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.

D. they had very different political philosophies that lead to a deep mistrust of each other.

the soviets were communists and the us was a democracy, on either side there was a fear that the prevalence of either philosophy would be the downfall of the other.

D. they had very different political philosophies that lead to a deep mistrust of each other.

not only did their political philosophies differ, but also their economic systems. the soviet union was strongly socialist and the united states believed in capitalism. both hated one another and thought their side was the only way to run a successful country. what it came down to was that both countries were terrified of the other's ideologies being imposed on them. neither wanted to convert, for they felt it would be their downfall. it was a battle of ideologies.