Economic competition

Arms race

Differences in ideology

NATO vs. Warsaw Pact

To discourage the spread of communism and contain the growth of the Soviet Union

To allow the Soviet Union to trade with western Europe

To create a global nuclear program

To encourage communism across the countries of western Europe

The plan caused western Europe to fall under Communist control

The plan caused the Soviet Union to attack western Europe

The plan put western Europe under the control of President Marshall

The plan sped up Europe’s recovery and allowed it to reach new levels of prosperity

The citizens of Berlin were suffering after the Soviets dropped a nuclear bomb on them.

Berlin was suffering under severe drought.

The Soviets blockaded Berlin from rail traffic, water supplies, and food after a disagreement over currency.

Japan’s military put Berlin under siege during 1948-49.

Spying for the Soviet Union and providing top-secret information about American aircraft, radar, sonar, and nuclear weapons to the Soviets.

Stealing a nuclear warhead and attempting to sell it to Japan.

Poisoning top American officials with cyanide on behalf of the Soviet Union.

Offering to sell nuclear plans to the leaders of East Berlin so they could begin a hostile takeover of western Europe.

Many Americans emigrated to the Soviet Union.

Americans voted for a communist candidate for President.

The American Army was brought to trial for charges of spreading capitalism globally.

Over 2,000 government employees were fired from their jobs from either being convicted or accused of being a communist.

The US wanted to stop South Korea from aggressively expanding their democracy into North Korea.

The US wanted to contain the spread of communism from North Korea into South Korea.

Korea was allies with Japan and the US wanted to defeat Japan again.

The War gave the US a chance to use the newest hydrogen bomb.

The Koreas were united under the banner of communism.

Both North and South Korea fell under Chinese control and remain so to this day.

The 38^th Parallel became a Demilitarized Zone, and North Korea remains a communist country to this day.

Japan took control of North and South Korea and used an atomic bomb to destroy Pyongyang and Seoul.

Both sides made threats toward each other to accomplish their goals, but neither side would likely act on these threats, as it would result in mutual destruction.

Both sides placed their nuclear weapons on the edge of cliffs (the brink) in order to aim with proper trajectory toward the enemy.

Both the US and Soviets had a man assigned to be the one who would launch the nuclear weapon; he was known as the brinkman.

Both sides offered each other peace treaties, but neither accepted, so this is called brinking policy, or brinkmanship.

Americans were eager to spend the money leftover from the G.I. Bill, so many added shelters onto their houses.

Americans feared the consequences of Nuclear Holocaust and nuclear fallout, so many people purchased/built fallout shelters in case of nuclear war.

Americans could use these locations to study about the dangers of the spread of communism and communist spies.

Americans wanted a place to spend time watching TV in solitude, away from distractions of their families.