Following World War II there were obvious tensions between the Soviet Union and the United states. These tensions resulted in suspicions and international incidents that could have destroyed these two superpowers. The tensions stemmed from conflicting ideologies between the two nations. In 1917 during the Russian Revolution communism took over and became their form of government. In fear that United States and Britain would face a similar fate they put all of their support in the “White Army,” in the Russian Civil War. The White Army was the side that fought against communism. During World War II the United States and the Soviet Union were able to put their conflicting ideas aside to destroy Hitler and Nazi Germany. However, following Hitler’s
