How Did The Cold War Start

The beginning of the cold war

The origin of the Cold War was not the doing of one single event, it was rather a cooperative effort of several disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union. There were many actions conducted by both powers that are considered key factors in starting the Cold War. The Cold War was the result of the conflicting goals of the U.S. and Soviet Union Post War, the distrust between both powers, differences in ideological beliefs, and the arms race.

The first factor that provoked the Cold War was the conflicting goals the nations had post war. The invasion of Poland marked the beginning of the second world war. In 1945, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union (the Big 3) met at the Yalta conference to discuss the post war fate of countries involved in the war. Britain and the U.S. were insistent on Poland to be declared as a democratic nation, while the Soviet

The Soviet Union followed Communist practices; founded by Karl Marx, communism represented total government control which in exchange for work was divided equally among the citizens. This allowed for less of a contrast between the poor and rich. In addition, the Soviet Union was a totalitarian government which allowed for all the power to reside in the hands of the country’s rulers. The United states however followed capitalist practices. This means citizens compete amongst one another and own as much land and or businesses as they could afford, this would allow disparity in the economic differences of U.S. citizens. The U.S. follows a democratic system led by electors and chosen by the people. In his famous “Long Telegram”, Diplomat George Kennan warned against the growing philosophy held by the Soviets as they would try to expand its practices to other nations worldwide, this was troubling for the