21. Cold War

During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union fought together as allies against the Axis powers. However, the relationship between the two nations was a tense one. Americans had long been wary of Soviet communism and concerned about Russian leader Joseph Stalin’s tyrannical, blood-thirsty rule of his own country. For their part, the Soviets resented the Americans’ decades-long refusal to treat the USSR as a legitimate part of the international community as well as their delayed entry into World War II, which resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of Russians. After the war ended, these grievances ripened into an overwhelming sense of mutual distrust and enmity. 
Postwar Soviet expansionism in Eastern Europe fueled many Americans’ fears of a Russian plan to control the world. Meanwhile, the USSR came to resent what they perceived as American officials’ bellicose rhetoric (tough talk), arms buildup and interventionist approach to international relations. In such a hostile atmosphere, no single party was entirely to blame for the Cold War; in fact, some historians believe it was inevitable.
 1. Google What World War 2 countries made up the Allies: 
Germany , Austria-Hungary
2. Google What World War 2 countries made up the Axis:
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
3. Paste a map of the Soviet Union
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4. Paste a picture of the Soviet Flag
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5. Why did the U.S. not trust the Soviet Union after the war was over?  
they were communist and they didnt trust Soviet
6. Why did the Soviet Union not trust the United States after the war?
United states was talking tough and being disrespectful to russia

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