![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The USSR then named their section of Germany the German Democratic Republic ( Deutsche Demokratische Republik or DDR). The three Western countries compiled their sections of the country together to form a country known as the Federal Republic of Germany ( Bundesrepublik Deutschland or BRD). The Eastern German city Berlin also separated, even though Berlin is located in the Eastern part of Germany, which was the Soviet compartment. One part was given to the United Kingdom, one part to France, one part to the USSR, and one part to the United States. While they were friends, both the USSR and the United States still did not agree with each other in terms of government, but both thought that it was more important to work together fighting against Germany.Īfter WWII left Germany in tatters, the Allies split it into four parts. The USSR and the United States were friends during World War II because both countries did not approve of Nazi Germany's ideology, even though the United States' private investors originally gave money to Nazi Germany before the war started. These differences led to a tense relationship between the two countries. Both countries claimed to be a " democracy", but neither one believed each other. The United States used capitalism as their economic and governmental system while the Soviet Union created its own version of socialism. The outbreak of the Cold War was due to the different ways of thinking - known as " ideology" - both in economy and government. History of the Cold War Before the Cold War Cuba, North Korea, China, Mongolia and numerous other countries were friendly to the Soviets at various times. ![]() East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, Poland were on the Soviet side. The United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, Australia, West Germany, Canada, and the Netherlands are examples of countries on the American side. These countries were known as satellite states or client states. European alliances (blue) and USSR alliances (red)īoth the United States and Soviet Union had multiple countries on their sides. ![]()
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