After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union became involved in an intense power struggle that became known as ________________________________________. This struggle was created because of the different ideologies (beliefs) each country had on the economy and government . The United States supported the belief of a democratic government and _____________________________ economy based on free enterprise. The Soviet Union supported a Socialist form of government and a ________________________________ form of economy based on the idea of government control. The United States felt that if one country fell to Communism than neighboring countries would follow. This belief became known as the ______________________________________________ . Many democratic countries united to form an organization called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, whose objective was to __________________________________ the spread of Communism. As a response to NATO, the Soviet Union formed an organization called the Warsaw Pact whose objection was _____________________________________. The United States became more involved in _______________________________________________ into other countries affairs in an effort to support democratic beliefs. The Soviet Union soon broke off all social, government, and economic ties with the West as if they lived behind an _______________________________________________.