Question

Which of the following best describes the two sides that faced each other during the Cold War?

A) Catholics and Protestants

B) Christians and Muslims

C) Communists and non-Communists

D) Europeans and Asians

Answer 1

C) Communists and non-Communists

Answer 2

C. The Cold War was a war of ideologies, fought between the communists and non-communists. The communist side was led by the USSR, and the non-communist side by mostly Capitalist countries, namely the United States. Other countries became embroiled, but those were the two world superpowers.