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After the US decision to bomb Hiroshima created a greater divide between the US and the soviet union. after the end of ww2 the US added to its arsenal to try and stop the USSR from spreading communism throughout Europe. When the USSR began to create its own weapons the US and USSR went into a nuclear arms race. This is important because the distrust between the two countries growing after the bombing of Hiroshima lead to the USSR feeling as though they are falling behind the US’s military. The development of atomic weaponry led to both countries continuing to compete to have the more advanced atomic weapons leading to an arms race lasting many years and the creation and testing of many unnecessary destructive weapons.

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The conflict between the two nations began with the idea of communism Vs. capitalism, since the USSR wanted to spread communism throughout Europe it caused the US to put in policies to try and stop this. Although this reason wasn't caused by WW2 it was still important because the disagreement in economic systems was so strong that it was one of the main reasons for the cold war. Since the USSR wanted to spread communism in Europe and eventually the rest of the world it caused the US to up their military offense to be able to stop the USSR from completing that mission.

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The US had a fear that communism would be because of the ideological system in other countries that were having economic troubles (such as Turkey and Greece) at the time and were most likely going to convert to communism to help their country's financial situation. This is important because it shows that the US had a legitimate reason to fear the spread of communism and it wasn't just the US targeting the USSR for their individual economic system.

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The president of the united states advocated for countries to have control of their ideological system and not be forced into one because of the USSR. he also was willing to provide aid to any country experiencing pressure from the soviets, this is important because at least in the president's eyes he wanted to help other countries decide their fates. Although people throughout America would have had different opinions their leader thought that this was the best plan of action. This is also questionable because I feel as if the other countries decided to join communism then America would be against the said country and be against the fate they decided.

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The Potsdam conference was to discuss the fate of Europe as the war was coming to an end it was similar to the Yalta conference since it created a deeper divide between the two countries. Both Stalin and Truman showed dislike and distrust toward each other. The conflict between the two countries was close to the conflict at the Yalta conference even with different presidents Stalin still felt as though he was the odd one out and that his ideas on how to control Europe after the defeat of Germany and Japan were outcasted. Even though the divide between the countries was relevant to all three leaders the majority of the tension was between Stalin and Truman, so the tension between leaders was there even before the cold war even started. Both the Yalta and Potsdam conferences can be compared to the treaty of Versailles created at the end of WW1 and although they are very different both made one country feel outcasted from their neighboring and/or allied countries.

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I criticize the Soviets because of their use of their power after ww2 when they tried to take over eastern Europe instead of allowing the war to be done with and trying to create peace throughout Europe.

I praise the Americans for wanting to help damaged parts of Europe with financial aid and for wanting to make amends with Japan after the war by also trying to help them financially after the atomic bombings.

I criticize both the Americans and the soviets for getting involved in an arms race and creating many unnecessary and harmful nuclear weaponry just to try and be superior to the other country.

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Soviet union became a superpower after ww2 due to them having troops throughout eastern Europe
US used their power to help rebuild parts of Europe and aid Japan after the bombings
Powerful Military, both the US and USSR had powerful militaries, but the US held the title for the most powerful making the Soviets jealous
Expansion, although the Soviets didnt gain any actual territory having troops in eastern Europe gave them power over the countries they occupied
Raise in currency, after ww2 the US's economy skyrocketed and the value of the american dollar increased
Power over policies and elections, since the Russians army occupied parts of eastern Europe the swayed policies, elections, and treaties in their favor ultimately giving them more power
Over powering other countries, the Soviets used their power to try and take over other countries to give them more power compared to the US who used theirs to help others
World power, both the US and the USSR held major power compared to the rest of the world
Economic power, as the Us's economy increased tremendously other countries like Japan and western Europe saw a downfall in their economy
Rivalries emerged after ww2 when the US disliked how the USSR was trying to spread communism in their favor.
Separation of allies, although they fought with each other during the war with their new found power both used it for different things causing a distrust between the two leading to the cold war

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This shows the fight between the superpowers, US being the Patriot and Russia being represented by the bear. It shows the to powers seesawing over the globe meaning their power constantly shifted between who was superior.

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This is a picture of Winston Churchill (leader of the UK), Roosevelt (US President), and Joseph Stalin (leader of USSR). The Yalta conference was set up to discuss the fate of Europe as the war was coming to a close, but it actually created divides between the leader especially Roosevelt and Stalin.

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“August Marks Atomic Bomb Anniversary.” Nevada Department of Veterans Services, 1 Aug. 2019, https://veterans.nv.gov/august-marks-atomic-bomb-anniversary/. 

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This is a picture of the bombing of Hiroshima Japan during 1945, although the bomb itself caused major damages for decades the way it relations to the cold war is that since the US was the first to create an atomic bomb it aggravated the Soviet union because they wanted to be more powerful then the US.

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This image portrays the ideological differences between the US and the USSR. The US has a Capitalistic economic system compared to the Soviet's Communist system, and in this photo it shows them clashing together and not mixing (getting along)