The Cold War was a war over ideology between: A. the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers B. the United States and the Soviet Union C. the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere D. the countries of western Europe and the countries of Eastern Europe

The Cold War was a war over ideology between B) the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States was essentially a capitalist society, while the Soviet Union lived under communist rule. The Cold War was not an armed conflict, but was political and military tension which existed between the two large countries after World War II, but also existed between the Western Bloc (US's allies) and the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union's allies).