The frequently used term, "the hot war," a term used to describe actual fighting, was soon to be traded for what came to be known as "the Cold War." The process of rebuilding Europe and Japan after the destruction of the Second World War was underway. The threat of Communism, however, was advanced as the Russians spread their influence and propaganda through Eastern Europe and parts of Asia. During the difficult years of World War II, other major issues demanded the consideration of the Allied powers besides the numerous problems of the hot war. One of these issues would later mushroom into a Cold War. The Cold War would foster hostilities between nations with resulting diplomatic moves and with political decisions as complex and as intense as any war of bullets and
The frequently used term, "the hot war," a term used to describe actual fighting, was soon to be traded for what came to be known as "the Cold War." The process of rebuilding Europe and Japan after the destruction of the Second World War was underway. The threat of Communism, however, was advanced as the Russians spread their influence and propaganda through Eastern Europe and parts of Asia. During the difficult years of World War II, other major issues demanded the consideration of the Allied powers besides the numerous problems of the hot war. One of these issues would later mushroom into a Cold War. The Cold War would foster hostilities between nations with resulting diplomatic moves and with political decisions as complex and as intense as any war of bullets and