How did Americans react to the end of the Cold War?

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• Americans feared another country rising up to challenge the United States.
• Americans cheered the emergence of democratic governments.
• Americans wanted to fight all communist countries until all were eliminated.
• Americans were indifferent to the Soviet Union's collapse.

1 answer

Americans largely cheered the emergence of democratic governments. The end of the Cold War was seen as a victory for democracy and capitalism over communism, leading to widespread optimism about the spread of democratic ideals and the possibility for increased global cooperation.