The cold war was, in the main, a war between the ideology of communism and that of capitalism where disputes had never actually resulted in armed conflicts (or at least not directly). Furthermore, we can argue that it was a psychological clash, by which the leaders of the major countries (US, UK, USSR etc.) held a principal role. Since the causes of the cold war were mainly psychological, then we can discuss that it was …showed first 75 words of 923 total…

…showed last 75 words of 923 total…superpowers have showed to have a direct impact in starting the cold war. The war could have been prevented if FDR was alive since he held the USSR in an amicable position, however, at the end he also admitted that Stalin had not been keeping his promises and aiming for world domination. Thus even if Truman was not to become president, the outcome could have been postponed but certainly unavoidable. <Tab/>