The USA and USSR that formed anti – fascist alliance during the second world war parted from each other after the war.The USA floated a new alliance. The USA floated a new alliance of capitalist countries while the USSR led socialist nations.These two blocs-capitalist bloc capitalist bloc and socialist bloc that represented contradictory ideas continued their political and diplomatic wars.
This enmity based on ideological conflict and diplomatic confrontations was called the cold war. Cold war became intense when the two blocs started new military alliances and regional coalitions. Following the second war many Asian, African and Latin american countries became independent.
They realized that the cold war was yet another face of imperialism. and that it would threaten world peace. The liberated nations decided not to join any of the blocs and formed the Non aligned movement. They understood that the race of super powers for weapons and a stronger military force would pose harm to them.
