Briefly explain one major difference between Gaddis' and Westad's historical

interpretations of the Cold War

LaFeber though that the cause of the Cold War was because the Russians were worried about the growing amount of Western forces entering Russia and Eastern Europe, while Gaddis though that the Cold War was a result of Russia having more of an opportunity to spread their communist beliefs and the US was getting worried. Basically, LaFeber thought that the Cold War was the Russians being defensive, and Gaddis though that the Cold War was the US being defensive.