The Cold war is the name given to the conflict that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union after the Second World War. The Cold War was a conflict of opposing ideologies, capitalism, and communism. Although there were no actual battles in the Cold War the fear and hostility it produced on both sides made it as dangerous as a war. Even though the Cold War was between the United States and Soviet Union, serious conflicts extended as far as Korea and Berlin. There were many policies that determined the outcome, and guided the development of the Cold War.
The United States and the Soviet Union wartime alliance began to unravel before the end of World