Today was an intro for the cold war
definition- A political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union
Causes- different political systems
- US is based on democracy, capitalism, and freedom
- USSR is based on dictatorship, communism, and control
- Both thought their system was better and distrusted the others intentions
- Stalin despised capitalism
- Stalin broke his promise to allow elections in the USSR
Cold War Goals for the US
- Wanted to promote open markets to prevent another Depression
- Wanted to stop the spread of Communism
Cold War Goals for USSR
- spread communism around the world
We also got our topics
our group got -Berlin Blockade/Airlift
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