What is the cold war? what factors caused the us and the ussr to become antagonists? (e. g. think about what happens at the end of world war ii, what differing views do they have? ) give at least 3 examples. how did kennan explain soviet behavior? how did truman respond to kennan's explanation? define containment and its significance to the cold war. what was the marshall plan? what do you believe were the 2 most defining "events" or moments of the cold war? explain what each event was, and then your justification for why it is a defining moment of the cold war?