1)
After the Second World War, America
and Russia as two super powers came into existence.
2)
America emerged with stronger
economy being the only big supplier of goods during the war.
3)
Russia suffered economic losses,
but her military might and economy remained stronger.
4)
America and Russia started to show
their supremacy by following capitalism and communism as economic ideologies
respectively and the power game started.
5)
America created NATO and SEATO treaty to oppose Russian communism, whereas Russia created
the Warsaw treaty to oppose American capitalism.
6)
To show their military might both
America and Russia started manufacturing deadly weapons. They tried to make
their supporting countries strong in different sections of defense forces like
army, navy and air force.
7)
America proved its strength by
dropping atom bomb on Japanese Cities Hiroshima
and Nagasaki.
8)
Russia also proved its capacity by
performing the nuclear test.
Thus, America and Russia started to
supersede each other.
