... of history. As the Second World War ended, the Cold War began. The term Cold War refers to a period when serious political tension existed between the world's two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. Although Russia was an ally of the United States during the war, a period of suspicion, arguing, spying, and competition began between the two countries and their allies, following the defeat ... promised the "strengthening of their free institutions,"" meaning that they supported the principles of democracy, and opposed the forces of communism, which they believed posed a t...

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