we had big allies in the cold war
Great Britain was still like 3rd super power but France had really lost its place
The Cold War - A political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union
Spread throughout the World-Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Korea and Vietnam were the two major battles of the Cold War
Communism vs. Democracy
Democracy - free people vote for what they want freedom of speech
Communism - there is sensered news and social media
Capitalism vs. Socialism
Capitalism - freedom of business
Socialism - no matter how hard you work you get paid the same
Causes of the cold war '
- Different political systems
-US is based on democracy, capitalism and freedom
-USSR is based on dictatorship, communism and control
- Stalin breaking his promise to allow free elections at the Yalta conference
- American fear of a communist attack(red scare) and USSR's Fear of a US attack
- USSR's fear of the atomic bomb
- USSR's actions in their German zone
- USSR's goal to spread communism around the world
- this feeling of suspicion lead to mutual distrust and this did a great deal to deepen the cold war
- We now have the missile defense system
Post WWll/cold war goals for US
- wanted to promote open markets for US goods to prevent another depression
- promoted democracy throughout the world
USSR
- wanted to do exactly the opposite of what we did
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