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## Step 1<br />The question is asking about the competition that existed between the U.S. and the Soviet Union following World War II. This competition is known as the Cold War.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, after World War II.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The Cold War was characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, hence the term "cold".