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Coming out of the World War the United States and the Soviet Union were feeling confident after their wins The United States was capitalist where almost everything was privately owned The Soviet Union on the other hand were communists where almost everything was publicly owned Both of these powerhouses wanted to spread their culture and ideology This ultimately led to the Cold War The Cold War was not battles between the US and USSR but rather a proxy war Rather than battles being held in the respective countries they were held elsewhere using other countries like puppets During this time the US had to get other countries to go along with them in the fight to contain communism There were two different ways that the US could persuade other countries to go along with them soft power and hard power Although not always a success soft and hard power are the In order to stop the Soviets from spreading Communist beliefs to other countries they needed to be contained This originated from George Kennan In 1946 and 1947 George wanted the US to contain the Soviets and apprehend the spread of communism This was the first taste of hard power being used for foreign policies Following this NATO was founded in 1949 An attack on any NATO country is considered to be an attack on all NATO countries
