COLD WAR

How/why Did the Cold War Begin?

How/why Did the Cold War Begin?

Introduction

It is believed that the Cold War was a fight between two opposing ideologies, capitalism and communism. During the Second World War, US, Britain and the Soviet Union had a common enemy. These countries formed an alliance called “The Big Three” to defeat Nazi Germany and drive Hitler out of power. It can be said that the alliance was not meant to last long.

Fragile Alliance

This alliance was fragile from the beginning. Countries with contrasting ideologies could not have survived together in the long term. The Soviet Union and the West ...