Question

Disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union about postwar Europe helped start the Cold War. Match each statement about the postwar world to the correct country.

United States

Soviet Union



-wanted to limit German economic growth
-wanted postwar Germany to have a strong economy
-believed that self-sufficient Germany would help stabilize Europe
-believed strong Germany would start another war
-aligned with other countries of eastern Europe
-aligned with countries of western Europe

Answer 1

The correct matches are:

Wanted to limit economic German growth: USSR.

Wanted postwar Germany to have a strong economy: USA

Believed that self-sufficient Germany would help stabilize Europe: USA.

Believed that a strong Germany would start another war: USSR.

Aligned with other countries of Eastern Europe: USSR.

Aligned with other countries of Western Europe: USA.

Disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union about postwar Europe helped start the Cold War. During these difficult times, the planet lived in constant tensions due to the conflicts and political differences between the USSR and the United States. That was the case of the Cuban Missile Crises that put the world on the brink of another World War in the 1960s.