The Cold War: Who's To Blame?

Who’s to Blame? The Cold War was the tense standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted for four and a half decades. Tensions between the two global superpowers shaped Soviet-American relations and led to a series of events that brought the world to the brink of disaster. The start of the Cold War can be attributed to the United States and its desire to keep countries open to capitalism and American trade. Anti-Communist America wanted to eradicate the Soviet Union’s influence whose ideals were centered around Communism and not capitalism. The Soviets feared that America wanted to use its money and power to dominate Europe and eventually destroy the Soviet system. Actions taken by the Soviet Union were defensive because