There were several major sources of conflict between the Bolsheviks and the western states in Europe between 1917 and 1921. Conflicting ideologies that each attacked the core of each other's respective society led to the notion that Capitalism and Communism could not coexist. The attempts of both actors to hold control of their own political system and to expand their political ideas internationally led to major conflicts between them. Also, the lack of respect for the upstart …showed first 75 words of 3444 total…

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