The outbreak of the Cold War was a result of the Soviet Union's actions, while the United States involvement was simply a reaction to the Stalin and the Soviet Union. During the Cold War, lasting from the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Stalin was on a constant quest for power, putting the United States into a panic. After World War II for nearly 40 years the United States and many Western European nations were under the constant fear of communism, a fear that, combined with Stalin's actions, created the Cold War.

The Cold War was a conflict caused by Soviet aggression and the US efforts to try to contain the Soviet Union and protect the world from communism. When the Cold War began the Soviet Union was collecting power quickly, and the United States was unsure of its ability to contain...