What was the underlying cause of the Cold War?

Among the main causes that generated the Cold War was the rivalry of ideologies and policies that the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union defended and wanted to impose. The United States defended democracy and capitalism, as well as the principles of private property and free initiative.

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