THE COLD WAR

THE BEGINNING

• The Cold War began after WW2.
• The USSR and United States gained interests with their own growth after the war.
• The conflict came from the two nations wanting to achieve their political and economic goals.
• The US has a democracy while the USSR is communist.
• The name came due to the fact that there were no physical confrontations.

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

• The US has a free enterprise economy.
• This means the people and private business are in charge of their money.
• The USSR is a communist state meaning the government is in charge of the money.
• The people are not well represented.

US FORGIN POLICY

• The USSR supported wars of national liberation or colonial revolution.
• Mainly against the United States and it's allies.

KITCHEN DEBATE

• This debate was between Nixon and Krushchev
• It showed the conflict between the two nations.
• It also portrayed the different beliefs of the two countries and how it could lead to conflict.