Question

What was one of the causes of the Cold War between the United States and the U.S.S.R. after World War II?
A.The struggle for colonies in Africa
B. The Soviet Union’s support of Fidel Castro
C. Rivalry in Asia
D. Ideological differences

Answer 1

Hint: The Cold War was a period of political tension that occurred after World War II between the United States and U.S.S.R. to establish themselves as the superpower and dominant one.

Complete answer: The Cold War occurred because of political, social, and economical propaganda but there was no use of weapons. It was a war-like situation where there was no armed conflict because the countries knew that they were both very capable of causing destruction and loss of livelihoods on a massive scale. So they would never turn the cold war into an armed war. The Cold War reached its peak in 1948-1953 and the U.S.A and its allies formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) to resist Soviet power.
There were certain causes for the outbreak of the Cold War between the countries, ideological differences can be termed as one of the causes. As we know, The United States political system is based on democracy, capitalism. Both the countries were in favour of self-reliance in Africa and wanted to end Western imperialism. They disagreed on their choices of government. The Soviet Union supported Fidel Castro in 1950. There was rivalry among the United States, the Soviet Union, and China. Both the countries had different ideologies as one supported democracy and the other was in favour of communism.
Therefore, option D is the correct choice.

Note: The Cold War finally came to an end in 1990. The USSR was unable to cope up with the Us economic and military powers. Also, the fall of the Berlin Wall symbolised waves of anti-communism have crept in. The end of the Cold War was marked by the disorientation of the USSR into a dozen independent nations.