Cold+War+Beginnings



It was clear by 1946 that the wartime friendship between the Allies had broken down. It had been replaced by suspicion and accusation. The distrust between the USA and the USSR was soon so great that the leaders were talking in public about the threat of war between the two countries. Instead of running down arms expenditure after the war, as you would expect them to, the two sides actually increased their stocks of weapons. Each side took the opportunity to denounce the policies or plans of the other. A propaganda war developed. This Cold War was going to last for 30 years and would dominate relations between the countries for much of that time.


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