Why did the united states and the soviets end up on opposite sides of the cold war?
a.
they had been on opposite sides in world war ii and that continued later on.
b.
the united states had the atom bomb and the soviets were not in favor of its use.
c.
the soviets wanted to participate in the marshall plan but were not allowed.
d.
they had very different political philosophies that lead to a deep mistrust of each other.
e.
both wanted control of the oilfields in iran and other middle eastern countries.

The answer would be D

Explanation:

The USSR and the United States had two different economic philosophies. USSR has a Communist society While the United States as a Capitalist society. This tension only grew during the Red Scare in the United States and there desire to stop the spread of Communism.

`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".

number 4. should be the correct answer