the cold war

In the beginning...

• Turmoil between the Soviet Union and the Allied Powers
• World War II & Russian Revolution brought more tension
• "Cold" because there were no actual battles
• It was all about innovation and advancements, not gunfire

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

• Capitalism - individual controls everything
• Capitalism - can only have what you can afford
• Capitalism - free press, healthcare, food, property
• Communism - government in charge of everything
• Communism - gvernmtnet owns property, equal healthcare, food and rewards

U.S. policy of containment

• Policy - stop communism from spreading
• Strain on the Soviet & U.S. relationship
• Russia ignored it
• Communism spread to Cuba

Kitchen Debate

• Capitalism (Nixon) vs. Communism (Khrushchev) 
• Compared technologies between U.S. and USSR
• Reviewed differences in ideology and quality of life
• Took place in the model kitchen exhibit of the U.S. trade and Cultural Fair