Question

cold war differences
place the characteristics and goals of each country into the correct category
encouraged communist revolutions
fought the spread of communism
pursued stronger democracy
wanted buffer states for protection
had a democratic government
was ruled by a dictator
united states
soviet union

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the Cold War stances of the US and USSR:

• United States: Was a democracy, fought communism (containment), pursued stronger democracy.
• Soviet Union: Had a communist (authoritarian, led by dictators like Stalin), encouraged communist revolutions, wanted buffer states (Eastern Europe) for protection.

Answer:

United States:

• fought the spread of communism
• pursued stronger democracy
• had a democratic government

Soviet Union:

• encouraged communist revolutions
• wanted buffer states for protection
• was ruled by a dictator