Answer:
United States:
Pursued stronger democracy
Had a democratic government
Fought the spread of communism
Soviet Union:
Encouraged Communist revolutions
Wanted buffer states to protect it
Was ruled by a dictator
Explanation:
The United States, after the second world war, tried their best to stop the spread of communism in Europe. Several policies implemented and their main goal was to limit the spread of communism in Europe. These policies were the policy of containment, the Marshall Plan, and the Truman Doctrine. The United States perused democracy in the country where people have the right to chose their government.
The Soviet Union followed communism after the Russian revolution. The Soviet Union, during World War II, captured many territories and began exercising military and political power. The Soviet Union ruled by Joseph Stalin. He became a dictator of the Communist Party after the death of Vladimir Lenin. The Eastern European countries, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, and Czechoslovakia, became the satellite states.
