While the cold war is often described as a conflict over ideology, events such as the sino-soviet split and the creation of the asian-american conference indicate that also played a large role in the conflict.

Events such as the Sino-Soviet split and the creation of the Asian-American Conference indicate that subdivision within the main spheres of ideology also played a large role in the conflict. China and the USSR during this time were both communist, but large divisions still existed.

While the Cold War is often described as a Conflict over Ideology, events such as the Sino-Soviet split and the Creation of the Asian American Conference indicate that subdivision also played a large role in the conflict.