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The Causes Of The Cold War In A Cold War

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From 1947 up until 1991 America and The USSR were in a cold war. A cold war is defined a state on political hostility that never progresses past threats, propaganda, or any other acts of antagonism short of open violence. The change in American foreign policy was the main catalyst in starting the Cold War, however with conflicting ideology and the control of Eastern Europe post WWII being the precursors they played a large role in creating tension and mistrust between the soviets and the americans. From the very start, the cold war was bound to happen due to the conflicting ideology between the USSR and the USA. The USSR, who was a communist state believed in a society that had no private ownership. Communism was all about being a classless society where everyone was equal, this entailed the abolishment of inheritance, once someone died all of their money went back to the government rather than to the family of the deceased. Everyone had equal obligation to work; most frequently in agriculture, and all profit made from working were equally distributed to all members of society. All communications and transportation was controlled by the State. Communism outlawed all forms or religious teaching, as well as prohibiting trade with outside nations. Communism was a totalitarian system of government where the government controlled all aspects of a society, they imposed their views on the population and resorted to violence if they were met with resistance. As stated in the

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