Explain the reasons why relations between the United States and the Soviet Union deteriorated rapidly after World War II and discuss the events that took place between 1945-1950 that led to the U.S. belief that it needed to contain the spread of communism

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An ideal answer will:
1. Compare and contrast the ideologies of the United States and the Soviet Union and explain why suspicions between the two nations led to an end in cooperation between the two nations.
2. Explain the reasons behind the containment theory described by George Kennan.
3. Discuss cause and effect of events such as Winston Churchill's "iron curtain" speech, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, the creation of NATO, the fall of China to communism, the Soviet detonation of the nuclear bomb, and the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
4. Discuss the effects of the Cold War in the United States along with specific examples of how the fear of communist subversion led to the "Red Scare."
5. Explain how the Korean War was a turning point in the Cold War as the first "hot war" fought in the name of containment.
6. Write a concise and effective conclusion that supports your view about the Cold War division of the world into separate democratic and communist spheres.