Why did the cold war start?

a. at the end of world war ii, the soviet union and the united states competed for global influence and power.

b. at the start of world war ii, hitler's pact with stalin forced the united states to attack the soviets before they joined the allies.

c. at the end of world war ii, stalin believed that the united states and other western democracies were preparing to attack.

d. at the end of the korean war, the soviet union believed the united states had successfully stopped the spread of communism in asia.

A. At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States competed for global influence and power.

The correct answer is A.

During the Cold War era, there were two world superpowers competing for global power and supremacy

On one hand, the URSS, which was the head of the Eastern bloc of communist countries and aimed to spread their political and economic system worldwide.On the other hand, the US was interested in stopping the expansion of communism, as this country promoted a totally different political and economic system: democracy and economic liberalism, and considered communism to be a danger that should be erradicated. With this objective, the US adopted the so-called containment strategy and led the Western bloc of capitalist countries to face the URSS.