Issue Paper One The Allied Powers had conflicting views and ideologies on various visions for Europe after the war. These conflicts were political, militarily, and social. Another big conflict that created an uprising for the cold war was mistrust between the two powers. These conflicts not only created war but affected the whole world. Nations like the middle east, Afghanistan, and Africa were greatly affected. These conflicting ideologies are main factors that led to the cold war, which destroyed many economies and nations, cost many lives, and the suffering of middle eastern countries. Both the United States and Soviet Union thought their ideologies and political views were the best solution for Europe and the rest of the world. The …show more content…
The Soviet Union leader, Josef Stalin, did not trust the western allies to begin with, after World War I. The Soviets now controlled half of Europe and Berlin under communist power. The United States and the United Kingdom did not want Europe under communist ideologies. Stalin felt threatened and closed routes to Berlin, but the blockade ended, and the Allies combined. The United States envisioned to avoid soviet expansion, but democratic idealism instead. The United States gave military aid to prevent soviet expansion. Each thought that their own language, views, and ideologies were the only valuable and worthy visions. Initially, the United States mistrusted the Soviet Union after World War I for taking Russia out of the war, opposed of a communist driven state, and did not trust the soviets as an ally of Nazi Germany. Soviets distrusted Americans because of the delayed attack on Germany. These issues created tension between the superpowers even before World War I …show more content…
A rebel group called the mujahideen fought against the soviets to overthrow communism. The mujahideen was more powerful because the United States had armed them to secure their oil supply from soviet invasion. Another rebel group, the Taliban, quickly became popular and implemented Islamic rule. The Taliban rule was cruel, harsh, and promoted terrorism. Eventually they lost power, but the economy and land were destroyed. Millions of people died in the third world because of the conflict between the super powers. The Cold War affected Africa, Latin America, and