Events such as the Sino-Soviet split and the creation of the Asian-American Conference
<span> indicate that subdivision within the main spheres of ideology also played a large role in the conflict</span>. China and the USSR during this time were both communist, but large divisions still existed.
While the Cold War is often described as a Conflict over Ideology, events such as the Sino-Soviet split and the Creation of the Asian American Conference indicate that subdivision also played a large role in the conflict.
At the Yalta conference of 1945 the military situation technically favored Stalin, because the Allies had finally agreed to open up a second front of attack in Europe.