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;) Causes of the Cold War in 1945 American fear of communist attack Truman’s dislike of Stalin USSR’s fear of the American's atomic bomb  USSR’s dislike of capitalism USSR’s actions in the Soviet zone of Germany America’s refusal to share nuclear secrets USSR’s expansion west into Eastern Europe + broken election promises USSR’s fear of American attack USSR’s need for a secure western border USSR’s aim of spreading world communismThis feeling of suspicion lead to mutual distrust and this did a great deal to deepen the Cold War

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The causes of the Cold War were deep-rooted ideological, economic and political differences between the United States and the Soviet Union before WWII.  These differences intensified as a result of mutal suspicions immediately after the war.  It was characterised by a nuclear arms race.