Answer: Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons.
NOT TRUE : The second was that the United States defeated the Soviet Union by superior military strength and economic pressure
Explanation:The Soviet Union viewed the US as building alliances in preparation for an invasion of the Soviet Union.
- The US interpreted all expansions of communism as expansions of the Soviet Union's control.
- The US feared expansion of the Soviet Union's influence in the United States.