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After World War II the Allied forces relationships mainly between the United States and Russia ended. Russia was not happy about the divisions of Germany and not pleased with the United States creating the first atomic bomb. Russia pursued control of a number of countries and became the USSR. This all helped to spark the beginning of a Cold War with USSR and the United States mainly which was over philosophical differences between communist and capitalistic ideals. The term ‘Cold War’ was coined because there was no battle that ensued in fact fears of mass destruction on both sides would help to deter all out war.
What was fueled by the Cold War was a fierce competition that included quarrels ranging from who could make the best music, which had a better military, who was more athletic, all the way to who could build the biggest bomb and who could step foot on the moon first. No matter the venue the race was on and the most dangerous race was the arms race. The USSR helped formed the Warsaw Pact, which wanted all communist countries to develop and or own nuclear weapons. The USSR and United States became so deeply entangled in the race to best the other that they could have not for seen the achievements they accomplished. This race helped spark many technological break throws especially within the space race, which in and of itself help to further technological development within each country and their allies. 
Competitions on certain levels were good, and on certain levels were ridiculous. Each country tried to outdo the other to prove their superiority. The end of the Cold War was marked by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 when the country when through economical hardship and disbanded the USSR. The United States emerged as the super power and military power of the world. Through this blog, we will explore some of the friendlier competitions associated with the Cold War.-Joseph B and Troy L
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