I - United States yalinqoba kanjani iMpi Yomshoshaphansi?
Kunezici eziningana ezaba nomthelela ekutheni i - United States inqobe i - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) eMpini Yomshoshaphansi futhi ibe umbuso onamandla kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Umbono ovamile uwukuthi i - U.S. yanqoba iMpi Yomshoshaphansi ngoba isimiso sayo sezomnotho sobukhokheli, esibonakala ngezimakethe ezivulekile nokuqashelwa kwamalungelo empahla yangasese, sakwazi ukudlula umnotho we - USSR owawuhlelwe ngokuyisisekelo. Ngakho-ke iUnited States yayikwazi ukuchitha imali eningi kwezempi yayo kune-USSR futhi yanqoba umjaho wezikhali zenuzi, owanikela ekuwohlokeni komnotho waseSoviet naseSoviet Union kamuva kwaba amazwe amancane, ahlukene akhethwe ngentando yeningi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, nakuba i-USSR ne-United States bengazange bahlanganyele ngokusemthethweni empini eqondile yezempi phakathi neMpi Yomshoshaphansi, amaqembu ahlukahlukene asekelwa yi-United States kanye nabangane bayo baseNtshonalanga bakwazi ukunqoba ngempumelelo amaqembu asekelwa yiSoviet ezimpini ezenzekayo emhlabeni wonke (ngaphandle okuphawulekayo kweVietnam). Lokhu kwehlulwa kancane kancane kwavimbela ikhono le-USSR lokukhombisa amandla alo enkundleni yomhlaba, futhi kwasiza i-United States ukwakha nokuqinisa imifelandawonye ebalulekile, kufaka phakathi i-North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Ekugcineni, i-United States yaqhuba imikhankaso ephumelelayo yezinhloli, yokulwa nezinhloli, yokwaziswa okungelona iqiniso neyokunyundela eyaqeda ukholo abantu base-USSR ababenalo kuhulumeni wayo futhi yaqinisa ukusekelwa kwemizamo kahulumeni wase-US ekhaya. Ngo-1991, iSoviet Union yayisiwile futhi i-U.S. yayisifinyelele ubukhosi bomhlaba wonke.