Starting at the end of World War II in 1945 two countries went forth to a battle called the Cold War between The United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War lasted until the disunion of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991. The Soviet Union and The United States were allies in the beginning but then during World War II their relationship as allies began to unravel and they did not trust each other. This was mainly because the Soviet Union was communistic which has many characteristics including that it is a classless society, cooperation of the people, there is no luxury items, it is government controlled, but was driven by fear on the other hand the United States was democratic . Being in a capitalistic country there are many characteristics also. For example, survival to the fittest, cooperation of the people, competition between the countries, it is based on luxury items and the people control. The United States did not trust the Soviet Union mainly because during the Battle of Iwo Jima the Soviet Union did not defend the United States and as an ally you help and defend your other ally during battles and the Soviet did not do so. Another reason is that the Soviet Union agreed to the non-agression pact with Germany, specifically with Hitler which was an agreement to not attack each other when Germany was their main enemies.
The United States and the Soviet Union had many postwar goals. For example, the United States main postwar goals were to form alliances, overthrow anti-communistic governments, and to increase the military bases. The Soviet Unions main postwar goals were to dominate the Western borders, rebuild their country, form new alliances, and improve the living conditions. The United States had a policy in which dealing with the Soviet Union and was called Brinkmanship meaning going to the brink of war until someone backs down. Some examples of this policy being put into action by the United States is the Cuban missile crisis and American tanks railing up to the Berlin Wall. Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Republic, Bulgaria, and Romania were considered buffer countries that were buffers for Western attacks and were located on the Western border of the Soviet Union. Multiple leaders met at Yalta and Potsdam to discuss multiple issues. For example, the leaders that met in Yalta were Winston Church, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin. They all discussed the surrender of Germany nazi generals and were put on trial. During the Potsdam discussion Winston Church, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin met to discuss the ending of the war with Japan and reconstructing Germany. These are just some of the overview and causes that happened during the Cold War.
The United States and the Soviet Union had many postwar goals. For example, the United States main postwar goals were to form alliances, overthrow anti-communistic governments, and to increase the military bases. The Soviet Unions main postwar goals were to dominate the Western borders, rebuild their country, form new alliances, and improve the living conditions. The United States had a policy in which dealing with the Soviet Union and was called Brinkmanship meaning going to the brink of war until someone backs down. Some examples of this policy being put into action by the United States is the Cuban missile crisis and American tanks railing up to the Berlin Wall. Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Republic, Bulgaria, and Romania were considered buffer countries that were buffers for Western attacks and were located on the Western border of the Soviet Union. Multiple leaders met at Yalta and Potsdam to discuss multiple issues. For example, the leaders that met in Yalta were Winston Church, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin. They all discussed the surrender of Germany nazi generals and were put on trial. During the Potsdam discussion Winston Church, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin met to discuss the ending of the war with Japan and reconstructing Germany. These are just some of the overview and causes that happened during the Cold War.