Which of the following statements is true regarding the ideological outcome of the Cold War?
a. The Eastern alliance wanted socialism and communism.
b. The Western alliance wanted liberal democracy and capitalism.
c. To propagate these ideologies, many wars were fought.
d. Both ideologies share core commonalities while being different in implementation.

a and b only

The Cold War was not simply a matter of power rivalries, of military alliances, and of the balance of power. These were accompanied by a real ideological conflict as well, a difference over the best and the most appropriate way of organizing political, economic, and social life all over the world. The western alliance, headed by the US, represented the ideology of liberal democracy and capitalism while the eastern alliance, headed by the Soviet Union, was committed to the ideology of socialism and communism.