COLD WAR

ORIGINS OF COLD WAR

• Tensions between who would be dominant power
• Communism vs democracy
• Wanted to expand influences

ORIGIN OF NAME

• There wasn't any actual fighting
• Nuclear race
• Space race
• No actual conflict
• Rapid decelopment

CAPITALISM VS COMMUNISM

• Capitalism is free enterprise
• Private businesses
• Free press and speech
• Communism is controlled by gov
• Everything is public

SOVIET RESPONSE

• U.S initiated containment policy
• Soviets began competeing against U.S
• Space race
• Rapid military development

KITCHEN DEBATE

• Debate between Nixon and Khrushchev
• Talked about standards of living
• Agreed countries needed to reach agreement
• Competition between technology
• Broadcast in both countries