The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union (1947- 199 1) refers to the period when the two camps of western capitalist countries headed by the United States and socialist countries headed by the Soviet Union were in a state of confrontation in economic, political, military, diplomatic, cultural and ideological aspects. In addition to direct fighting,

Hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union is the basic strategy put forward by the Soviet Union since Khrushchev came to power. It is on an equal footing with the United States, realizing cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union and jointly dominating the world. With the further strengthening of the Soviet Union's economic and military strength, the pattern of hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union has gradually taken shape since the late 1950s.

Comparatively speaking, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union began at 1947 after the end of World War II. However, the hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union only began in the late 1950s. In other words, the Cold War was mainly a confrontation between ideology and social system, but hegemony had a material basis. It was in the late 1950s that the Soviet Union dared to put forward an equal position (hegemony) with the United States after thinking that it had a certain material foundation.