policy of containment by providing economic aid to Western European countries to help them rebuild after World War II. This financial assistance aimed to strengthen these nations against the influence of communism, particularly from the Soviet Union. By promoting economic stability and prosperity, the plan sought to prevent the spread of communist ideologies and maintain a balance of power in Europe.
No nation dropped an atomic weapon during the cold war. The cold war is not the same as World War 2. Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan by the US at the end of World War 2. The cold war is called 'cold' because it was not an actual armed conflict. It was a period marked by a conflict of ideologies, propaganda and fear.
There were many political and economic "weapons" of the Cold War. One of the biggest economic "weapons" was trade barriers. Closing your borders to trade from another country was crucial in the Cold War. Countries were unable to export and import needed supplies, thus were more susceptible to whoever wanted something from them wanted.
It was more to do with rivalries at the economic level between competing capitalist sates.
The two opposing ideologies that waged the Cold War and created two major political boundaries were Communism and Democracy.
Mistrust. Difference in political ideologies.
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Yugoslavia and the Mongolian provinces.
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Democracy and Communism.
The two political ideologies used in the Cold War were democracy and communism. The United States was a democratic country while the Soviet Union was communist dictatorship. We elected our leaders while they had no choice of who was in charge.
Till Geiger has written: 'Britain and the economic problem of the Cold War' -- subject(s): Cold War, Defenses, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Cold War, Economic conditions
Capitalism and communism
Capitalism and communism
Ideologies are almost ALWAYS involved in wars. Other wise there wouldn't have been a war to begin with. The A-Bomb made the cold war. Nothing else. A-Bombs made a war impossible without risking mutual destruction. So it was a COLD WAR. COLD WAR=NO WAR. COLD WAR=Military stand-off