After World War II, two powerful blocs clashed: a democratic and capitalist Western bloc led by the United States and a communist world dominated by the Soviet Union. Each claimed that the other was a relentless ideological enemy whose objective was to destroy their way of life. This antagonism will never result in direct armed confrontation between the two countries, but it will mobilize the minds like never before.. The Cold War was an absolute psychological war. His weapons were love, hatred and propaganda.