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The Cold War begins after the US ended WWII with an atomic bomb. US and USSR both emerged as world powers and competition increased between the two. They both were in competition to create nuclear weapons and it was hard for each country to trust each other.

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The Red Scare was a period where the American public feared communists and the potential spread of communism. Many Americans were very caught up in trying to contain communism and even investigated people in their own communities for communism. People in the US government were suspected of being spies as well. At this time, widespread communism was labeled as propaganda.

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The Korean War was a war fought between North and South Korea during the Cold War. The Soviet Union had good relations with North Korea and the US feared the spread of communism into the South, where they helped establish their military. The war ended in 1953 after the US, China, North and South Korea agree to an armistice.

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From 1950 to 1960 the US, Cuba and the Soviet Union all had leadership changes which impacted international relations heavily. The United States feared that Cuba would become communist under Russian influence. The US attempted to overthrow Castro (leader of Cuba) and failed miserably. Castro feared another US invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to construct nuclear missile sites in Cuba. JFK feared a Soviet Union nuclear attack and decided to place a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing supplies.

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After WWII Germany remained divided with Us influence on the west and Soviet influence in the east. The Soviet Union built a wall in Berlin to separate the two sides of Germany and keep people from fleeing East Germany. The wall was also built to limit US influence on west Germany. The wall is eventually torn down by crowds of Germans.

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After a decline in their economy post WWII and public disappointment with their leader at the time, the Soviet Union collapsed in December of 1991. This called for the founding of Russia, also in 1991. At this point, United States was viewed as the sole superpower country with the strongest military and a good economy.