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The '''Cold War''' was a period of suspicion and distrust between the US and its alliances and the Soviet Union and its more-or-less puppet allies after [[World War II]], and was started by [[Josef Stalin]].<ref>[http://cnsnews.com/commentary/article/59591 CNSNews.com - U.S. Honors Stalin on Hallowed Ground – Will Saddam Hussein Be Next? ]</ref> It persisted due to the natural enmity between [[Communism]] and most other forms of government, especially [[Capitalism]] and the incompatible goals the two sides held. Film critic atherine de la Roche, noted in 1955 that [[Hollywood]] and others believed that the Cold War was "fundamentally a conflict between [[Christianity]] and [[atheism]] and that religion is therefore a strong weapon against Communism".<ref>[http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/review/362 Review of the book ''Religion and the Cold War'' by Dr Merrilyn Thomas University College London]</ref>  

The '''Cold War''' was a period of suspicion and distrust between the [[United States]] and its alliances and the [[Soviet Union]] and its more-or-less puppet allies after [[World War II]], and was started by [[Josef Stalin]].<ref>[http://cnsnews.com/commentary/article/59591 CNSNews.com - U.S. Honors Stalin on Hallowed Ground – Will Saddam Hussein Be Next? ]</ref> It persisted due to the natural enmity between [[Communism]] and most other forms of government, especially [[Capitalism]] and the incompatible goals the two sides held. Film critic Catherine de la Roche, "noted in 1955 that [[Hollywood]] and others believed that the Cold War was 'fundamentally a conflict between [[Christianity]] and [[atheism]] and that religion is therefore a strong weapon against Communism.'"<ref>[http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/review/362 Review of the book ''Religion and the Cold War'' by Dr Merrilyn Thomas University College London]</ref>  

The Cold War was marked by a nuclear [[arms race]] between the two super-powers, and the unchecked [[proliferation]] of [[nuclear weapons]] was a cause for concern in many quarters. The Cold War also was marked by high levels of [[espionage]].

The Cold War was marked by a nuclear [[arms race]] between the two super-powers, and the unchecked [[proliferation]] of [[nuclear weapons]] was a cause for concern in many quarters. The Cold War also was marked by high levels of [[espionage]].