The United States challenged the Soviet Union igniting what became known as the Cold War, which lasted for nearly fifty years from 1947 to 1991. The war was not actually fought between the two nations on the battlefield, but rather was fought through espionage, propaganda, the supply of weapons to allies and the the arms race for nuclear supremacy. The origin of the Cold War was conflict between Communism and Democracy. Russia sought to expand Communism globally, whereas America sought to spread Democracy and stop the spread of Communism. To demonstrate the superiority of the communist ideal and its nationś strength, Russia spent heavily to expand its nuclear weapons. In response, the President of the United States of America at that time,
