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cold war presentations start Tuesday
THE COLD WAR (1945-1990)
US vs Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- a political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union
- Spread throughout the world - Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Discussion
- Communism vs Democracy
- Democracy - run by the people
- Communism - no social classes
- started by Karl Marx during the 1800's
- because it was poor vs rich
- rich had all the power but there were few
- poor had a lot more people
- poor were going to overtake the rich
- Marx said that there shouldn't be any social classes and everyone is equal
- Socialism vs Capitalism
- Capitalism - businesses are run by the people
- Socialism - businesses are run by the gov't
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