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THE COLD WAR Slide 2 Although the Soviet Union and the United States had been allies during World War II, their alliance came apart once the war was ended. Three views on the cause of the Cold War: All the fault of the Soviet Union All the fault of the United States All of the above Slide 3 United States and Soviet Union had radically different visions of the post-war world. America believed that the nations of the world should participate in international trade and democracy. free and open trade necessary to prevent another Depression wanted to "share" concept of democratic self-determination with the rest of the world Slide 4 . The Soviets were largely concerned about establishing greater security. suffered military and civilian losses of 20 million + during the war feared that Germany would regain its strength and launch another attack to ward off another attack and defend its borders, USSR encouraged friendly regimes in Eastern Europe this denied the United States free access to markets and the opportunity to export its vision of democracy Slide 5 competition for control created tension rebellions in Iran, Turkey and Greece Dean Acheson the Rotten Apple Theory of communist spread Later, Americans would rename this same idea the Domino Theory Slide 6