What Caused the Cold War

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The seeds of the Cold War were sown toward the end of World War II. During the war, the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant partners. The communist doctrine of the Soviets was decidedly at odds with the US notion of capitalism, free enterprise, and rugged individualism. But as is often the case in history, despite their differences, America and Soviet Russia had a common enemy that brought them together—Nazi Germany.

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[quinton]

Imagine going from allies to enemies directly after winning WW2..

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Next time explain slow yo, this video is too fast, though you explain very well

[johnl]

"suspicious of anyone different than themselves". Well, that was total BS.

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Stop spreading lies! The southern occupied region of the Korean Peninsula was a dictatorship racked by infighting for decades after WWII. Contrary to that, the prosperous Democratic People's Republic of Korea thriving in the north was free to come to the assistance of the Koreans living in Japan when they were stripped of their citizenship.