After World War II, two super powers emerged; the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The competing ideologies led American leaders to pursue a policy of containment. The struggle that ensued between these two powerful nations is now referred to as the Cold War. From the 1940s to 1990 tensions developed between two superpower nation. The united states and the Soviet Union had an era of confrontation and competition. In 1945 President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill …showed first 75 words of 772 total…

…showed last 75 words of 772 total…by Soviets to deter escapes from communists zones of the city. Kennedy saw this as the Soviets symbol of failure.(6) The Vietnam War distracted the United States from the Soviets Cold War. They got involved and it gave the Soviets time to build up what they needed to be stronger. The end of the Cold war resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall. The United States did most of their job in containing communism.