Question

What role did government and politics play in the advent and evolution of the Cold War during the 20th century?

Answer 1

Answer:    Each of the governments tried to protect its own political ideas and prevent the spread of the ideas of the opposing policy

Explanation:  A Cold War emerged after the Second World War, between the two opposing blocs, and, to put it more correctly, two super powers that were close allies during the war against the common enemy, Nazism. After the defeat of Nazism by the Allies, the zones of influence over defeated Germany, between the Western allies and the USSR were to be divided. The eastern part was under the influence of the USSR, which expanded to Eastern European states, under an agreement with allies, but not the conduct of democratic elections, which was foreseen by the agreement. Thus, the USSR imposed communism on its vision of the conduct of the World Revolution, which was in complete opposition to the US government and the Western allies. Western allies, together with the United States, were fierce opponents of the Soviet idea and advocates of democracy. Thus began cooling in the relations between the East and the West, above all the two leading powers, the US and the USSR. The results were to form the military alliance of the Western allies and the Warsaw Pact of the USSR with the Eastern countries, The result was the formation of a military NATO alliance of Western allies and the Warsaw Pact of the USSR with the Eastern States, where every formation of these alliances was seen as a prevention from spreading the ideas of the other opposing side and protecting its own political ideas. This later in the course of decades resulted in a weapons race, a space program, etc.

Answer 2

Western democracies had always been hostile to the idea of a communist state. The United States had refused recognition to the USSR for 16 years after the Bolshevik takeover. I hope my answer has come to your help. God bless and have a nice day ahead!