The was the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop more nuclear weapons. The reality that a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union would result in complete destruction was called . The dividing line that separated North Korea and South Korea is the . The Middle East became a battleground for competing Soviet and US interests due to its reserves. The United States backed its ally in the Vietnam War, which wanted to retain control over its colony.

1.nuclear arms race

2.mutually assured destruction

3.38th Parallel

4.oil

5.France

6.More industries and commercial products began to rely on petroleum and the Middle East has a large percentage of the world's reserves. Both superpowers, who wanted to control the Middle East, viewed it as a battleground.

7.The United States and the Soviet Union faced off in other countries because they did not want to use nuclear weapons against one another, as it would result in mutual destruction. Additionally, the war was mostly ideological and strategic. Both superpowers were competing for influence and control and wanted their own economic and political systems to spread.  

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