ch as Korea, China, and Vietnam, rather than by the USSR itself. In addition, there was a fierce competition for influence in Third World countries, and an intense arms race.
             The widely held belief that Communism was a singular monolithic power made many Americans afraid of what Russia and its allies might do to our beloved country. They thought that Russia was trying to create communist revolutions in other countries around the globe in order to expand their empire. If Russia had enough allies, they could take over almost any country, and many people believed that they might launch an attack on the United States because the United States was Russia's main adversary. This belief that Communism was a monolithic power was eventually dismi
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