Question

Answer the following question in $60$ to $80$ words.
Explain the causes of Cold War.

Answer 1

Some causes of cold war were as follows:

1. Supremacy between America and Russia-super powers: - a) There was no other power remained that would influence the international politics than America and Russia after the Second World War. b) In this world war, England, France, Germany, Italy suffered heavy losses. c) Japan was destroyed due to the dropping of the atom bomb by the United State of America.
2. Communism in Russia: - a) The beginning of the cold war started from the Bolshevik revolution in Russia in 1917. b) The Bolshevik revolution gave birth to communist rule of Karl Marx. c) The ideologies of communism and capitalism were quite opposite to each other. d) America and the Western European countries felt that Russian communism was the greatest hindrance to the capitalist economy. Therefore the enmity grew between the two superpowers.
   
3. Weapon competition:- a) America deliberately kept Russia in dark about its readiness for nuclear weapons. b) Russia also performed a nuclear test and showed that it was also well prepared in nuclear arms. c) Cold war became severe because of their competition in weapons.