THE COLD WAR The cold war is a post 1945 struggle between the U.S. and its allies and the group of nations led by the Soviet Union. Direct military conflict never occurred between the two superpowers, however economic and diplomatic struggles erupted instead. Different interests led to mutual suspicion and hostility in an ever-growing rivalry. The origins of the Cold War can be followed back to the end of World War II. Following the surrender …
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…to the spectrum, the United States misunderstood the Soviet Regime. National security wasn't a major concern of US planners and elected officials. Few analysts accepted George Keenan's position that, "it is not Russian Military power which is threatening us, it is Russian political power". If the United States had realized the Soviet Unions plan in setting up "puppet communist governments" throughout European countries, it may have been able to prevent the war before it started.