Question

In what ways did World War II tie into the reason that the United States ended up in the Cold War?

Answer 1

The release of two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945 helped end World War II but ushered in the Cold War, a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that dragged on nearly half a century. ... Cold War calculations led to a divided Germany and U.S. involvement in wars in Korea and Vietnam.

Answer 2

WWII resulted in the development of nuclear weapons, often regarded as the primary cause of the Cold War