If a country export a greater value than imports, it has a trade surplus or positive trade balance, and conversely, if a country imports a greater value than export, it has a trade deficit or negative trade balance
There were of course stories, but lies were fed into the public view, when stories were told, no one believed them. Who can lead genocide on such a massive scale? No one thought they (The Germans) could. But they did...
There were several causes that lead to the Cold War. The most important ideological conflict was that the Soviets believed in Communism and rest of the worl including United States of America disliked Communism. Soviets were against capitalism and the Americans were in favor of capitalism. The Soviets were also afraid of the nuclear bombs that United States possessed during that time and it was a grave security concern for the Soviets.