<span> It was the American fear of communist attack. Truman's dislike of Stalin.USSR's fear of the American's atomic bomb.USSR's dislike of capitalism.USSR's actions in the Soviet zone of Germany.<span>America's refusal to share nuclear secrets.</span></span>
The long-term causes of the Cold War<span> are clear. 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.. Finally, the Soviet Union believed in communism.</span>
